Nancy Martinez

Nancy (Mamita) Martinez Castaner, of Plantation Florida, passed away unexpectedly /peacefully in Plantation Florida on September 19, 2017 at the age of 80. All her children were with her at the time of her passing. Nancy was born in Ponce Puerto Rico, June 18, 1937, daughter to Salvador and Reina Rosado Castaner and was a graduate of the University of Puerto Rico. She married Victor Manuel Martinez in 1959 and later they moved to the New York City residing in the borough of the Bronx. She gave birth to her three children, Victor M. Martinez, Jr. and Nancy R. Martinez both now residing in Plantation Florida and Daniel J. Martinez of Port St. Lucie Florida. She is also survived by five Grandchildren, Matthew, Victor, Raquel, Marina and Devin and two Great Grandchildren, Mason and Oliver. She has two surviving brothers Elliott Rosado of San Antonio Texas and Salvador Rosado of Bayamon Puerto Rico and many other nephews, nieces and cousins who she loved dearly. She was a devoted wife to the late Victor M. Martinez. She was the Lead Dietician at Metropolitan Hospital in New York City and later while residing in East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania in Pocono Mountains and was the Director of Dietary needs for the Burnley Workshop in Scotia Pennsylvania. She retired her profession as Dietician with Monroe County Home Health Services, VNA where she provided the dietary needs for home bound patients and hospice. She was a dedicated wife and mother and was devoted to her Catholic Faith where she became President of the Altar and Rosary Society for St. Matthew’s Catholic Church in East Stroudsburg serving the needs of the parish under the director of the late Mgr. Cawley. Mamita was a woman who was witty, generous and sacrificed her life for all her children, grandchildren and great grandchildren where she enjoyed spending time being with them all. She enjoyed to cook and was a spark of life within all gatherings of friends and family in where all her friends became family. The best description of Mamita is “What can I get you honey? Can I make you something honey? She was always looking to serve and would not take “No” for an answer. Her most recent joy were her great grandsons Mason (The little Ham) and Oliver (little Peanut) who brought her great joy. She demonstrated a faith with a spirit of love, compassion and consolation to anyone she met and always reaching out to serve, always having a smile. Her spirit was a spirit to be admired and imitated. She will be greatly missed in this world but has left a piece of her spirit within every one of us who knew her. “Mom, you demonstrated a life of sacrifice and at times great suffering. Your heart was certainly pierced in more ways than one. When many would have collapsed, you taught us to trust in God and have faith, you prayed and told us to not worry. Because of you, we are who we are in our faith and actions, a reflection of you. You taught us to know God and to be meek and humble, compassionate and that love bears great fruit. You taught us to put others before ourselves. Your devotion to prayer is and will always be an example to follow. There are not enough riches within this world to emulate the treasure you bequeath us through your love and actions. In this short moment of time that will separate us, your smile, your laugh, your kisses, your loving words of concern for us will be forever be engraved in our hearts. God has risen up an angel back into his arms. We will miss you, No doubt, but we need only close our eyes, be still and visit you within us. Love you mom! We all Love you. Friends and family can visit September 27th, 2017, from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM at T.M. Ralph Plantation Funeral Home, located at 7001 NW 4th St. Plantation Florida 33317. A Mass of Christian burial will follow on September 28th, 2017 at St. Gregory the Great Catholic Church at 10:00 am followed by a burial at Our Lady Queen of Heaven Catholic Cemetery located 1500 State Rd. #7, North Lauderdale, Florida 33068.