Ana Barzaga Fernandez de Castro, age 88, passed away peacefully on May 17, 2020 at her home surrounded by her family in Terrytown, Louisiana. She was born on July 7, 1931 in Bayamo, Oriente, Cuba. She was the wife of the late Rene Fernandez de Castro. She was preceded in death by her husband Rene, her parents Ana and Olimpo Barzaga, her brother Bienvenido Barzaga and her sister Elena Barzaga. Ana is survived by her sisters, Agripina Barzaga and Rosalia Barzaga, her children, Ana (Alejandro) Jaen and Rafael (Kim) Fernandez de Castro, grandchildren Nicholas Fernandez de Castro, Laura (Miguel) Garcia and Daniel Jaen. Ana is also survived by numerous nieces, nephews, cousins and other family members and friends.
The Fernandez de Castro family would like to thank Walter of Concerned Care Hospice and Vilma Lucas for providing care and comfort to Ana and her family during this time.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, there is no service or memorial planned at this time.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorial donations be made to St. Jude Children’s Hospital (
www.stjude.org
).
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www.mothefunerals.com
.