We are sad to announce that on January 27, 2023, at the age of 91, Ella DeFreitas of Carmel, New York, born in Georgetown, New York passed away. Family and friends can send flowers and condolences in memory of the loved one. Leave a sympathy message to the family on the memorial page of Ella DeFreitas to pay them a last tribute.

She was predeceased by : her parents, John Yearwood and Rosa Yearwood (Gonsalves); her granddaughter Elaine DeFreitas; and her children-in-law, Anton Holic and Cathy DeFreitas.

She is survived by : her husband Rudolph C. DeFreitas; her children, Rudolph C. DeFreitas, Jr. (Elizabeth), Dennis M. DeFreitas (Phyllis), Roseann Hartman (William), John DeFreitas, Christina Holic, Edward DeFreitas (Lori) and Robert DeFreitas; and her sister Stella Parnell. She is also survived by grandchildren and twenty-nine treasured great-grandchildren.

Funeral arrangement under the care of
Cargain Funeral Homes Inc.