ELGIN – Eneida Mercedes Castilla De Fernandez, 70, formerly of Murrieta, Calif., passed away on Wednesday, July 15, 2020. Services will be held at a later date in California. Memorials may be made to the American Heart Association.

Mrs. Castilla was born September 21, 1949 in Santiago, Cuba, to Oneida A. Fernandez Castilla and the late Eduardo A. Castilla. She enjoyed painting, ceramics, and miniature doll houses.

Surviving are her mother, Oneida Castilla of La Mirada, Calif.,; children, Lissette Collachi (Phillip), Maylen Hickman (Troy), Carmen Fernandez, Mario Fernandez, and Alina Duffer (Steven); brothers, Eduardo Castilla (Maite) and Jorge Castilla (Ibys); grandchildren, Allison, Andrew, Lauren, William, Zachary, Troy, Alec, Eli, Mikayla, Jacob, Alyssa and Samuel; and great-grandchildren, Jaxon, Jameson, Madelyn and Jaxon.