Angeles Burgos 1929 - 2017

BURGOS, RODRIQUEZ

Posted By: Connie Swearingen- Volunteer (email)
Date: 2/15/2017 at 08:16:13

Sioux City Journal
12 February 2017

SIOUX CITY | Angeles Burgos, 87, of Sioux City, died Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2017, at Holy Spirit Retirement Home.

Services will be 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Holy Spirit Chapel, with the Rev. Dennis Meinen officiating. Burial will follow in Calvary Cemetery. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service on Thursday. Meyer Brothers Colonial Chapel is in charge of arrangements. Online condolences may be expressed at www.meyerbroschapels.com.

Angeles was born in San Lorenzo, Puerto Rico, on May 31, 1929, to Francisco Flores and Maria Rodriquez. She was united in marriage to Carmelo Burgos on Feb. 25, 1946. She stayed in Puerto Rico while her husband served in the Army during World War II. Upon his return, the whole family moved to New York City, where they settled in the Bronx. Her most interesting story on flying over the ocean for the first time was the plane being hit by lightning and dropping so much, they had to land in New Jersey due to the lightning storm. Angeles was an excellent seamstress by trade making beautiful wedding dresses. After spending many years in New York, she and her husband decided to retire back to Puerto Rico.

Left to mourn her passing are her children, Erna Kirwan of Sioux City, Jose Burgos of New York City, and Rose Caceres of Sioux City; grandchildren, Tina (Red) Mulvihill of Sioux City, Tracy (Shannon) Braun of Shakopee, Minn., Edwin Caceres Jr. of Fremont, Neb., and Jennifer Caceres of Omaha; and great-grandchildren, Tanner, Mya and Madison Braun, Aaron and Abby Mulvihill, Bentley Caceres and Chevy Caceres and Vanessa Cooper.

She was preceded in death by her parents; husband; and son-in-law, Paul Kirwan.