Felipa Alvarado, 76, of Wauchula, passed away in Sebring on October 19, 2011. She was born in Mercedes, Texas on February 5, 1935 and came to Wauchula from Texas in 1969. Mrs. Alvarado was homemaker and a member of St. Michael Catholic Church.
Her daughter, Maria Gloria Chaves, preceded her in death.
Survivors include her husband, Maximo Alvarado of Wauchula; three sons, Jose Alvarado of Auburndale, Maximo Alvarado, Jr. of Bryan, Texas, and Miguel Angel Alvarado of Wauchula; five daughters, Juana Flores of Wauchula, Eufemia Garcia, Rosalinda Morales, and Alma Delia Mendoza, all of Bartow, and Angelita Navarro of Wauchula; two brothers, Bernardo Suarez of Weslaco, Texas, and Alfredo Suarez of Raymondville, Texas; one sister, Petra Suarez of Weslaco, Texas; 23 grandchildren and 17 great-grandchildren.
Visitation will be held on Sunday, October 23rd from 3-8 p.m. at Robarts Garden Chapel. Funeral Mass will be held at 10 a.m. Monday, October 24th at St. Michael Catholic Church, followed by burial in Wauchula Cemetery.