Obituary of Emelina Corripio

Emelina Corripio sadly passed away on Sunday, June 1, 2025, in Bronxville, New York. Mely, as many of her family and friends called her, was born to Spanish immigrants Maria Baliño and Ramon Castro on October 27, 1940, in Havana, Cuba. She was the youngest of four siblings, that included her sisters Hilda and Lidia, and her brother Jorge. As a child, she met and became friends with Faustino Corripio. The pair grew up together, eventually fell in love and married on May 6, 1962. Together they faced many challenges and left Cuba for Madrid, Spain, in September 1970. They lived in Spain, the land of their parents, for a period of four years before eventually moving and settling in Yonkers, New York in October 1974. Emelina was a devoted mother, mother-in-law, grandmother, aunt, cousin, and friend to many. She will be dearly missed by all that knew and loved her. Emelina's greatest legacy is her family. She was the loving wife of Faustino, who passed away on September 22, 2023, after 61 years of marriage. She was mother ("Mami") of Lourdes (Joseph Cabanas), Javier (Enna Escalona) and Lisette. She was the caring grandmother ("Abuela") of Marc Cabanas, Emely Cabanas, Kevin Corripio, and Karen Corripio. Emelina was also a loving aunt to her nieces and nephews. Emelina was an accountant by education, and worked as a controller and bookkeeper until retirement. Emelina was a faithful Roman Catholic and had been a parishioner at different times of St. Mary's Church, St. Peter's Church and St. John the Baptist Church in Yonkers. Visitation at Sinatra Memorial Home, 499 Yonkers Avenue, Yonkers, New York, will be held on Friday, June 6, 2025, from 4:00 pm to 8:00 pm. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 9:30 am on Saturday, June 7, 2025, at St. John the Baptist Roman Catholic Church, 670 Yonkers Avenue, Yonkers, New York, with burial to follow at The Gate of Heaven Cemetery, Section 28, 10 West Stevens Avenue, Hawthorne, New York.