Maria "Buela" Maldonado, age 81, resident of Chicago, passed away February 5, 2011 at St. Anthony Hospital in Chicago. Mrs. Maldonado was the beloved mother of Cesario (Carmen), Martha (the late Juan) Alonzo, Maria (Filogorio) Martinez, Maria (Abelardo) Barrios, Jesus (Mary Jane), Phil (Patricia), Rosa (Bill), Lucy (Jose) Melendez, and Rito Maldonado; Maria was the proud grandmother of 26, great-grandmother of 19 and great-great-grandmother of 1. A visitation will be held Tuesday February 8, 2011 from 2 PM until 8 PM at Woodlawn Funeral Home, 7750 W. Cermak Rd., Forest Park, Illinois. Family and friends will meet at St. Agnes of Bohemia Catholic Church, 2651 South Central Park Avenue, Chicago, at 9:45 AM for a 10:00 AM Funeral Mass. Interment will take place at Queen of Heaven Catholic Cemetery, Hillside, Illinois. Funeral Info: 708-442-8500, or www.woodlawnchicago.com