Obituary of Juana Bautista Hostos

Juana Bautista Torres Hostos, age 86, of Bridgeport, beloved wife of the late Pedro Juan Hostos, passed away on Thursday, March 29, 2018 at Maefair Health Care Center. Born in Caguas, Puerto Rico on June 24, 1931, she was the daughter of the late Cruz Torres and Candida Reyes Torres and was a resident of Bridgeport. She was a governess before coming to the United States in 1950 and later an accomplished seamstress in Bridgeport during the thriving Industrial Era of the city for many years. Juana was a very devout catholic, very faithful and dedicated to her church.

Survivors include her four loving children, Miriam Parsons de Hostos of Trumbull, Pedro de Hostos of Ocala, FL, Maria de Hostos of Ocala, FL and Wilfredo de Hostos of Myrtle Beach, SC, 14 grandchildren and 16 great grandchildren as well as many nieces and nephews. Juana also raised an infant granddaughter named Tiffany de Hostos when her son Pablo de Hostos passed away in 1994; also she had another son named Manuel de Hostos who passed away in 1988. In the island of Puerto Rico, she was raised in Pozo Dulce, P.R. with five brothers, named Julian, Juan, Jose, Joaquin, and Jorge.

Friends may greet the family on Wednesday, April 4, 2018 from 4-8 pm. at the Abriola Parkview Funeral Home, 419 White Plains Road, Trumbull.  A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Thursday at 11:00 a.m. in The Church of the Blessed Sacrament, 275 Union Ave., Bridgeport. Interment will follow in St. Michael Cemetery, Stratford.