Aixa (Rosa)

M. Amezquita

At 63 years of age, Aixa Matilde Amezquita Mendizabal, after living courageously with several illnesses, passed away peacefully on February 27th.

A beloved daughter of Matilde Amezquita and the late Roberto Amezquita. She was born in Toa Baja Puerto Rico, as a child her family lived briefly in New York before settling in Dorchester and Roxbury.  She grew up in Roxbury, attended the Frank V. Thompson Middle School in Boston and got her GED.

She married Daniel Rivera, together they resided in Chelsea for the past 26 years and raised their family of two sons and three daughters, welcoming several grandchildren and a great-granddaughter.

Aixa worked as a Medical Administrator at the Beth Israel in Boston for over 25 years and for the past 5 years she was the Urgent Care Administrator at the Beth Israel in Chelsea.

Her life was devoted to home and family, she took great pride in keeping her home impeccably clean, providing a safe and sound home for her family.  She was a role model for what a mother should be, naturing her own children and others.  At work, she treated and helped patients as she would have liked to be treated as a patient. In addition to her father, Aixa was predeceased in June 2022 by her daughter Rosa Amezquita.

She is survived by her beloved husband of 40 years, Daniel Rivera.  She was the devoted mother of Ray Amezquita, Julia Santiago Rivera, Daniel Santiago, Anissa Santiago Amezquita, and the late Rosa O. Amezquita.

Loving daughter of Matilde Amezquita and the late Roberto Amezquita. Dear sister of Iris Abreu, Carmen Abreu, Diana Perez, Pedro Abreu, Rafael Rijos and Luis Amezquita.

Cherished grandmother of Thomas Reyes Amezquita, Nina Reyes, Jada Amezquita, Jacob (Nino) Amezquita, Daniel Santiago, Angel Santiago, Mariana Santiago, Ayxa Santiago and Gisela Morales.  Adoring great-grandmother to Nia Reyes.     Also survived by many extended family members and friends.

ARRANGEMENTS:  Relatives and friends are most kindly invited to honor Aixa's life while visiting at the Welsh Funeral Home, 718 Broadway, Chelsea, Saturday morning March 4th from 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM.  Immediately followed by a prayer service in the Funeral Home at 11:00 AM.  Services will conclude with Aixa being placed to rest together with her late daughter Rosa in Woodlawn Cemetery, Everett.