Aleja Haydee Felix, 89, of North Haven, CT died peacefully at her home on Monday, April 28, 2025 with her loving family by her side. Aleja was born in Caguas, Puerto Rico on July 17, 1935, a daughter of the late Ernesto Felix and the late Antonia Pérez. She had resided in New Haven, CT for thirty six years before moving to North Haven in 2006. Aleja was a day care provider which she ran from her home for twenty years, retiring in 1990, and was a longtime member of All Nations Christian Church of New Haven.
She is survived by three daughters, Maritza (Efrain) Zayas of Caguas, Luz Ivette (Luís) Pérez of Hamden and Iris M. (Francisco) Collazo of North Haven, two sons, Gaspar (Mildred) Rodríguez of Port St. Lucie, FL and José E. (Priscilla) Rodríguez of East Haven, two sisters, Maria Isabel Felix and Carmen (Miguel Sánchez) Felix of Caguas, six brothers, Hermogenes (Andrea) Felix, Wilfredo Felix, Angel (Migdalia) Felix, Cruz Manuel (Virginia) Felix, Luísito (Cana) Felix, and José Antonio (Awilda) Felix all of Caguas, ten grandchildren, eleven great-grandchildren, two great-great grandchildren, and many loving nieces, nephews and cousins, She was predeceased by two brothers, Gabriel Felix and Nestor Bruno Felix and a great grandson Nikolas Ethan Claudio.
Aleja's family will receive relatives and friends on Thursday, May 1st from 5:00 until 8:00 p.m. at the Washington Memorial Funeral Home, 4 Washington Ave., North Haven. A funeral service will take place at the funeral home on Friday, May 2nd at 10:00 a.m. Burial will follow in All Saints Cemetery, North Haven. washingtonmemorialfh.com
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