Maria De Jesus Lara Amaral's Obituary
Maria Lara passed away on Tuesday, May 11, 2021, at the age of 65. She passed away peacefully at home. Maria was the beloved wife to her husband of 52 years, Aurelio, mother to 10 children and 2 bonus children, and many grandchildren and great grandchildren. She is preceded in death by her daughter, Angelica and grandchildren, Cindy and Veronica.
She is survived by three sisters and four brothers. Her children: Anita, Jose Luis (Joanna), Rosa (Raul), Jose De Jesus (Micaela), Martin, Aurelio Jr (Brittany), Pedro, Francisco, and Baleria (Milton), Francisco Zepeda-Lara (Kendi), Moises. Many grandchildren: Jeanette, Raul Jr, Angel L., Joshua, Mason, Raul C. Jr., Juan C., David, Donovan, Jose Anthony, Diego, Angel A., Jose P., Ruben, Yadiel, Nhaylin, Veronica L., Juan-Carlos L., Rayliahna, Ryland, Areeanna, Alex Jr., Milton Jr., Ibeth, Elizabeth, Jaqueline, Andrea, Stephanie, Francisco Jr. Great grandchildren: Destiny, Adrian, Aaron, Leo, Lazarus, Kyng, Zekai.
Maria was a member of Sacred Heart and devout in her Catholic faith.
She loved spending time with her family. This brought her the most joy in life. To know her, was to love her; a true angel on earth. Maria was kind, selfless, and giving. She was everyone’s grandma. Maria shared her love with food. She knew the way to our hearts was through our stomachs. The world will be a little duller without her smile and giving heart.
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