Carmen Mercado, 83, of Hartford, CT and born in Anasco, Puerto Rico. She passed away peacefully on August 3 ^rd , 2019. She was survived by her two children, Ana L. Huertas, David Mercado and her two grandchildren, Natalie and Analise Huertas.  She was born on April 9, 1936. She was a devoted Mother and Grandmother until the end of her Alzheimer's Disease that carried on for over a period of 13 years.

Carmen was an active woman, who enjoyed walking around the city of Hartford. She was well known by the community and easily made friends in the neighborhood she resided over the course of 30 years despite her language barrier.

Her celebration of life is on Wednesday, August 7th from 5:00-8:00 PM at the Dillon-Baxter Funeral Home, 1276 Berlin Turnpike, Wethersfield, CT.  A service will be held 11:00 AM on Thursday, August 8th, at the funeral home.   Please click the 'Guestbook' tab to the left to share a memory with the family.