Josefina Lopez-Oña Carreño's Obituary
Carreño, Josefina Lopez-Oña, 93, born in Havana, Cuba on September, 15th, 1928 passed away in Miami, Florida on September 20th, 2021. Her beloved husband of almost 73 years preceded her on July 6, 2020. She is survived by their children, Pablo (Margarita), Alberto (Elaine), and Josefina (Pedro), their 12 grandchildren, 13 great-grandchildren; her beloved sisters Carmita Lopez-Oña Pedreida and Georgia (Beba) Lopez-Oña and many cousins, nephews and nieces. Josefina attended Colegio Sepulveda in Cuba and spent one year at Mount Saint Mary in Newburg, NY. In 1960 she and Pablo fled the communist regime in Cuba settling with their family first in Miami, then living in both Belle Glade and Vero Beach, Florida before returning to Miami in 1979. She loved entertaining in her home with her vast network of family and life-long friends. In her most recent years, however, her greatest joy came from time spent with her grandchildren and great-grandchildren. The family is grateful to her caregivers and doctors who lovingly took care of her.
Visitation will be held on Tuesday, September 28th at 10 a.m. at St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church followed by a funeral Mass at 11 and burial at Our Lady of Mercy Catholic Cemetery. Strict Covid-19 protocol will be followed. There is limited seating in the church and masks are required. The funeral Mass will be live-streamed from the church website via YouTube. In lieu of flowers the family requests donations be made to Regis House where she spent many years as a volunteer.
In Lieu of flowers, the family asks donations be made in Josefina's name to Regis House. https://donorbox.org/basic-2?amount=25
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