Donna J. Amaral

Donna Jean Amaral, 66, of Riverside, passed away on Tuesday, November 12, 2024. Born in Providence, she was the daughter of Joyce C. Sinapi of Warwick and the late Edward Amaral, Sr.

Donna had a love for photography and began working for Watt Photo. She later opened her own restaurant called The Family Grill in East Providence. Donna finished her working career with the Women’s Center in Providence. She was a parishioner of St. Martha’s Church in East Providence. Donna enjoyed spending time with her many friends and family and especially loved her dogs, Simba and Sarah. She will be greatly missed by all those whose lives she touched.

Alongside her mother, Joyce C. Sinapi of Warwick, she is survived by her beloved siblings, Ronald Amaral, Joanne Bennett, Debra Naylor, James Amaral, Christine Amaral, Alexis Smith, Richard Sinapi, and Joseph Sinapi, and many nieces and nephews.

She was the sister of the late Edward Amaral, Jr. and Andrew Sinapi.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Saturday, December 7, 2024 at 10:00AM at Sts. Rose & Clement Church, 111 Long Street, Warwick.

Funeral Arrangements have been entrusted to THE URQUHART-MURPHY FUNERAL HOME, 800 Greenwich Avenue, Warwick.

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to: Dachshund Rescue South Florida, P O Box 267386, Weston, FL 33326.

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