The Virginian-Pilot
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DATE: Wednesday, January 31, 1996            TAG: 9601310341
SECTION: LOCAL                    PAGE: B5   EDITION: FINAL 
DATELINE: VIRGINIA BEACH                     LENGTH: Short :   31 lines

MARIA L. OSTREA

Maria Luisa ``Celia'' Ostrea, 65, of 1100 block of New Land Drive, died Jan. 28, 1996.

Mrs. Ostrea, a native of Utuado, Puerto Rico, was a member of Holy Spirit Catholic Church, Virginia Beach.

Survivors include her husband, Richard ``Dick'' Ostrea Sr.; three daughters, Mayra V. Whittaker of Chesapeake, Giselle J. Stallings of Ewa Beach, Hawaii, and Beverly A. Ostrea of Virginia Beach; a son, Richard Ostrea Jr. of Chesapeake; two sisters, Marita McCollum of Alexandria, Va., and Taty McGowan of Pensacola, Fla.; three brothers, Mario Ruiz of Chicago Heights, Ill., and Francis Ruiz and Quino Ruiz, both of Utuado; and three grandchildren.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be conducted at 11 a.m. Friday in Holy Spirit Catholic Church, 1396 Lynnhaven Parkway, Virginia Beach, by Father Rolo Castillo. Burial will be in Colonial Grove Memorial Park, Virginia Beach. The family will receive friends at the church one hour prior to the service. Family and friends are invited to join the family at the home of the daughter, Mayra V. Whittaker, following the service. Smith and Williams Funeral Home, Kempsville Chapel, is in charge.

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