Carmen Ivette Lanza Rosario

Carmen Ivette Lanza Rosario was born in San Juan, Puerto Rico on July 23rd, 1948 to Vicente Amaury Lanza Mendez and Carmen Rosario Marrero, and passed peacefully on August 18, 2020 in Tampa, FL. Carmencita, as she was known to her family and friends, was one of seven children.

Carmencita will always be remembered for her smile and warm laugh, she welcomed everyone to her home as family.

Carmencita immigrated to California with her two children soon after the passing of her beloved husband Arturo Peralta Caceres. She eventually headed to Tampa where she settled and worked many jobs to provide for her boys. Carmencita was a devoted mother and grandmother. She enjoyed watching sports, in particular her, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and loved cooking for her family and friends. She very much loved watching her granddaughters dance and play sports; she was their number one fan.

Carmencita is survived by her son Arturo and wife Natalia, and son Arturo Amaury Peralta. Her grandchildren, Veronica, Julia and Gabriella. Sisters, Maria del Socorro, Laura, Ingrid, Gregoria and brother, Vicente Amaury. She was preceded in death by her mother and father, and sibling, Maria de los Angeles.