Maria H. Flores 93, of Yonkers, NY, passed on Tuesday, April 7, 2020.
Born, April 20, 1926 in Granada, Nicaragua, she was the daughter of the late Juan Merlo and Laureana E. Merlo Alcocer. She is survived by her children Joe Flores; Zenelia Herrera, Maria Canton, Haydee Meling and Donna Ortiz; fourteen grandchildren and twenty-three great-grandchildren. She was also survived by her sister Margarita Pan-a. Maria (known to family and friends as Dona Haydee); came to the United States in 1960. She, and her husband, raised their four children in Yonkers, NY. She worked in manufacturing since her arrival to the United States and retired at 65. She had a contagious happy personality and could lift anyone's spirit. Funeral Services will be postponed due to the COVID-19 crisis. A celebration of Maria's life will be held, hopefully, in the near future. An announcement will go out to family and friends.