Alda Maria Arruda, (Medeiros), passed away on December 16, 2022, at age 79, born in Maia, Sao Miguel, Acores she later moved to Somerville, Massachusetts.  

Daughter of the late Maria Teresa and Joao Medeiros.  

Devoted wife of Luis A. Arruda.

Loving mother of Luisa Goncalves and her husband Joao, Louie Arruda and his wife Maria, Anna Labeta and her husband Ricardo.

Cherished grandmother of Stephanie Goncalves and her husband David Kanode, John Goncalves, Sarah Arruda and TJ Labeta.

Adored great-grandmother of Olivia and Benjamin Kanode.

Beloved sister of Jose C. Medeiros and his wife Maria Gloria.

Also survived by nieces, nephews, and many other loving relatives and friends.

Funeral from the Rogers Funeral Home, 380 Cambridge Street in Cambridge on Wednesday, December 21, 2022, at 9:00 am.

Funeral Mass at St. Anthony’s Church, 400 Cardinal Medeiros Avenue in Cambridge at 10:00 am.

Visiting hours at the funeral home in Cambridge on Tuesday, December 20, 2022, from 4:00 to 8:00 pm.