Dorena Gonzalez Obituary
With profound sadness, we say goodbye to Dorena Gonzalez (Grand Rapids, Michigan), whose vibrant spirit touched the lives of many. Dorena left this world on March 10, 2025 at the age of 92, leaving a void in the lives of so many people. You can send your sympathy in the guestbook provided and share it with the family.
As we bid farewell to this luminous soul, let her loved ones carry forward the torch of her memory, illuminating the path ahead with the warmth of her love and the brilliance of her spirit. Though Dorena may journey beyond the horizon of our sight, her essence remains woven into the very fabric of our being — a guiding light in the darkness, a beacon of hope in the night.
She is survived by: her siblings, Alicia Robison, Maria Elena Moreno, Raul Gonzalez (Minnie), Frank Gonzales (Mary Helen), Louis Gonzales (Sharon) and Jesse Gonzales (Susie); and her sister-in-law Linda Gonzales.
A funeral service was held on Friday, March 14th 2025 from 9:00 AM to 10:00 AM at the Marywood Chapel of the Word (111 Lakeside Dr NE, Grand Rapids, MI 49503). A Mass of Christian burial was held on Friday, March 14th 2025 at 10:30 AM at the same location.
Memorials in Sister Dorena's name may be made to the Grand Rapids Dominican Sisters.