Mildred Agnes Rodriguez's Obituary
Mildred Agnes Rodriguez passed away peacefully at her residence in Mt. Laurel surrounded by her family on June 12, 2020. Born in Middleton, Maryland to Jim and Madeline Brown, Mildred was 98 years old.
She was a resident of Mt. Laurel and originally from the Fairmount section of Philadelphia.
Beloved wife of the late Marco Rodriguez and the late Manuel Rentes.
Loving mother of the late Thomas Brown, Robert Camacho, Sandra Camacho, Madeline Rodriguez, Blanche Vallejo, Guadalupe Rodriguez and Marco Rodriguez.
Also surviving are 11 Grandchildren: Tyrone, Okifa, Lateef, Nicole, Lupe, Elliott, Shawn, Tia, Carla, Ashley, Marco, Sade, Ricky, Tauheed and Christian.
Great Grandchildren: Tyrone, Jr., Lateef, Nia, David, Aaliyah, Mya, Elijah, Rodney, Jr., Nadia, Taylor, Ivy, Tyler, Tai-anna
Sister of: the late Blanche, Elizabeth, Verta, Madeline, and Erving
Also surviving are a host of cousins, nieces, nephews and in-laws of children and grandchildren.
Mildred was truly a brilliant Social Worker at heart for Hahnemann Medical Center for many years and a very involved Community Activist that was a staunch advocate for the downtrodden. She started a food bank for the community and worked with the W.I.C. program and various community programs in the beginning stages and empowered her community.
She enjoyed spending time with family, watching Westerns and soap operas, listening to gospel music, gardening, sewing, reading her Bible, watching the news to stay up to date on current events, attending church services and Eastern Stars Meetings, cooking and baking for family and friends. She has a strong and eternal legacy of always helping others in any way that she could, especially those in need. She wrote and spoke fluent Spanish as she used her bilingual abilities to assist the Puerto Rican community, and those of various cultural backgrounds, as well. She was also very aware of Philadelphia’s Black History Movement and would teacher her children all about it.
A gathering of family and friends will be held Tuesday, June 16th, from 10 a.m. to 12 noon at Givnish of Marlton 398 East Main Street.
The viewing is from 10:00 am -12:00 pm. Her Funeral Service will begin at 12 noon.
The Live Stream Services will be available via webcasting on the funeral home’s website at www.givnish.com
Social distancing and gathering restrictions will be in effect. All visitors will be required to wear a facial covering and immediately exit the facility to allow additional visitors to pay their final respects.
Burial will take place at Holy Cross Cemetery in Yeadon, PA directly following the service.
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