Juana "Cielo" (nee Perez) Figueroa

She is preceded in death by husband Mario Figueroa Sr., son Mario Figueroa Perez, daughter Migna Mercado, son Mario Figueroa Jr., and grandson Raul Bermudez Jr.

Juana is survived by her children, Ileana Miranda (Robert), Luis Figueroa, Madeline Figueroa, Grace Toribio (Miguel), Maria Figueroa, Susanna Herzig (David), Juanita Figueroa, Virginia Cruz (Hector), Santos Figueroa (Cindy), 17 grandchildren, 23 great-grandchildren, and many nieces and nephews.

Juana was born on June 14, 1926 in Barranquitas, Puerto Rico to Juana and Santos Perez. She married Mario Figueroa Sr. on November 6, 1948 and moved to New York in September 1953. She was a mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother who loved passionately and was devoted to her Catholic faith. Her favorite things were reading her Spanish novelas, newspapers, and celebrity magazines, watching "The Price is Right", and bubble wrap.

The family will receive friends from 5:00 to 8:00 PM on Thursday, January 30, 2020 at Carothers Funeral Home at Gaston Memorial Park, 2205 Williamsburg Drive, Gastonia, North Carolina.

A Catholic mass honoring the life of Juana will be at 10:30 AM on Friday January 31, 2020 at All Saints Catholic Church, 530 SC-274, Clover, South Carolina. Father John Giuliani will officiate. Pallbearers are, Luis Figueroa, Santos Figueroa, Robert Miranda, Hector Cruz, Antonio Maturo, Jimmy Williams Jr., Ricky Diaz Jr. and David Herzig Jr.

The staff at Carothers Funeral Home at Gaston Memorial Park is honored to serve the Figueroa family.