Obituary of Virginia Gutierrez

Virginia Barrantes-Gutierrez, age 73 of Wayne, NJ passed away on May 30, 2015 in the comfort of her daughters home in St. Cloud, FL surrounded by the love and warmth of all her children. Beloved wife of the late Jorge Gutierrez (1982) and Loving mother of three daughters, Virginia Irene Gutierrez of FL, Leonor Gutierrez of FL, Bernardita Lindsay of Wayne, her son Daniel A. Gutierrez of Scotch Plains, and stepson Jorge Gutierrez of Clifton. Virginia is also survived by 8 sisters and 2 brothers in Costa Rica, 14 grandchildren and her small dog "Tita". Born in San Jose, Costa Rica in 1941, Virginia lived in Calle Blanco, Costa Rica before coming to the United States and residing in Paterson. She started working in 1972 at General Hospital in Paterson and later in Wayne before retiring in 2004. Virginia lived in Paterson from 1964 until 2008, before moving to Wayne where she enjoyed gardening, painting and cooking for all her friends and family. Relatives and friends are invited to attend the funeral from the Festa Memorial Funeral Home, 111 Union Blvd, Totowa on Thursday at 9:15 AM. Funeral Mass to follow at Our Lady of Annunciation R.C. Church, Wayne at 10:00 AM. Interment at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, Totowa. Friends may visit Wednesday 4-8 PM. In lieu of flowers, donation may be made either to: Salesian Sisters; care of Sr. Mary Rinaldi 695 Belmont Avenue, North Haledon, NJ 07508 (www.salesiansisters.org) or Friends of the Word; Care of Fr. Lou Scurti P.O. Box 7994 Haledon, NJ 07538 (www.friendsoftheword.org). For more information, go to www.festamemorial.com.