Obituary of Jorge A Orellana
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Jorge was born in San Salvador, El Salvador to Catalina Bonilla y Jesus Orellana. He is the oldest sibling of five children. Jorge came to the United States in the 1980s, was married to Angie Orellana until her passing of cancer, and worked as a construction and tradesman until he retired. He was very active and a competitive sportsman; joining a soccer league in Yonkers, NY for more than 10 years. Anyone who knew Jorge would tell you his friends were his family, they nicknamed him "el colocho". He passed away peacefully in his home.
He is survived by his 2 sisters, Enma Orellana and Carolina Soto, grandchildren Rosie and Matthew Rivera, mother Catalina Bonilla and step father Pedro Bonilla and companion Sonia Crespo.
Translation into spanish.
Jorge nació en San Salvador, El Salvador, hijo de Catalina Bonilla y Jesús Orellana. Es el hermano mayor de cinco hijos. Jorge llegó a Estados Unidos en la década de 1980, estuvo casado con Angie Orellana hasta su fallecimiento de cáncer y trabajó como constructor hasta su jubilación. Era un deportista muy activo y competitivo; uniéndose a una liga de fútbol en Yonkers, NY durante más de 10 años. Cualquiera que conociera a Jorge diría que sus amigos eran su familia, ellos le llamaban "el colocho". Falleció pacíficamente en su casa. Le sobreviven sus dos hermanas, Enma Orellana y Carolina Soto, sus nietos Rosie y Matthew Rivera, su madre Catalina Bonilla y su padrastro Pedro Bonilla y su compañera Sonia Crespo.