Maria Cedros Azevedo

Maria Cedros Azevedo, passed away on Tuesday, August 2, 2022, surrounded by love in Elk Grove, California.

Maria was born on February 6, in the village of Ribeirinha, Pico, Azores, Portugal to Ernestina Lopes and João Francisco do Cedros.  She married João Ignacio Azevedo at the age of 18.  They emigrated to the United States in 1970, where she and João raised their three sons: Manuel, John and Fernando in Sacramento, California.  Maria was very active in the Sacramento Portuguese Holy Spirit Society and St. Elizabeth of Portugal Catholic Church.  She enjoyed traveling back to her home in Pico, Azores every summer with her husband João to visit her family and friends.  She also loved spending time with her family and especially her grandchildren.

Maria is survived by her sons Manuel and his wife Rosemary, John and his wife Donna, Fernando and his wife Monica, six grandchildren, Nelson and his wife Lezette, Zachary and his wife Cori, Alex, Brandon and his wife Margarida, Devynn and Nicholas, four great-grandchildren, Roberto and his fiancé Natalie, Christian, Juliana and arriving in September, baby girl Brooklynn.  Her brother Manuel Cedros and her sister Ilda da Conceição Cedros Ramalho in Pico, Azores, Portugal.