Maria Colon's Obituary
Maria E. Colon (nee Cruz), age 89, of Lorain, passed away on Wednesday, December 21, 2011 at her home while under the care of New Life Hospice.
Born on June 16, 1922 in Coamo, Puerto Rico she came to Lorain in 1951 and has resided here since.
She was a member of Sacred Heart Chapel and the Legion of Mary. She enjoyed knitting and doing needle point.
Maria is survived by her 5 sons, Jose (Blanca), of Lorain, Adrian (Esther), of Lorain, Alberto "Tito" (Sun Ye), of Tacoma, WA, Nelson, (Sherri), of Lorain, and Wilson (Shari), of Naperville, IL; her daughters, Gladys Rivera, Emma (Jorge) Muniz, Lydia (Albert) Pena, Judy (Kelly) Engle, and Norma (Nelson) Munoz, all of Lorain; 22 Grandchildren and 23 Great-Grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband of 30 years, Eleuterio in 1991 and her brothers, Francisco, Monserate, Pedro, Felipe and Antonio Cruz; and her sisters, Conhada Torres and Josefina Cruz.
The Colon Family will receive friends on Monday, December 26, 2011 from 4-8 p.m. in The Dovin and Reber Jones Funeral & Cremation Center, 1110 Cooper Foster Park Rd., Amherst. Closing prayers will be held on Tuesday at 8:45 a.m. in the funeral center followed by a funeral mass at 9:30 a.m. at Sacred Heart Chapel, 4301 Pearl Ave., Lorain. Fr. William Thaden, pastor, will officiate. Burial will follow in Calvary Cemetery, Lorain.
Family and friends may leave on-line condolences at www.dovinreberjones.com
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