Juanita de la Fuente, 72, Milford, passed away at 10 a.m. May 15, 2018, in Lakeland Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center.
She was born Sept. 28, 1945, in La Feria, Texas, to Juaquina Velez Lopez.
She graduated from La Feria High School and went on to business college, also in La Feria. She was of the Catholic faith.
She is survived by her children: Hector de la Fuente, Greenwood; Glenda Martinez, Nappanee; Yolanda Liberti, Clemmons, N.C.; Jaime de la Fuente, Leesburg; Angelica de la Fuente, Fort Worth, Texas; and Miguel de la Fuente, Elkhart. She is also survived by her grandchildren: Hector de la Fuente III, Greenfield; Nicole Smiley, Clarksville, Tenn.; Jesse Martinez and Jennifer Maisy Martinez, both of Nappanee; Mia Liberti, Jacob Liberti, Jenna Liberti and Emily Liberti, all of Clemmons; Austin de la Fuente, Sierra de la Fuente and Adam de la Fuente, all of Leesburg; Geny Guzman, Maggie Puentes and Karina Puentes, Fort Worth, Texas; and Miguel de la Fuente, Andres de la Fuente and Valentin de la Fuente, all of Elkhart.
Private family services will be held at a later date, with interment in Milford Cemetery
McHatton-Sadler Funeral Chapel, Warsaw, is entrusted with arrangements.
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Floral and memorial contributions to Lakeland Rehabilitation and Health Care Center, 505 W. Fourth St., Milford, IN 46542.
