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Official Obituary of

Santa Montalvo

April 23, 1943 ~ October 9, 2025 (age 82) 82 Years Old

Santa Montalvo Obituary

 SANTA MONTALVO 82 BORN ON APRIL 23, 1943, IN YAUCO PUERTO RICO & LIVED IN WORCESTER MASS SINCE 1976. SHE WAS A WOMAN OF GOD. DAUGHTER TO JUAN MONTALVO & CATALINA CRUZ. BOTH PRECEDED HER IN DEATH.

 SHE WAS 1 OF 15 SIBLINGS OUT OF WHICH 11 PRECEDED HER IN DEATH. SHE LEAVES 2 SISTERS CARMEN & JENNY & A BROTHER EFRAIN ALL OF WORCESTER MASS. SANTA HAD 6 CHILDREN. HER OLDEST MARISOL VARGAS WAS BORN ON HER 21ST BIRTHDAY. THEY CELEBRATED 32 BIRTHDAYS TOGETHER UNTIL SHE PASSED IN 1996. LEAVING 3 GRANDCHILDREN JOHANNA.ADAWILDA & CARLOS & 12 GREAT GRANDCHILDREN. SANTA IS SURVIVED BY A DAUGHTER SANTA E VARGAS & HER 4 CHILDREN ILEANA, JANCARLO, YOVANI & JESILYNN & 4 GREAT GRANDKIDS JANCARLO JR..EDWIN URIEL.JAYANA & JELIANA, WHO CARED FOR HER SINCE 2019!! SHE ALSO LEAVES A SON MIGUEL VARGAS & WIFE MAGGIE. GRANDDAUGHTER DESTINY & HER 4 CHILDREN. A DAUGHTER, GLORIA MENDEZ & HER CHILDREN SHANICE, LADJUANE & JANTHONY WHO PRECEDED HER IN 2019. ALONG WITH 3 GRANDKIDS. SHE LEAVES A SON JOSE & WIFE NANCY & 3 KIDS DANTE, ANGEL& EMMANUEL & 4 GRANDKIDS. SHE LEAVES A DAUGHTER CATHY ALONG WITH HER 4 CHILDREN IZAIAH, JAVIER, GANIYAHLY & EMMANUEL. SANTA LEAVES 18 GRANDCHILDREN. 26 GREAT GRANDCHILDREN & 6 GREAT GREAT GRANDCHILDREN AS WELL AS MANY MANY NIECES & NEPHEWS.

 ALTHOUGH SANTA WAS NOT THE OLDEST, SHE WAS THE MATRIARCH OF THE FAMILY...THE GLUE THAT KEPT US TOGETHER. SHE WAS A HOMEMAKER...KNOWN FOR HER AMAZING COOKING ESPECIALLY HER RICE & BEANS. SANTA WAS LOVED BY MANY MANY PEOPLE.SHE WAS THE GRAVITATIONAL PULL FOR MANY WONDERFUL FAMILY & FRIENDS GATHERINGS. SANTA WAS EVERYTHING TO EVERYONE. ALWAYS WITH AN OPEN DOOR FOR ALL, WILLING TO FEED THE HUNGRY. LOVE SIMPLY POURED OUT OF SANTA'S PORES FOR HUMANITY. SHE WILL BE EXTREMELY MISSED BY ALL WHO KNEW HER. MAY SANTA MONTALVO FOREVER REST IN THE LORD'S SWEETEST PEACE!!! 

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Services

Calling Hours
Friday
October 17, 2025

10:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Graham, Putnam & Mahoney Funeral Parlors
838 Main Street
Worcester, MA 01610

Funeral Service
Friday
October 17, 2025

12:00 PM
Graham, Putnam & Mahoney Funeral Parlors
838 Main Street
Worcester, MA 01610

Interment following funeral service
Friday
October 17, 2025

Hope Cemetery
119 Webster Street
Worcester, MA 01603

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