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Born in Philadelphia, Santiago graduated from the Catholic University of Puerto Rico, in Ponce, and had worked in the business industry as an executive secretary.
In 1990, she dedicated herself to the religious life as a sister with the Oblates to the Blessed Trinity. In 1991, she began teaching at their school, the St. Aloysius Happy House Learning Center, in Hopewell Junction. Santiago also directed the Religious Education program at St. Columba Parish for five years and worked at St. Mary’s, in Poughkeepsie, in 2015.
She is survived by her mother, Milagros Santiago; two sisters; two brothers; and all her sisters in the Oblates to the Blessed Trinity. She was predeceased by her father, Aurelio Santiago.
Visiting hours hours will be from from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 19, at the McHoul Funeral Home, 895 Route 82, in Hopewell Junction. A mass will be celebrated on Wednesday, Jan. 20, at St. Columba Church, 835 Route 82, in Hopewell Junction. Interment will follow in St. Denis Cemetery.
Memorial donations may be made to the Oblates to the Blessed Trinity, P.O. Box 98, Hopewell Junction, NY 12533.
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