Aurelio "YeYe" Rodriguez, 90, Furniture Maker
Aurelio "YeYe" Rodriguez, age 90, of Lorain, died on Friday, December 8, 2000 at Ohio Extended Care Center, Lorain, following a lengthy illness.Aurelio was born July 29, 1910 in Arecibo, Puerto Rico, then moved to New York in the 1960's, lived in Cleveland in the 1970s and has been a resident of Lorain for the past 20 years.
He was a furniture maker in Puerto Rico but retired before moving to New York. He loved to ride his bicycle.
He is survived by 2 sons: Ernesto Rodriguez, of Cleveland and Jorge Gonzalez of Anderson, South Carolina; 5 daughters: Marga Torres, of Elyria, Olga Rivera, of Cleveland, Maria Mitchell, of Lorain, Maria Rivera, of Anderson, South Carolina and Carmen Pabon, of Ft. Myers, Florida; several grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
He is preceded in death by his wife: Emilia Rodriguez in 1997; his parents, and a son: Paquito Rodriguez.
The family will receive friends on Sunday, December 10, 2000, form 1-9 PM in Iglesia Christiana Pentecostal, 301 W. 22 St. and Reid Ave., Lorain. Services will be held Monday, December 11, 2000 at 12:00 PM in the church, with Rev. Luis Cintron, Pastor, officiating. Burial will follow at Ridge Hill Memorial Park, Amherst Township. Dovin Funeral Home, 2701 Elyria Ave., is handling the arrangements.
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