Domitila Báez

May 7, 1929 - December 1, 2021

SCHENECTADY – Domitila Báez, 92, entered peacefully into eternal rest on Wednesday, December 1, 2021 at Ellis Hospital, with her granddaughter Lizvette and her great-granddaughter Sky by her side. Domitila was born in Ponce, Puerto Rico on May 7, 1929 a daughter of Pablo Báez Diaz and Benita Rosado Castillo. She immigrated to the United States in the early 1980s. Domitila was a woman of great faith. She was a caregiver to family and friends for many years. She was hardworking, kind and always giving of herself. Domitila was proud of her Puerto Rican heritage; and taught her children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren, and great-great-grandchildren the cultures, traditions, and cooking of Puerto Rico. She was ever-loving, had a contagious smile was very loved and was always throwing kisses to everyone. Domitila was predeceased by her beloved husband, Enrique H. Rosado, and a son, Gumersindo Maldonado. She is survived by her loving children, Rosa M. Hernandez, Carmen L. Hernandez, Ramona Hernandez, Pedro J. Hernandez, Gerald Hernandez and Sonia M. Hernandez; grandchildren,Jeanette Figueroa, Frances Hernandez, Henry Lopez, Rafael Gonzalez, Gerald Hernandez .Jr, Lorely Ortiz, Luis Medina, Ashton Leon, and many additional loving grandchildren; 52 great-grandchildren and 18 great-great-grandchildren; many nieces, nephews, and cousins. Services will be held on Monday at 12 noon at the Rossi & Ditoro Funeral Home, 501 Union Street, Schenectady, with Pastor Eva Domena, officiating. Interment will follow in Park View Cemetery, Fehr Avenue. Relatives and friends are invited and may call at the Rossi & Ditoro Funeral Home on Monday from 10 am until the service.