Maria "Conchita" C. Ravelo

Born in Cuba, Conchita had lived in West Brighton since 1968, when she emigrated from Spain. Trained as a public accountant, she worked as an auditor in Cuba and as a credit manager at Chase Manhattan Bank, N.A. in Manhattan. She was a former member of Our Lady of Good Counsel Parish Council and a former member of the Richmond County Medical Society Auxiliary, where she served as president and long-time treasurer.

She was a kind and generous woman, who exemplified her Catholic faith, attending Mass regularly at Our Lady of Good Counsel. Her greatest joy was her family, for whom she was, and will continue to be, an excellent role model. She loved to entertain family and friends and enjoyed visual and performing arts like the ballet, musicals, PBS – especially Downton Abbey, Hallmark movies, mysteries of all kinds and puzzles.

Conchita is predeceased by her husband, Dr. Raul A. Ravelo. At the time of his passing in 2015, they had been married nearly 60 years. She also is predeceased by her parents and her sister (Lina Rosa).

Conchita is survived by her brother Jose Agustin “Pepe” Jimenez and by her four children - Maria Christina (Steven) Amundson, Ana Cristina Ravelo, Maria Isabel Ravelo and Raul R. Ravelo (Irene), 7 grandchildren - Sarah (Matthew) Sousa, Alexander Ravelo, Thomas Amundson, Michael Ravelo, Raul Antonio Gabriel, Melissa Ravelo and Ana Maria Gabriel, two great-granddaughters, nieces, nephews, great nieces and nephews, cousins and friends.

Funeral arrangements are being handled by Harmon Funeral Home of West Brighton, Staten Island. Visitation is Friday, November 11, 2-4pm and 6-8pm. Funeral Mass will be held at Our Lady of Good Counsel Parish Church on Saturday, November 12, at 12:00pm. Interment St. Peter's Cemetery