11/23/2025
Fe Ortiz, age 93, passed away in the early morning hours of Tuesday, November 18, 2025, at Rhode Island Hospital. She was the beloved wife of the late Jesus Delgado to whom she shared over 30 years of marriage prior to his passing. Born in La Romana, Dominican Republic, she was the first of seven children born to the late Julio Gonzales and Juana (Ortiz) Ramos.
As a dedicated and hardworking home health aide, she was known for her skills, kindness and compassion and took care of some of the most prominent individuals in the Dominican Republic including the president’s mother.
She was a fighter who worked tirelessly to provide a better life for her children. As a single mom, she brought all eight of her children to the United States to raise them here on her own. Her deep faith and strong belief in God guided her with the strength to get through anything life brought her.
Fe was the devoted ‘Mamá’ of Hector Santana (wife, Florencia), Bienvenido Ortiz, Victor Julio (wife, Milagros Rodriguez), Milagros Ortiz, Georgina Baez (husband, Radhames Pimentel), Luis A Baez and the late Santiago Ortiz and Manolo Ortiz; cherished ‘Abuela’ to many grandchildren and ‘Mamá Fe’ to many great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren. She was the oldest sister of Maria Maldonado, Luz Maria, Genova Ortiz, Aquiles Ortiz, Gil Antonio Ortiz and the late Ramon Ortiz.
Her Funeral will be held Monday, November 24 at 11am in the Thomas & Walter Quinn Funeral Home, 2435 Warwick Ave., Warwick. Interment will immediately follow in Pawtuxet Memorial Park, Warwick. A Visitation will be held in the Funeral Home on Sunday, November 23, 2025, from 2-4pm with a Funeral Ceremony from 4-6pm. In lieu of flowers, donations in Fe’s name to St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Pl. Memphis, TN 38105 are greatly appreciated.
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