She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Jose Angel Rosario; and her son, Jose Luis Rivera. She is survived by her sister, Maria Sanchez; her six children, Victor Rivera, Marisol Collazo, Carmen Solano (Jose), Cecilia Rosario, Jose Angel Rosario Jr. (Tara), and Grace Castro (Alan); her fur baby, Cookie; her eleven grandchildren; and thirteen great-grandchildren.