Maria Mercedes (Alicea) Colon, 57, of New Bedford died Friday November 24, 2006 at Hathaway Manor after a brief illness. She was wife of the Ismael Colon.
Born in Camuy, Puerto Rico, the daughter of the late Carmelo and Maria Mercedes (Tosado) Alicea, she lived in Bridgeport, CT, before moving to New Bedford in 1991.
Survivors include her husband; four children, Maria Mercedes Colon, Maria Antonia Colon, and Herminia Colon, all of New Bedford, and Ismael Colon, Jr. of Bridgeport; 10 siblings; 15 grandchildren; and many nieces, nephews, and cousins.
Her Funeral Mass will be celebrated on Tuesday at 10 AM in St. Joseph-St. Therese Church. Burial will be in Pine Grove Cemetery. Visitation at the Saunders-Dwyer Home for Funerals, 495 Park St., New Bedford, Tuesday 8:30-9:30 AM prior to the Funeral Mass. For directions and guestbook, please visit www.saundersdwyer.com.