Mercedes Susana Fuster de Santos (Abu) Obituary (1921

Mercedes Susana Fuster de Santos (Abu) falleciA el sAbado, 14 de enero de 2017 a los 95 aAos. Le antecedieron en muerte su esposo RamAn, fallecido en 1974 y su hija Libertad (Lali), fallecida en 1983. Le sobreviven su hija Marta, sus tres nietos con sus cAnyugues, Jeannie y Marcelo, FabiAn y Lindy y Steven y Jaclyn; como tambiAC.n sus cuatro bisnietos Yasmin, Sam, Evelyn, Ezra y prAximamente, Iris. Abu naciA en Capital Federal, Buenos Aires, Argentina el 15 de diciembre de 1921. TenAa una relaciAn excelente con su mamA, quien era su mejor amiga. TerminA la escuela primaria y trabajA en una fAbrica de zapatos hasta que se casA con RamAn a los 24 aAos. Su gran pasiAn era el tango. Le encantaba bailar y hasta tenAa un compaAero de baile para las competencias. EstudiA bordado y tenAa mucho talento tanto para bordar a mano como a mAquina. Tuvo a Marta los 25 aAos y a Lali a los 27. Su hermano JoaquAn quedA viudo y ella viviA con AC.l para ayudarle y ayudarle a criar a sus dos hijos, Zuli de 18 aAos y Oscar de 15 hasta que JoaquAn se volviA a casar unos aAos despuAC.s. Lali era discapacitada y Abu dedicA toda su vida a cuidarla. Fue difAcil y AC.sto hizo que se convirtiera en una mujer sumamente fuerte. En 1965 decidiA bautizarse en la Iglesia de Jesucristo de los Santos de los Altimos DAas y se convirtiA en un miembro muy fiel, siempre dando de su tiempo para servir en diferentes organizaciones dentro de la iglesia, tanto en los barrios como en las estacas. DespuAC.s del fallecimiento de Lali, se mudA a Brasil para vivir con Marta y familia. Abu tenAa un gran amor por el templo y su deseo era siempre servir en AC.l. En Brasil pidiA ser voluntaria en la cocina del templo de Sao Pablo y eso resultA en su llamamiento como obrera de ordenanzas todos los fines de semana por unos ocho meses. Cuando la familia se mudA a Trinidad y Tobago Abu permaneciA en Brasil y comenzA una misiAn de tiempo completo en ese mismo templo en enero de 1985. La llamaban "Mami Santos" y se enamorA del servicio en el templo, ganAndose el cariAo y la admiraciAn de los que la conocAan. Ella estaba muy orgullosa de que en los 12 meses que sirviA allA sAlo perdiA un dAa de servicio y fue por viajar a Brasilia a tramitar una visa. ViviA con la familia por unos meses en Trinidad y Tobago y cuando ellos se trasladaron a Chicago, ella comenzA su prAxima misiAn de templo en marzo de 1988 hasta junio de 1989 en el templo de Buenos Aires. Tuvo una asistencia perfecta los 14 meses que sirviA allA aunque sufriA bastante por falta de dinero y otros inconvenientes. Al finalizar esa misiAn se fue a vivir a New Jersey, donde residAa su familia y se quedA por unos meses. Nuevamente decidiA servir otra misiAn, AC.sta por 18 meses. TrabajA nuevamente en el templo de Buenos Aires desde enero de 1994 hasta julio de 1995. Para ese entonces la familia residAa en la Ciudad de MAC.xico y allA sirviA en ese el templo; iba de lunes a sAbado la primera semana de cada mes. Luego decidiA servir una vez mAs una mini-misiAn de seis meses en el templo de Buenos Aires en noviembre de 1996. ViviA en MAC.xico por unos tres aAos con su familia y se mudA a Fort Lauderdale, Florida cuando la familia se trasladA allA. En 2002 se mudA con Marta a Pleasant Grove, Utah y permaneciA allA hasta el fin de su vida. Le encantaba cuidar a sus nietos cuando eran pequeAos. Disfrutaba asistir a sus juegos deportivos, sus recitales musicales, etc. Ella escribiA: <<Creo que el tiempo mAs feliz fue cuando me casAC., despuAC.s cuando naciA Marta y despuAC.s Lali. A partir de ahA vivA dAas de mucha angustias y la felicidad tan hermosa cuando naciA mi preciosa nieta cuando despuAC.s de tres aAos volviA a la Argentina y su abuelito pudo gozar un poco de ella. TambiAC.n fui inmensamente feliz cuando naciA Fabi en Montevideo y a los tres aAos naciA Stevie en Buenos Aires y fueron los tres la razAn por la cual yo vivAa y los amo con locura.