Eufemia Marquez of Branford died Sept. 26 at Mid-State Medical Center in Meriden. She was the beloved wife of the late Luis Marquez. Eufemia was born in Lima, Peru, on Sept. 3, 1929, a daughter of the late Donato and Mery Salinas.

She was a loving, caring, empathetic, and very dedicated mother to her children: Katya, Eugenia, Cesar, Emilio, Carlos and Alonso Marquez, Maria Werhle and Gabriela Norton, and the late Luis Marquez. She is also survived by her 18 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren.

Relatives and friends were invited to visiting hours on Sept. 29 at the W. S. Clancy Memorial Funeral Home, 244 North Main Street, Branford. A Mass of Christian burial was on Sept. 30 at St. John Bosco Parish in St. Mary Church, 731 Main Street, Branford. Burial followed in Branford Center Cemetery. For directions and an online memorial, see www.wsclancy.com.