Obituary of Bienvenido Castro

Bienvenido "Benny" Castro, 75, of Orlando and previously of Stuart, died December 29, 2011 at Martin Memorial Hospital South in Stuart. He was born in Puerto Rico, and had been a resident of Orlando, since 2007, having previously lived in New York, Puerto Rico and Stuart. He had been and owner and operator of a grocery store, and an elevator operator before retirement.

Survivors include his wife of 4 years, Mercedes Susana Vallejo Castro of Orlando; daughters, Miriam Marrero of Jensen Beach, Rosa Curbelo of Stuart, Yvette Castro of Port St. Lucie and Millie Baldwin of Stuart; brother, Victor Castro of Stuart; sister, Delia Vinni of New York; 9 grandchildren and 6 great grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his first wife, Lydia Castro.

Visitation: 11:30 to 1:30, Saturday, December 31, 2011 at Forest Hills Funeral Homes, Palm City Chapel.

2nd Visitation: 10:00AM - 1:00PM, Monday, January 2, 2012 at Funeraria Porta Coeli in Kissimmee, FL

Interment will follow Monday at 1:00PM in Osceola Memory Gardens in Kissimmee.

An online registry is available at: www.foresthillspalmcityflorida.com.