Maria Ortega Fernandez

Maria graduated from Instituto Biblico Nazareno, in La Chorrera, Habana, in May 1956.

She married Alberto Fernandez on January 10, 1957, and was a member of Church at the Cross. She had a passion for her children and grandchildren and above all else her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.

Maria is survived by her children, Albert (Glenda) Fernandez, Ruben (Carol) Fernandez and Mary Ellen (Art) Eaton; her grandchildren, Joshua (Stephanie) Eaton, Jessica (Zack) Vogler, Juliana Eaton, Jenna Eaton, Rachel Fernandez, Benjamin Fernandez, Sheldon Fernandez, Halston (Veronica) Fernandez Bronson (Taylor) Fernandez and Landon Fernandez her great grandchildren, Vayda and Connor Eaton, Austin and Colton Vogler, Zayde Ladd, Ophelia Eaton, Clark Fernandez, Teddy Fernandez, and Leo Fernandez, her siblings, Emiliano Ortega and Ferrer Ortega and her step siblings, Alberto Ortega, Ramon Ortega, Luciano Ortega, Olgalidia Ortega, Norma Ortega, Carlos Ortega and Lazaro Ortega.

She was preceded in death by her loving husband, Alberto I. Fernandez.

A gathering for Maria will be held Sunday, February 2, 2025 from 1:00 PM to 1:30 PM at Woodlawn Memorial Park & Funeral Home, 400 Woodlawn Cemetery Road, Gotha, FL 34734. A funeral service will occur Sunday, February 2, 2025 from 1:30 PM to 2:30 PM, 400 Woodlawn Cemetery Road, Gotha, FL 34734. A committal service will occur Sunday, February 2, 2025 from 2:30 PM to 3:00 PM at Woodlawn Memorial Park and Funeral Home, 400 Woodlawn Cemetery Rd, Gotha, FL 34734.