Barbara H.

Ortiz

Relatives and friends are most kindly invited to attend visiting hours for Barbara Ortiz on Wednesday, May 1st from 4:00 P.M. to 8:00 P.M. in the Welsh Funeral Home, 718 Broadway, Chelsea, Funeral Services will be conducted in the funeral home on Thursday, May 2nd at 10:00 A.M.  Services will conclude with interment at Holy Cross Cemetery, Malden.

At 77 years of age, Barbara passed away after brief decline of her health in the peaceful surroundings of her home with her loving family at her side.

Barbara was the only child of the late Theresa Juliano and was raised in Charlestown where she attended local schools.

She was married to Patricio Ortiz for many years and together raised a family of two sons and two daughters.  She was passionately devoted to home and family and was a resident of Chelsea for most of her life.

She also worked for many years as a Nurses Aide at the Chelsea Jewish Nursing Home.

Barbara sang with the St. Rose Parish Choir and volunteered her time assisting at St. Rose's CCD and Chelsea Public Schools.

In her lifetime she was a model grandmother who relished caring for her 11 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren.  She would often walk from home to the McDonalds in Bellingham Sq., enjoying her morning coffee and socializing with other patrons there.  She was a well-known and much loved member of the community and enjoyed doing ceramics, needle point, word search puzzles, and was collector of various little treasure's.  For the past several years she attended daily adult day care provided by Community Family Inc.

In addition to her mother, she was also predeceased by many of her loving aunts and uncles, and by her beloved husband Patricio Ortiz.

She was the devoted mother of Patrick Ortiz of Palatka, FL., Wayne Ortiz and his wife Regina of Saugus, Candy Ortiz and her wife Lisa Lausier of Marblehead, and Dorene Ramos and her husband Ever of Chelsea.  Cherished grandmother of Nicolette, Sherri-Lynn, Marguerite, Stephanie, Alejandra, Maria, Anthony, Patrick, Michael, Darren, and Joshua. Adoring great-grandmother of 13, she is also survived by many extended family members and friends.