Dina Delrosario Jarquin-de-Fonseca

Born June 29, 1952 in Managua, Nicaragua

On December 31, 2020 Dina peacefully passed away surrounded by her loving children and grandchildren at London Sciences Centre - Victoria Hospital after a short battle with Cancer. She has been welcomed into eternity by her Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.

Dina was predeceased by her husband of 36 years Manuel Fonseca Sr (2008), her mother Irma Caldera Cruz (2013), and her brother Arturo Cruz Caldera (2017).

She is survived by her brother Ivan Espinosa Caldera of Las Vegas. She will be immensely missed by her children Manuel Jr. and wife Ana, Irma and husband Burton, Karla and husband Selvin, Gema and husband Michael, Sarai and wife Stacey and Natividad from London, Ontario and Carlos and wife Jennifer, from Toronto, Ontario.

She leaves behind the loves of her life on this earth, her 13 grandchildren, Lorenzo Gustavo (Grace), Carlos David, Matteo Michael, Cristian Adrian, Ezequiel Manuel, Amaya Noemi, Lucas Joaquin, Zachariah Noe, Solana Grace, Gabriela Faith, Walter Dominic, Luna Abigail and Helena Dina Anne.

Since her youth, Dina was a woman of strong faith and had a kind, loving heart that truly enjoyed life. She touched and changed the lives of too many people to mention, but we are certain that all who had the honour of meeting her are now left with a void. She created beautiful friendships in her native Nicaragua and Costa Rica during the years lived in Central America, before she relocated with her family to London, Ontario, Canada in 1986.

After the family’s immigration to Canada Dina worked and held various jobs as a caregiver, most importantly, her tenure for the White and Balson-Wood families, who truly became a family to her and have always held a special place in her heart.

Dina’s social-justice-oriented heart and love for God, brought her to unselfishly open her house to anyone in need with great humility. For many years she was a pillar in the Hispanic Catholic Community of London led by her beloved Father Francis E. Brown (2006), whom she selflessly cared for until his call to heaven. Dina’s charismatic spirit drew her most recently to become a keen member of Compass Community Church.

After her retirement in 2017, Dina devoted her life to enjoying her children and her beloved grandchildren. Her distinguished love for learning something new, making a new friend, gardening, walking and above all her family is Dina’s true legacy of love.

A service to honour Dina’s life will be schedule later at Compass Community Church, interment at St. Peter’s Cemetery.

Donations in Dina’s memory can be sent to Mission Services of London’s Community Mental Health Program or The Mission Store, and Compass Community Church Outreach Programs.