Zelia Amaral, 85, of Bristol

Posted 6/26/19

Zelia (Borges) Amaral, 85, of Westwood Road, passed away on June 26, 2019, at home surrounded by her loving family. She was the wife of Gil DeMelo Amaral.    

Born in Povoacao, Sao …

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Zelia Amaral, 85, of Bristol

Posted

Zelia (Borges) Amaral, 85, of Westwood Road, passed away on June 26, 2019, at home surrounded by her loving family. She was the wife of Gil DeMelo Amaral.   

Born in Povoacao, Sao Miguel, Azores, she was the daughter of the late Joao and Maria Julia Borges.

She was the mother of Lucy (Joe) DaSilva, Gil (Marie) Amaral, Lubella Amaral, Donald (Sherry) Amaral, Tony (Holly Machado) Amaral, Dorothy (Hector) Valenzuela and the late John C. Amaral. She is also survived by her daughter-in-law, Elsa Amaral-Ribeiro.

She was the grandmother of David DaSilva, Joseph DaSilva, Sarah DaSilva, Jennifer Amaral, Kristine Amaral, Derek Vieira, Chelsea Vieira, Joshua Amaral, Shawn Amaral, Brian Amaral, Meghan Franco, Shana Valenzuela, Kyle Valenzuela, Kevin Amaral, Melissa Messier and great grandmother of Calvin DaSilva, Malcolm DaSilva, Jordan DaSilva, Mason Fleury, Aiden Braga, Paisley Amaral, Zoey Amaral, Alannah Amaral, Dylan Amaral, Paige Messier and soon to arrive Jaxon Franco.  She was the sister of the late Deolinda Brandao, Maria doCeu Amaral, Antonio Borges, David Borges and Carlos Borges.

Mrs. Amaral was employed by I. Shalom and Converse but was best known for the sweetbread she made at Amaral’s Fish & Chips. Her sweetbread was the best, and when they hit the shelves they didn’t last long!

Calling hours will be held Saturday, June 29, from 8 to 10:30 a.m. at the George Lima Funeral Home, 367 High St., Bristol, with a Mass of Christian Burial at 11 a.m. at St. Elizabeth’s Church, 577 Wood St. Burial will follow in St. Mary’s Cemetery.

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