Wenceslao Colon Baez

Wenceslao “Chelao” Colon Baez, age 84 of Hammond, IN passed away Wednesday, May 4, 2022 at home.  He is survived by his wife of 62 years, Ana L. Colon; 3 children: Aida (Aminadad Munoz) Colon, Natanael (Lucy) Colon and Elizabeth (Norberto) Torres; 6 grandchildren: Pedro Batista, Mari Colon, Keila (Emilio) Bernal, Junior Colon, Liann Centeno and Tiara (Justin) Moore; 5 great grandchildren: Yari’melis Bernal, Emilio Bernal, Jr., Noah Gabriel Batista, Nayeli Bernal and Helena Moore; siblings: late Luisa, late Aurelia, late Carmen, late Genoveva, late Americo, Mateo, Lydia, late Antonia and late Olga; numerous nieces and nephews.

Visitation at the FIFE FUNERAL HOME, 4201 Indianapolis Blvd., East Chicago, IN will be from 4:00 pm to 8:00 pm on Thursday, May 12, 2022 and from 9:00 am to 11:00 am Friday morning. Pastor Jose Gonzalez will hold services at 10:00 am Friday.  Burial to follow at St. John Cemetery, Hammond, IN.  The American Legion Allied Post #369 will provide military honors at the cemetery.

Wenceslao retired from AMOCO Oil Refinery.  He was a member of Iglesia de Dios Pentecostal M.I. Plenitud Y Vida.  He was a loving husband, father, grandfather and friend, and was a loving uncle.  To share an online condolence, logon to www.fifefuneralhome.com

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