Rosita Maria Castañeda de Bardales
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Rosita Maria Castañeda de Bardales, 80, of Riverview, FL, passed away at St. Joseph Hospital in Riverview on June 28, 2022. Born on September 4, 1941 in Peru, she was a daughter of the late Severo Castañeda Llanos and Rosa Isabel Diaz Barrantes de Castañeda. Rosita is survived by three sons Kenneth Bardales of Riverview, FL, Jack Bardales of Bristol, CT, and Steven Bardales of Riverview, FL; her sisters Olga Castañeda de Coriat, Mirtha Castañeda viuda de Medina, Betty Castañeda de Bustos, Elizabeth Castañeda de Irala, and Isabel Castañeda de Luna; her brother Hector Castañeda; her five grandchildren Jacob, Virgil, Julianna, and Adriella Bardales, and Dominic Rafaniello, plus many nieces and nephews. Rosita was predeceased by her son Christian Bardales in 1999. Rosita had lived in Bristol, CT for thirty years and New Britain, CT for eleven years. In Peru, she held a clerical position for the government. Once in America, she had worked for UCONN in Farmington Connecticut in the Facilities Management Department for over twenty years. After retirement, Rosita relocated to Riverview, Fl where she resided for twelve years. She was well known amongst the Peruvian community out of Hartford, CT and participated in the annual Peruvian Catholic tradition for El Senior De Los Milagros (Lord of Miracles) procession – known as one of the largest religious processions in the world held in Peru. A wake will be held Friday July 8, 2022, from 5-7 p.m. at DuPont Funeral Home, 25 Bellevue Ave., Bristol, CT 06010. Funeral mass will be held on Saturday July 9, 2022, at St. Joseph Church, 33 Queen St., Bristol, CT with Father Ivan Ramirez officiating in English and Spanish. Burial will follow at St. Joseph Cemetery, 522 Terryville Ave., Bristol, next to her son Christian. The mass and burial are open to the public, all are welcome. Family and friends are also invited to leave a condolence message by visiting www.dupontfuneralhome.com (http://www.dupontfuneralhome.com).