Ana Luz Santiago Vazquez, 83, Loving Wife, Mother, Grandmother, and Friend

She was born October 19, 1934 in Las Loma Naranjito, Puerto Rico to Gaspar Vazquez and Delores Ortega. Ana came to Lorain in 1976. Ana was a loving wife, mother, grandmother and friend. To know her was to love her. She enjoyed gardening, singing and cooking for her family. Her occupation was the one thing she loved the most which was being a caregiver to all of her grandkids. She was a member at Sacred Heart Chapel, Lorain.

Ana will be deeply missed by her entire family, daughters Ana Nieves of Lorain, Carmen (Jose) Santiago of Naranjito; sons Angel Santiago, Jose (Mildred) Santiago and Hector Santiago all of Lorain; sister Juana Rivera of Lorain, Irma Nieves of New York and Maria Vazquez Ortega of Naranjito; best Friend and sister at heart Ana Rivas of Lorain; 14 grandchildren and 31 great grandchildren.

Other than her parents Ana was preceded in death by sisters Martina Vazquez, Felicita Vasquez and Delores Vasquez; brothers Jesus Vazquez, and Gaspar Vazquez and son-n-law Rafael Nieves.

Her family will receive friends on Friday, October 5 from 4 to 8 PM at Richard J. Reidy Funeral Home, 1783 East 31st Street, South Lorain. Friends may also call Saturday from 9 until 10 AM Funeral Mass at Sacred Heart Chapel, 4301 Pearl Avenue, Lorain. Rev. Father William A. Thaden, Pastor will officiate.

For expressions of sympathy and further information please see, Reidyfuneral.com.