Maria Marrero Garcia, 87, of New Haven, passed away peacefully on Sunday December 29, 2013 at Yale New Haven Hospital, St. Raphael Campus. She was the wife of the late Jose Garcia. Maria was born in Manati, Puerto Rico on April 9, 1926; daughter of the late Jose and Carmen Reyes Marrero. Mother of Maria Lopez, Josephine Weathersbee, Jose J. Garcia, Felipe Garcia and the late Aida Garcia. Mother-in-law of Joseph Lopez and Julius Weathersbee. Sister of Esther, Elias and Pedro Sanchez. Also survived by twelve grandchildren and thirteen great-grandchildren. Predeceased by nine brothers and sisters.
Funeral Services will be conducted in the North Haven Funeral Home, 36 Washington Avenue, Friday morning at 9:30. Interment will follow in Maple Grove Cemetery, Kew Gardens, NY at 1:00. The visiting hours will be Thursday from 5 to 8 pm.