On December 21st, 2025 God gained an angel: Maria Esther Soto Barreto at the age of 81 years old. She was born in Santurce, San Juan, Puerto Rico on September 12th, 1944 and raised in Brooklyn, New York by her mother Carmen Gloria Cobian and her father Marcelino Soto. Maria was a caregiver for many years as well as raising her five children. Maria also was an accountant, seamstress, treasurer, and a wonderful Sunday School teacher.

Maria was a very Godly woman, going to church and praise God every day. She loved spending time with her family and her husband of 62 years, Ramon Barreto. Maria loved to cook and she would always make sure everyone ate before she did.

Maria will be forever loved and missed by her husband Ramon Barreto; children, Raymond Barreto, Ruth Barreto, Rebecca Barreto, Raphael Barreto, and Marcelino Barreto; daughter-in-law, Zenaida Barreto; sisters, Rachel and Josie; brothers, Sammy and Marcy; her grandchildren and great grandchildren. She is loved by her many extended family and her friends. She was predeceased in death by her brothers Jose, Benjamin, Manny, and David, sisters Gloria and Elizabeth, grandchildren Stephen, Ariel, and Christian.

The care of Maria Barreto is under the careful direction of Lohman Funeral Home Ormond. A Visitation will take place from 4 PM to 6 PM, followed by a 6 PM Funeral service on Thursday, January 1st, 2026, at Lohman Funeral Home Ormond, 733 W Granada Blvd, Ormond Beach, FL 32174, 386-673-1100.