Maria Del-Carmen Cartagena, a longtime resident of Coral Springs and formerly of the Bronx, died on May 1, 2025. She was 77.
Maria was born on January 3, 1948 in Puerto Rico to the late Jose Antonio and Maria Castro. For many years she worked as a secretary for the New York City Department of Health. She is pre-deceased by her husband Ernesto Emiliano Delgado, who died on February 12, 2025.
She is survived by her son, Joseph Anthony Cartagena; her grandchildren, Joseph Anthony Cartagena, Jr., Angel Cartagena, John G. Garcia, Ryan Cartagena, and Azzy Cartagena; her great-granddaughter, Arya Cartagena; and her brothers and sisters, Angel, Elisabeth, Raymond, Tony, Willie, Barbara, Danny, and Lilly.
Visiting will be Friday from 3-8pm at John Dormi & Sons Funeral Home, 1121 Morris Park Avenue, Bronx. Family and friends will gather at the funeral home on Monday at 9am with the interment following at St. Raymond’s Cemetery, 2600 Lafayette Avenue, Bronx.
