GARCIA-Meitin, Ivonne C. (Fernandez) Longtime resident of West Roxbury, formerly of Jamaica Plain, originally of Mulgoba and Havana, Cuba, passed away unexpectedly on December 3, 2025. Beloved wife of the late Antonio M. Garcia-Meitin. Devoted mother of Antonio M. Garcia-Meitin Jr. of West Roxbury and Jose A. Garcia-Meitin and his wife Anne of Sudbury. Loving “Abuela” of Thomas A. Garcia-Meitin. Sister of Armando Fernandez, formerly of Bellingham MA, and his surviving wife Nancy of Medway MA. Ivonne is survived by generations of nieces and nephews.
Ivonne grew up in Mulgoba Cuba, just ten miles south of Havana. She loved to tell the story about how she met her would-be husband, Antonio, when she was sixteen years old. They met at a party hosted by her parents. He would return the next day, and nearly every day thereafter. This continued up until the time of the Cuban revolution, and even Antonio’s difficult two-year detention could not separate them. They were married by proxy. Realizing that a changed Cuba would offer no freedom, she guided her family to the United States. There she would meet Antonio to begin a new life defined by a strong faith, unwavering determination, and devotion to one another as well as to their two children. Ivonne acknowledged the fortuitous events which always seemed to coincide with, and helped them overcome, life’s most difficult moments. We all lost Antonio two years past. Ivonne once again joins him to begin a new life.
Visiting hours will be held at the P.E. Murray - F.J. Higgins, George F. Doherty & Sons Funeral Home 2000 Centre St. West Roxbury on Tuesday, December 9th from 5-8pm. Funeral from the funeral home on Wednesday, December 10th at 10am, followed by a Funeral Mass at Holy Name Church, West Roxbury at 11am. Relatives and friends kindly invited. Interment St. Joseph Cemetery, West Roxbury. Expressions of sympathy may be made in Ivonne’s memory to Brigham and Women’s Hospital Development Office, 263 Huntington Avenue, #318, Boston, MA 02115-4506.