SPRINGFIELD – Yolanda Ortiz, 52, of Springfield passed away on December 17, 2013 at UMass Memorial Medical Center, Worcester, MA. Born in Puerto Rico on July 3, 1961, she was a homemaker and loved spending time with her family and friends. She leaves her father Santo Vazquez of Puerto Rico, mother Esther Diaz of Ohio, husband Edwin Ortiz of Springfield, children Edwin Ortiz Jr., Johanna Runnells and her husband Steven, Marangely Rogue and husband Eliasel, Debora Ortiz and partner Luis Resto all of Springfield, twenty brothers and sisters and seven grandchildren. The Funeral will be held on Monday January 13, 2014 at 11:00 AM at Church of God, 180 Eastern Ave, Springfield, MA with burial in Oak Grove Cemetery. The wake is Sunday January 12, 2014 from 2-4 PM at New England Funeral & Cremation Center, LLC, 25 Mill Street, Springfield, MA. Visit
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