The Life of Sonia Duran
Obituary
Sonia Duran departed this life on Saturday, 12th September 2020. “Sugar”, as she
was affectionately called, was born in Brooklyn, New York on December 9th1961
to the late Antoina Rivera, a devoted mother and housemaker. Her family moved
to Sunset Park in the 1970’s where she was raised and schooled.
Sonia was blessed with a loving family and two daughters who she taught to be
outgoing, creative and forward thinking. In the summers Sonia often spent very
long days on the beach with her parents and daughters, enjoying the salty ocean
breeze and sunsets at Coney Island. In the early 1990’s these moments lead Sonia
to move to Coney Island with her daughters, enabling her to be closer to her
parents and the ocean.
Sonia was a free spirit and jokester at heart who loved to cook for her family and
always made enough food to feed her entire neighborhood. She was kind and giving
with a larger than life personality. Those in need of shelter, a warm plate of food
or just a good laugh was always welcomed in her home.
After the passing of her parents Sonia moved to Philadelphia. There she was able to
immerse herself in the care of the elderly and spent nearly two decades fulfilling
a lifelong dream of working as a CNA (certified nurse’s assistant) at Doylestown
Manor Nursing. Sonia spent the remainder of her life in Philadelphia as a nurse,
grandmother, an avid horse lover, an admirer of butterflies and an adoring friend.
Sonia is survived by her daughters Crystal T. Rodriguez and Indira R. Schorsch;
her son in law Nicholas S. Schorsch Jr; her granddaughters Serenity Emmalise
Rodriguez, Elyzah Jayde Carrasco, Brielle Malia Cordero and Taina Milani
Cordero; her grandson Nicholas S. Schorsch III; her brother Daniel C. Sanchez;
her sister Louisa D. Sanchez; her nieces Maria A. Hernandez, Ruth E. Mullen
and Crystal F. Rodriguez; her nephews Joshua O. Rivera, Edgardo Rodriguez Jr
and Jose D. Rodriguez and Angelica M. Galarza, her adoptive mother.
She is preceded in death by her mother Antonia Rivera; her stepfather
William Young; her sister Carmen Rivera; her brother Angel Rivera and
her son James Jr.