FAMILY OWNED AND OPERATED FUNERAL HOMES SINCE 1881
| Rev. Luis C. Gonzalez |
| October 17, 1926 - January 17, 2022 |
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Public Events and LocationsViewing - Saturday, January 22, 2022, 9:00 to 10:00 AM at Calvary Chapel, PhiladelphiaFuneral Service - Saturday, January 22, 2022, 10:00 AM at Calvary Chapel, Philadelphia Graveside Service - Saturday, January 22, 2022, 11:45 AM at Lawnview Cemetery, Rockledge |
ContactsFuneral Home - Wetzel and Son Funeral Home - 419 Huntingdon Pike, Rockledge, PA 19046 - 215-663-8550 - Map |
| Clergy - True Light Pentecostal Church - 2530 North 4th Street, Philadelphia, PA 19133 - 215-425-4070 - Map |
| Place - Calvary Chapel - 13500 Philmont Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19116 - 215-969-1520 - Map |
| Cemetery - Lawnview Cemetery - 500 Huntingdon Pike, Rockledge, PA 19046 - 215-379-1600 - Map |
| Family Florist - Blake Florist - 5 Huntingdon Pike, Rockledge, PA 19046 - 215-379-8787 - Map |
| Donation - Josie and Louis Care Ministry c/o Lois Gennaoui - 16 Charles III Drive, Glassboro, NJ 08028 - Map |
Rev. Luis C. Gonzalez of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania died Monday, January 17, 2022 at Nazareth Hospital. He was 95 years old. Luis was born October 17, 1926 in Aibonito, Puerto Rico, son of the late Angel Gonzalez and the late Maria Gonzalez (nee - Sanchez). He is the beloved husband of the late Josefa Gonzalez; father of Ruth Ringwood, Eliezer Gonzalez and his wife Elizabeth, Samuel Gonzalez and his late wife Cheryl, Milca Lilian and her husband Michael, Lois Gennaoui and her husband George, Rachel Greenstein and her husband Robert, Rebecca Ruskiewicz and her husband Joseph, Damaris Maldonado and her husband Edward, Dorcas Varela and her husband Rolando, Carmelo Luis Gonzalez, and David Gonzalez; grandfather of 23; great-grandfather of 21.
Luis moved from his home in Puerto Rico to the mainland when he was 18. He started working and took on restaurant and later factory jobs. Luis connected with a family friend, Josefa Santiago when her family visited the mainland United States in 1950. Josie would eventually move to Philadelphia where the couple were married. While working he was also attending school and completed his Bachelor’s Degree in Theology. He founded the True Light Pentecostal Church in North Philadelphia where he was a pastor until his death. Luis also started churches and missions in Florida, Puerto Rico, Haiti, Dominican Republic, and Mexico. He was very forgiving and was generous with his time and his money for the betterment of others. Luis’ whole life was dedicated to ministry and his family.
Relatives and friends were invited to his viewing on Saturday, January 22, 2022 from 9:00 A.M. and funeral service at 10:00 A.M. at Calvary Chapel, 13500 Philmont Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19116. Park and enter at the CPAC entrance at the rear of the building near the playground. His graveside service followed at Lawnview Cemetery, 500 Huntingdon Pike, Rockledge, PA 19046.
Religious services were conducted by Rev. Luis Maldonado from True Light Pentecostal Church, 2530 North 4th Street, Philadelphia, PA 19133.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in his memory to Josie and Louis Care Ministry c/o Lois Gennaoui, 16 Charles III Drive, Glassboro, NJ 08028 or to a Memorial Fund set up by his family at https://gofund.me/b16cee2d.
Family flowers arranged by Blake Florist 215-379-8787.
www.wetzelandson.com
Luis moved from his home in Puerto Rico to the mainland when he was 18. He started working and took on restaurant and later factory jobs. Luis connected with a family friend, Josefa Santiago when her family visited the mainland United States in 1950. Josie would eventually move to Philadelphia where the couple were married. While working he was also attending school and completed his Bachelor’s Degree in Theology. He founded the True Light Pentecostal Church in North Philadelphia where he was a pastor until his death. Luis also started churches and missions in Florida, Puerto Rico, Haiti, Dominican Republic, and Mexico. He was very forgiving and was generous with his time and his money for the betterment of others. Luis’ whole life was dedicated to ministry and his family.
Relatives and friends were invited to his viewing on Saturday, January 22, 2022 from 9:00 A.M. and funeral service at 10:00 A.M. at Calvary Chapel, 13500 Philmont Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19116. Park and enter at the CPAC entrance at the rear of the building near the playground. His graveside service followed at Lawnview Cemetery, 500 Huntingdon Pike, Rockledge, PA 19046.
Religious services were conducted by Rev. Luis Maldonado from True Light Pentecostal Church, 2530 North 4th Street, Philadelphia, PA 19133.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in his memory to Josie and Louis Care Ministry c/o Lois Gennaoui, 16 Charles III Drive, Glassboro, NJ 08028 or to a Memorial Fund set up by his family at https://gofund.me/b16cee2d.
Family flowers arranged by Blake Florist 215-379-8787.
www.wetzelandson.com
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