Apr 23, 2025
Carmen Contreas
Carmen Rosa Maria Muneca Lara Contreras, died Wednesday, April 9, 2025 at Buffalo General Hospital in Buffalo, NY.
She was born in Buffalo, N.Y. on Oct. 16, 1992 to the late Radolfo an Migdalia Lara Sr.
She was a graduate of Lafayette High School. She worked at Allied Universal Security Services. She attended Gospel Church in Fredonia, and she loved to praise dance for the Lord.
Carmen will be deeply missed by her daughter: Analyce E. Pereira Lara; grandmother, Nilda Jaime; sister, Maria Marti; brother, Rodolfo Bobby Lara Jr.; and her boyfriend, Edwin Pereira.
She is further survived by her nieces and nephews, Angel Ricardo Marti, Tamaris Taylor Jr., Marlena Marti, Naomi Marti, Sabrina O. Lara, Samantha M. Lara, Rodolfo Pancho Lara III, Tamaris Taylor III, and Alaya A. Marti.
Carmen leaves behind her uncle, Juan E. Contreras Jr.; and cousins, Juan E. Contreras III, Omar Contreras, Destiny Contreras, Lynn-Marie Contreras, Betti-Don Contreras, Angelica-Lynn Schumaker, and Tatiana Contreras.
Carmen also leaves behind soul sister Debora Cruz; godchildren, Ayanna N. Cruz, Jonathan ‘Jona’ A. Cruz, and Kamila J. Jones.
Besides her parents, Carmen was preceded in death by her grandfather Juan E. Contreras Sr., and brother, Rodolfo Papito Lara Jr.
Funeral service will be held on Saturday, April 26, 2025 at 11 AM. at Route 5 Event Center, 296 Lake Shore Drive, West, Dunkirk, NY. Internment Holy Trinity Cemetery in Dunkirk, N.Y. followed by a reception at the Event Center in Dunkirk, N.Y.
Arrangements by The Fantauzzi Funeral Home, 82 E. Main St., Fredonia, N.Y.
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