Rosa M. Sariego, of Warwick, passed away at home surrounded by her beloved daughter and son-in-law on June 29, 2012. She was 94 years old.
Born on August 30, 1917 in Adjuntas, Puerto Rico, she was the daughter of the late Francisco and Margarita (Torres) and Francisco Ruiz. Rosa was the last surviving child of twelve siblings.
She was married to the late Pedro B. “Peter” Sariego (1988).
She is survived by her daughter, Idalia Tisdall and her husband Don of Warwick; her son, Luis Sariego of West Hempstead, Long Island; eight grandchildren: Angela, Luis, Jr., Jeremy, Kristy, Peter, Ellen, Anthony and Steven; four great-grandchildren: Ashley, Myiah, Lindsay, and Gina; two step-grandchildren: Brian and Christopher. She was predeceased by a son, Peter Sariego in 1989.
Visitation will be held on Saturday, June 30th, from 7-9 pm and Sunday, July 1st from 2-4 & 7-9 pm at Lazear-Smith & Vander Plaat Memorial Home, 17 Oakland Ave., Warwick. Funeral Mass will be at 10:00 am on Monday at St. Stephens RC Church, followed by interment in St. Michael’s Cemetery, E. Elmhurst, NY.
Flowers are welcomed or memorial donations may be sent to Alzheimer’s Association, 2 Jefferson Plaza, Suite 103, Poughkeepsie, NY 12601 or National Parkinson Foundation, PO Box 5018, Hagerstown, MD 21741.