Francisca Alvarez (nee Rodriguez) was born in Aibonito, PR on March 28, 1926 to Juana Ortiz and Rosario Rodriguez. She migrated to Manhattan, New York at the age of nineteen. While in New York she met her husband, William Alvarez, Sr. and had three sons, William, Jr., Alfred, and Bernard.
Francisca was a devout Pentecostal godly woman. She lived an exemplary life as a Christian woman and was a devoted loving mother and wife. She was a stay-at-home Mom, a role she took great pride in accomplishing.
She is survived by her son, Bernard (Ruby) Alvarez, her sisters and brother, her grandchildren, great-grandchildren, nieces, and nephews. She is predeceased by her husband, William Alvarez, Sr., her first born, William, Jr., and her second son, Alfred.
