Antonia Colon-Lopez, 86 passed away peacefully on Monday, February 12, 2024 at home surrounded by her family. She was born in Guayana, Puerto Rico a daughter of the laste Clemente and Matilde (Alicea) Colon. Antonia was a hard worker always providing for her family often working multiple jobs. She was a housekeeping supervisor for St. Mary Home in West Hartford for 40 years while also working at St. Francis Hospital. If she wasn't working or taking care of her family she could be found enjoying music and dancing.
She leaves six children; Maria Morales of Wethersfield, Betsy Vicente of Tampa, FL, Jose (Sol) Rivera of Hatillo, Puerto Rico, Socorro Rivera (Juan Velazquez) of East Hartford, Carlos A. (Jackie) Rivera of Windsor and Elsie Cruz of East Hartford, 16 grandchildren, 29 great-grandchildren, 7 great-great-grandchildren as well a many nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by a granddaughter; Latoya Quiller, 7 sisters and 2 brothers.
A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated on Wednesday February 21 at 10:30am at St. Mary Church, 15 Maplewood Ave., East Hartford. Burial will follow at Silver Lane Cemetery, East Hartford. Relatives and friends my call at Newkirk & Whitney Funeral Home, 318 Burnside Ave., East Hartford on Tuesday, February 20 from 5-8pm. Donations in Antonia's memory may be made to St. Jude Research Hospital, Memorial Giving, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105 or at www.stjude.org/donate.
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