Obituary: Eva Maria Zayas, 64

August 22, 1957 – December 14, 2021

ZAYAS, Eva M. (Avakian) of Cambridge. December 14, 2021. Beloved daughter of the late John and Josephine Avakian. Loving mother of Tania Zayas of Cambridge and Julio Gonzalez of Somerville. Devoted grandmother of Leah, Angel, Zaria, and Julian. Sister of Roseanne Avakian of Chelsea, Margaret Chin and her husband Willie of Reading, Patricia Avakian and her partner Craig Murphy of Chelsea, Joseph Avakian and his wife Josephine of Somerville, Scott Avakian of Chelsea, Annemarie Caterina and her husband Thomas of Cambridge, and the late John Avakian Jr. Also survived by many nieces and nephews.

Relatives and friends are invited to a visitation at the Keefe Funeral Home, 2175 Mass Ave., NORTH CAMBRIDGE on Monday from 4-7 pm. A Funeral Mass will be held on Tuesday, December 21, 2021, in Saint John’s Church, Mass Ave, NORTH CAMBRIDGE at 11 am. (Masks must be worn at all times.) Burial will follow in Cambridge Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the American Lung Assoc., lung.org. To send an online condolence visit keefefuneralhome.com