Elba Cardona de Piñeiro

January 12, 2021

Elba Cardona de Piñeiro, 88, went to her heavenly home on Tuesday, January 12, 2021. She was born in Ponce, Puerto Rico to the late Maria Christine Cardona Colon and Felipe Cardona. Elba meant more to her family than could ever be expressed in mere words. She was strong and sassy woman who loved her family, loved to laugh, and loved her sweets. Elba was also a woman of deep faith, her favorite scripture Psalm 91. She prayed every night for hours, remembering to list every loved one by name in her prayers. Her loved ones will continue to remember and carry her in their memories and hearts. Elba is survived by her brother Franklin Cardona, two beloved children, her daughter, Mayra Piñeiro, and her son and his spouse, Rafael and Ronica Piñeiro, and by three precious granddaughters and their spouses: Rachel and Derrick Bethea, Samantha and Justin Graham, and Rebecca Dezso. She is also survived by two darling great-grandsons, Justin John Mulvaney and Derrick Bethea Jr. She was preceded in death by her husband, Rafael Piñeiro Troche; her brother, Felipe Cardona Jr.; and her sisters, Heida Cardona and Miriam Santos. There will be a private viewing and service for the immediate family to be held at Loving Funeral Home in Portsmouth, Virginia.