Mrs. Celina A. Ponte's Obituary
PONTE, Celina A., 88, of Tampa, native of Matanzas, Cuba, passed away after a lengthy illness on April 21, 2008. She was preceded in death in 1994 by her husband of 44 years, the love of her life, Francisco Ponte and in 1999 by her brother, Juan Angulo. She is survived by her daughters, Blanca Aurora Ponte and Celina L. Jozsi and husband Daniel A; grandchildren, Cristina D. and Carlos X. Jozsi; sister-in-law Maria de los Angeles Angulo; niece Marilyn Angulo and nephew Juan A. Angulo. Celina was a Kindergarten teacher in Havana, Cuba for more than 20 years. In 1961, she and her husband courageously made the sacrifice to send their daughters to the U.S. under the 'Pedro Pan' program, to save them from Communism. The family was reunited 1 ' years later in the U.S. and she and her husband worked proudly and tirelessly to provide for their daughters' education, including Master's degrees. She gave completely of herself all her life as a daughter, wife, mother and grandmother. The family will receive friends for Visitation Thursday, April 24, 2008 between 7 and 9 PM at Boza & Roel Funeral Home, 4730 North Armenia Avenue, Tampa. A Mass of Christian Burial for the Repose of her Soul will be held Friday, April 25, 2008 at 10 AM at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church followed by Entombment at Colon Cemetery. The family wishes to express their gratitude to Candita Sanchez, Dr. Jaime Casellas, Nancy Watford RN and Jody Hartsfield RN of Baycare Homecare and to St. Joseph's Hospital 5 North.
Boza & Roel Funeral Home
4730 North Armenia Avenue
Tampa, Florida 33603
(813) 877-7676
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