Mrs. Mercedes Morales Ortega born in Quayaquil, Ecuador on October 14, 1908 to the late Luis Morales and the late Zolia Ortega, entered into eternal rest at the age of 103 on September 16, 2012 at Elmhurst Hospital, Elmhurst, New York. Beloved wife of the late Luis Velastiqui. Loving mother of Victoria Rivas and her husband Roberto, Digna Odonez, Maria Luisa Velastiqui, Oscar Velastiqui, and the late Olga Palacios. Cherished grandmother of 8 and great grandmother of 7.
