Delzira Rita Arruda
January 19th, 1919 – December 7th, 2015
Delzira ended her voyage on earth peacefully and surrounded by her loving family on December 7th, 2015. She was just shy of 97 years old and lived a life full of love and care. She follows her husband Manuel Arruda into eternal rest. She is survived by her 4 loving children, Louis Arruda and his wife Pam, Helena Medeiros and her husband Aires, Deodato Arruda and his wife Kim, Gabriela Arruda and her husband Doug Leuppert. 10 Cherished grandchildren, Craig, Danielle, Matthew, Clifford, Brianne, Corrina, Ethan, Luccia, Barryphillip and Nathaniel. She will also be greatly missed by her 9 great-grandchildren as well as many other loving relatives and friends. A funeral mass will be celebrated at St. Anthony’s Church, 400 Cardinal Medeiros Ave., Cambridge on Friday, December 11th, 2015 at 9:00 am. Interment will be at Lakeside Cemetery in Wakefield. In lieu of lfowers donations in her memory may be made to the Season’s Hospice and Palliative Care, 20 Mall Road, Suite 450, Burlington, MA 01803 or The Greater Boston Food Bank, 70 S Bay Ave, Boston, MA 02118