Carmen Rivera, 92, Enjoyed Cooking for Family
Carmen Rivera, 92, (nee Arroyo) of Lorain passed away peacefully on Thursday, September 19, 2013 at the Westbay Care and Rehabilitation Center in Westlake.
Mrs. Rivera was born in Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico on July 16, 1921, the daughter of the late Tomas Arroyo and Amalia (nee Montes) Arroyo.
She was a member of Sacred Heart Chapel and an Eucharistic Minister.
Mrs. Rivera had worked as a housekeeper at Church of St. Peter in Lorain. She enjoyed crocheting, needle point, cooking for family and playing bingo.
She is survived by daughters Ana (Fred) Griffith, Nancy (Ashton Sr.) Bruce both of Lorain, Carmen Torres of Elyria, Rosa (Michael Vance) Miller of Solon, Linda Rivera of Chicago, IL, Minerva (Alejandro) Palermo of Sheffield Lake, Soraida (Jeremiah) Miranda of Tampa, FL, grandchildren Lora, Denise, Deborah, Vincente, Veronica, Michael, Victoria, Jacqueline, Toinette, John, Christina, Freddie Jr, Amanda, Alisa, Alayna, Minerva, Jorge (Georgie), Cynthia, Elizabeth, Ashton, Edwin, Ivan, Melissa, many great grandchildren, sister Rosa Chudova, of Florida, brother Eliseo Arroyo of CO, half sister, Providencia Marroni, and half brother Mason Arroyo of Florida.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband Juan P. Rivera on June 7, 2006, son,Wilfredo "Fred" Rivera in 2010, a son and daughter in infancy, sister Gloria Vasquez, brothers, Ruben Arroyo, Tomas Arroyo.
Friends may call on Sunday, September 22, 2013 from 2-5 pm in the Schwartz, Spence, Boyer & Cool Home For Funerals, 1124 W. 5th Street, Lorain.
Funeral services will be Monday, September 23, 2013 at 8:30 a.m. in the funeral home followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 9:30 a.m. in the Sacred Heart Chapel, 4301 Pearl Ave., Lorain, with Father William Thaden, pastor, officiating.
Burial will follow in Ridge Hill Memorial Park, Amherst Township.
The framily suggest that memorial contributions may be made to Sacred Heart Chapel, 4301 Pearl Avenue, Lorain, Ohio 44055, Mercy-New Life Hospice, c/o Mercy Foundation, 3700 Kolbe Road, Lorain, Ohio 44053 or Westbay Care and Rehabilitation Center, 27601 Westchester Pkwy Westlake, OH 44145.
Online condolences at www.boyercool.com.