Aida Luz Castro

Aida Luz Castro “Campo” or “lla, 72 years old passed away peacefully at her home in Orlando, Florida on April 5, 2021. Aida bravely finished her fight with cancer surrounded by her family and friends and went home to be with Jesus.

She was born on March 3, 1949 in Humacao, PR to Asuncion and Saturnina Flecha. Aida was the youngest daughter of 11 children. At the young age of 3, they moved to Lorain, OH. On June 19, 1965. Aida wed Elieser Castro Sr. and soon thereafter had Elieser Jr., Idalia Ruth and Hiram Eli. She attended Clearview High School, the same school her children would also later attend. Aida was a wonderful mother, homemaker and cook. She was an ESOL teacher and teacher’s aide at Southview High School and Lincoln Elementary. She was an active & pious member of Iglesia de Dios Pentecostal-Ebenezer where she served as a secretary and youth teacher, pastored by Rev. Jose Morales, Rev. Laureano, Rev. Olivera and Rev. Antonio Ortiz. Aida and her husband alongside Rev. Eliseo Flecha founded a church in Cape Coral, FL. Upon moving to Orlando, she went on to take the role of President of the Women’s Group at Iglesia de Dios Pentecostal Apocalipsis pastored by Rev. Antonio Ortiz. Preceding her in death were her two brothers, Elias and Rafael and two sisters, Catalina and Sara. Surviving her is her loving husband, Elieser Castro Sr. of 56 years, her children, Elieser Jr. and his wife, Betsaida Castro, Idalia Ruth and her husband Ivan Andujar Jr. and Hiram Eli and his wife, Kari Castro, her grandchildren, Ashley Marie Castro and her partner Jose Lopez, Adrienne Elizabeth and her husband Matthew Mattia, Joshua Andujar and his wife Andrea Herrera, Jason Tyler Andujar and his partner Rachel Matson, Enrique Daniel and Julian Gabriel Castro, Jackson Eli and Kennedy Lynn Castro and her great grandchildren, Nala Leilani and Scarlett Rose Brooks, Callie Shea Mattia, Sebastian Luis and Miles Ryan. She is also survived by her siblings, Carmen, Eliseo, Luis, Roberto, Efrain, Rafael Jr., Bernice, Herminio Diaz and countless nephews and nieces.

To her children, she was the greatest of mothers and closest of friends. To her grandchildren, she was a mediator, facilitator of fun and learning, and maker of precious memories. To her siblings and close relatives, a confidant and breath of fresh air. To her husband, his one and only soul mate.

She loved to bake and cook but her greatest joy in life was being a mother and grandmother. Aida was a loving, caring, kind and nurturing wife, mother, grandmother, great grandmother and friend. She was a treasure to all who knew her. She will be forever missed by her friends and family.