Nelly Hidalgo Santos, wife, mother, grandmother and great grandmother, passed away on Friday, February 24, 2017 at the age of 82. She was the beloved wife of Pedro A. Santos for 54 years; the devoted mother of Jennifer Santos Hartman (Lloyd), Nelly Santos Vera, Peter A. Santos (Patricia) and Donna Santos Scoggins (Martin); grandmother of Carlos Miguel Vera, Peter Anthony Santos, Peter Alexander Santos, Miguel Mariano Vera, Fernando Andrés Avelar, Peter Andrés Santos, Liam Christopher Scoggins, Wilfredo Avelar and Raul Avelar and the great-grandmother of Sebastian Avelar and Christian Avelar. She is also survived by her three siblings: Onias Hidalgo, Lady Hidalgo Moreira and Concepción Hidalgo Gaviria and numerous nieces, nephews and other relatives. She was preceded in death by her parents, Cristóbal Hidalgo and Carolina Ferrin.
A Funeral Mass will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, March 3, 2017 at Garden of Memories Funeral Home, 4900 Airline Drive in Metairie, LA. Visitation will begin at 9:30 a.m. Interment will be in St. John Mausoleum located in Garden of Memories Cemetery.

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