Juan Benito Soltesz, age 81, passed away on Sunday, September 17, 2017. He was born on May 6, 1936 in Isle of Pines, Cuba. He is survived by his daughter, Rosa M. Zingarella and her husband Peter W. Zingarella, two grandchildren, Joseph Zingarella and Sophia Zingarella, daughter Mary F. Soltesz, one granddaughter, Abigail Marshall; his sister, Bertha Puentes and her husband Mario Puentes. In lieu of flowers memorial donations may be made to the American Red Cross.