Luz Grace (Ojeda) Affuso

Luz Grace Affuso

Of Afton

Luz Grace Affuso, age 88, of Afton, New York passed away on Sat. July 15, 2023.  Grace was predeceased by her husband, Anthony, daughter, Patricia Whitmore, sister-in-law and brother-in-law Rose and Bill Schneider and brother-in-law Faustino Ramos.  Grace was born on October 8, 1934 in San German, Puerto Rico. In the 1950s Grace left Puerto Rico and moved to Brooklyn, New York where she met her future husband, Anthony.  Grace and Anthony later moved to New Jersey with their daughters until they decided upstate New York would be a better place to raise their family.  They moved to Johnson City in the 1970s and later settled in Afton.  Grace worked in retail and retired from Dick’s Sporting Goods.  She was a kind and loving person who loved her family above all else.  She had a great sense of humor and would often surprise people with some of her very funny observations.  She loved family dinners especially preparing for and hosting Christmas dinners.  She enjoyed playing Bingo, attending St. Ann’s Church and participating in the church’s coffee hours. She is survived by her daughters and sons-in-law Rosemarie and Alan Pope, Barbara and Gary Hendrickson, Toni and Eric Cutmore and son-in-law Raymond Whitmore; grandchildren Anthony Kilgallon (Konni), Ashley Hendrickson (Zach), Allison Chantry (Michael), Michael Whitmore and Lexie Cutmore (Jason); great-grandchildren Lila Kilgallon, Reid Kilgallon, Evie Kilgallon, Zoey Earle, Cora Chantry and Cleo Chantry; her sister, Crimilda Ramos, her cousin, Margie Teed, and several nieces and nephews. 

Graveside Services will be held in Riverview Cemetery, Harpursville on Thurs. at 10 a.m.  Rev. David Hanselman, Rector of St. Ann’s Episcopal Church will officiate.  Online condolences may be made at:    www.omaddenfh.com.   Arrangements by the Osterhoudt-Madden Funeral Home 69-71 Maple Street Harpursville.   A MADDEN FAMILY FUNERAL HOME.

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