Maria L. Arroyo, 71, of Hartford, CT passed away peacefully on Friday, April 17, 2026. Maria was born in Santurce, PR and was the daughter of Maximina (Lozada) and the late Agapito Arroyo. Raised in the Bronx NY then she got married and moved to Costa Rica for about 20 years, where she met great friends and owned her own business. She came back to Hartford, Connecticut, where she worked at her father's store La Placita del Pueblo. She worked at Hartford Hospital as a PCA for 20 years, where she then retired. Maria will be remembered as a loving and caring person. She loved reading her romance books and cooking.

Besides her mother Maximina, Maria is survived by her brother Hector Arroyo and sister-in-law Nancy Arroyo and Magaly Adorno. Daughter Linda Agosto & son Johnny Oconitrillo. Granddaughter Lindsay Vega and Angie Rebecca Ocontrillo. Predeceased by Pedro, Wilfredo, Fernando, and Edwin Arroyo.

Funeral service for Maria will be held Friday, April 24, 2026 at 11 am at St. Lawrence O'Toole Church/Maria Reina De La Paz Parish, 494 New Britain Ave., Hartford, CT. Burial will be in Mt. St. Benedict Cemetery, Bloomfield. Relatives and friends may call at the Dillon-Baxter Funeral Home, Friday from 8:30 am to 10:30 am. To share a memory of Maria, please visit www.dillonbaxter.com