Beautiful wife to Miguel (aka Tony) and loving mother to Stephanie. Daughter to Gloria, sister to Maria Eugenia, Elena, Noemi, Fanny, Elizabeth, Cecilia & Flavio, as well as aunt to many nieces, nephews, and great-nieces/nephews, each of which she loved dearly. Melva was predeceased and welcomed with open arms by her father, Benjamin.
Melva was known and remembered by all who met her for her fiery personality, but also for her kind heart and giving nature. She was always the life of the party and loved to dance. It didn’t take long for her to consider you family. If you were family, there was never a moment you didn’t feel her love. Melva wished to be remembered this way, so let us honor her memory by living life with the same strength, joy, and kindness that she showed until the end. Though she will be sorely missed, Melva is dancing in paradise with the angels now and shining brightly down on us like the diamond that she was.
A Celebration of Life visitation will be held on Wednesday, August 4th, 2021, at Needham Funeral Service (520 Dundas Street, London Ontario) from 10am, followed by a Memorial Service by invitation only beginning at 1pm. Due to COVID-19 regulation, please be prepared to wear a mask or face covering and provide your name and phone number at the door for contact tracing.
In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation in memory of Melva to the Canadian Lung Association or Cystic Fibrosis Canada.