Frances Collazo, age 98, transitioned peacefully to her heavenly home on November 7, 2026, while living in a Senior Care Home in San Antonio, Texas. She was born on June 15, 1928 in Jayuya, Puerto Rico, to Ana Arce and Michael Collazo.
She moved to the Bronx, NYC with her mother and siblings when she was seven years old. She graduated high school and married, having three children in her early twenties. She became a single parent and raised her children with the help of her mother, working various jobs. In 1970 she moved to Miami, Florida, where she worked for Northrop Grumman Corporation. Her last job was a quality control inspector for cardiac catheters for Cordis Corporation from which she retired at 68 years old. She moved to San Antonio, Texas in 1996 to live with her sister, Edith.
Frances is predeceased by her parents, her daughter Irene Pratt, her brother Michael A. Collazo and her sister Edith Collazo, her sister-in-law Irene Collazo, her aunt Francisca Martinez and Uncle Sixto Martinez, and her grandniece Michelle Collazo.
Frances is survived by her sons Robert Gonzalez ( Connie) and Charles Gonzalez, Jr. (Suzanne), her nephew Michael L. Collazo, granddaughters Diana Novak (Ralph) and Katie Andrews, and grandson Charles Gonzalez III, and three great granddaughters and one great grandson, sister-in-law Wilma Collazo, and one great grandnephew. Her legacy is her three grandchildren and four great grandchildren.
The day before Frances passed, she was on the Sodalis Facebook site eating her favorite dessert, cheesecake, and in a video holding a sign that read “I am thankful for my life” with Louis Armstrong singing “It’s a Wonderful World “ in the background. Her son was able to speak to her on the phone a few hours before she passed. These last memories are a blessing to her family.
Visitation is 9:30am-10:00am on Friday, November 20, 2026 with memorial service to follow from 1000-1100 and burial at 1130 at Sunset Memorial Park and Funeral Home.
The family of Frances Collazo wishes to extend our sincere thanks to Everycare Hospice, Sodalis Senior Care Windcrest, Linda and Ernest Herrera, June Sekiguchi, and Reynaldo and Nilsa Sanchez.
The family requests no flowers, please.