>> Estos Altimos aAos tambiAC.n disfrutA de los cAnyugues de los nietos y de los bisnietos, como tambiAC.n todas las horas que pasA hablando y hablando y hablando con Marta. Los servicios fAnebres serAn el miAC.rcoles 18 de enero de 2017 a las 11 de la maAana en el edificio del Barrio Garden 11, ubicado en 745 North 600 West, Pleasant Grove, Utah. El velatorio serA en el mismo lugar de 9:30 a 10:45, antes de los servicios. El entierro tendrA lugar en el cementerio de Pleasant Grove. Las condolencias pueden ser enviadas a la Funeraria Olpin mediante www.olpinmortuary.com _____________________________________________________________________ Mercedes Susana Fuster de Santos (Abu) passed away on Saturday, January 14th, 2017 at 95 years old. She joins her husband, RamAn, who passed away in 1974 and her daughter, Libertad (Lali) who passed away in 1983. She is survived by her daughter Marta, her 3 grandchildren and their spouses: Jeannie and Marcelo, FabiAn and Lindy, and Steven and Jaclyn. She is also survived by her 4 great-grandchildren, Yazmin, Sam, Evelyn, Ezra, and soon to come, Iris. Abu was born in Buenos Aires, Capital Federal on December 15th, 1921. She was best friends with her mother. She finished elementary school and worked at a shoe factory assembling shoes until she married RamAn at age 24. Her great love was Tango. She loved dancing and even had a dance partner for her dancing competitions. She studied embroidery and was quite talented both by hand and machine. She had Marta at 25 and Lali at 27. He brother, JoaquAn, widowed and Abu moved in with him to help him and help raise her 18 year old niece, Zuli, and 15 year old nephew, Oscar, until JoaquAn remarried some years later. Lali had disabilities and Abu dedicated her whole self to caring for her. It was challenging and it made her the strong woman she became. In 1965, she decided to be baptized into the LDS Church and became a faithful member, always giving of her time to serve in different assignments within the church Wards and Stakes. After Lali passed away, she moved to Brazil to live with Marta and family. Abu had such a love for the Temple (LDS Temples) and wished to spend her time serving there. In Brazil, she asked to volunteer as a kitchen worker in the Sao Paulo temple and that resulted into her serving as an ordinance worker every weekend for about 8 months. When the family moved to Trinidad and Tobago, she stayed in Brazil and began an official temple mission in January 1985 where she was known as "Mami Santos". She fell in love with temple service and was loved by everyone who came in contact with her. She was very proud of only missing one day of service during that mission of 12 months - a visa renewal that required travel to Brasilia. She lived with the family in Trinidad and Tobago for a few months and when the family moved to Chicago, she went on her next temple mission from March 1988 to June 1989 in the Buenos Aires Temple. She never missed a day in 14 months even though she suffered quite a bit with money being short and many other inconveniences. At the end of that mission, she went to live in New Jersey, where her family was now living. She stayed for a few months and decided to serve yet another mission, this one for 18 months. She served from January 1994 to July 1995 in the Buenos Aires Temple again. By then, the family lived in Mexico City, so she returned there. She served in the Mexico City temple, going from Monday to Saturday the first week of each month. She decided to serve once again, a mini-mission back to the Buenos Aires Temple in November 1996 for 6 months. She lived in Mexico for about 3 years with her family and moved to Fort Lauderdale, Florida when the family was transferred there. In 2002 she moved with Marta to Pleasant Grove, Utah and lived there to the end of her days. She loved watching after her grandchildren when they were young. She loved watching their participation in sports, music, etc. She wrote, "I think the happiest moment of my life was when I got married, then when Marta was born, then Lali, from there on, I lived days of anguish, yet the great happiness I felt when my precious granddaughter was born and after 3 years returned to Argentina and her grandfather could enjoy a little of her; also I was greatly happy when Fabi was born in Montevideo and 3 years later Stevie in Buenos Aires. The 3 of them were my purpose for why I lived and I am crazy in love with them." These last years, she also enjoyed the great grandchildren, the granddaughters-in-law and grandson-in-law, as well as the many hours spent talking and talking and talking with Marta. Funeral services will be held Wednesday, January 18, 2017 at 11:00 a.m. in the Garden Eleventh Ward Chapel, 745 North 600 West, Pleasant Grove with a viewing from 9:30 - 10:45 a.m. prior to the service. Interment will be in the Pleasant Grove City Cemetery. 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