Maria C. Melendez, 66,a resident of Lawrence, MA. died Saturday, May 10, 2008 at the Lawrence General Hospital.
She was born and educated in Guayama, Puerto Rico to Juan Ruiz DeLeon and Adelaida Rodriguez on December 8th, 1941. She worked for Oomphies Shoe Company in Lawrence, MA. She was a longtime parishioner at St. Mary of the Assumption Church in Lawrence, MA. According to her family she loved to cook and make decorations for family weddings. She adored her family especially her children & grand children as well as extended family.
She leaves her loving husband Roman Melendez also her daughter: Rosa Collazo and her husband Padro Ramos of Florida, Her sons: Daniel Caraballo, Rey DeJesus, and Ruben Melendez all of Lawrence, MA. Daughter Sandra and her husband Benito Gonzalez of Lawrence, MA. Edwin Melendez and his wife Viviana Maldonado of Lawrence, MA. Son: Julio Melendez Lawrence, MA. 5 Sisters: Irene Delgado of Puerto Rico. Eva Fret, Venecia Torres, Vidalina Rivera and Juana Molina all of Lawrence, MA. and 4 brothers Felipe Ruiz, Genaro Ruiz both of Lawrence, MA. Julio Ruiz of Virginia and Marco Ruiz of Lawrence, MA. as well as many grand children, nieces, nephews and cousins and extended family.
A funeral mass will be celebrated on Wednesday, May 14th, 2008 at 10:00AM in St. Mary of the Assumption Church in Lawrence, MA. A burial will follow in the Bellevue Cemetery in Lawrence, MA.
Family and Friends may call on Tuesday, May 13th, 2008 from 4:00PM to 8:00PM at the John Breen Memorial Funeral Home Inc. 122 Amesbury Street, Lawrence, MA. 01841 for more information or to send and online condolence go to www.breenfuneralhome.com.