Maria Morales

María Laura was born on July 31st of 1953 to Maria Valcarcel and Quintino Matias in Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico. After graduating from Tuley high school in 1971, she married Norberto Morales. They first met in 1969 at Gore & Kaye. They married in 1973.

In 1975, they welcomed their first daughter, Marisol Morales and five years later in 1980 their second daughter, Linnette Marie Morales.

Anyone who knew Maria knew that she radiated infectious energy and a boisterous personality. You knew she was in the room. She was the life of the party, she danced and made you want to dance. She loved her family deeply, making many sacrifices to support them. She also loved her best friend, Pat Colon, immensely.

Maria was a passionate person who was welcoming and always made people feel like they were part of the family and when she wasn’t filling her home with warmth and kindness, she could be found at Fish Lake Beach camping, We will miss her greatly.

Maria is survived by her husband, Norberto Morales; daughters, Marisol and Linnette Morales; her three grandsons, Diego Morales Arteaga, and Sebastian and Lucas Wilson; sisters, Ramonita, Flora, and Elizabeth; brothers, Gilbert, Samuel, William, Danny, Eli, and John; as well as potentially hundreds of nieces and nephews. Maria was preceded in death by her parents, Quintino and Maria Matias; and her sister, Clara. Maria came from a big family, and her grandparents did not have a TV.

The family requests that in lieu of flowers you make a donation in her name to the Family Learning Center where she spent years as a volunteer.

A visitation will be held Tuesday July 20, 2021 at Kenny Brothers Funeral Directors, 3600 W. 95th Street, Evergreen Park, from 4:00pm-8:00pm with a Funeral Service to follow on Wednesday July 21, 2021 at 10:00am in the chapel. Burial will promptly follow the service at Holy Sepulchre Catholic Cemetery, Alsip.