Teresa Duarte de Gutiérrez of Chelsea, formerly of Bogotá, Colombia, entered into eternal rest, Friday evening, June 21, 2019, at the Whidden Memorial Hospital in Everett, surrounded by her loving family. Beloved daughter of the late José María Duarte and Pastora Contreras de Duarte, and sister of Dr. Alberto Duarte Contreras, Jesus Duarte Contreras, José María ("Chepe") Duarte Contreras and Enrique Duarte Contreras, all deceased now. Years after Pastora's death, José María became a Roman Catholic Priest, being known thereafter as "Padre Duarte." Teresa married the late Víctor Manuel Gutiérrez Barriga, and gave birth to: Víctor Manuel Gutiérrez of West New York, NJ, Luz Teresa Gutierrez de Bustamante of Bogotá Colombia, the Reverend Edgar A. Gutierrez-Duarte, Pastor of St. Luke's Episcopal Church in Chelsea, MA,  Rodrigo Gutierrez of West Palm Beach, Florida, and Juan Carlos Gutiérrez of Hackettstown NJ. Teresa came to the United States on a US Resident Visa in 1980, and after hard labor she secured resident visas to all her sons, who settled initially with her in New Jersey. She worked a few more years and then divided her time between her numerous family in Colombia and the United States. She spent the last years of her life in Chelsea, being adored by the members of the St. Luke's Episcopal Church and her family members who visited her often. Beloved mother-in-law of Ana Gutierrez (Victor's wife); Luis Eduardo Bustamante (Luz' husband); Mark Goldstein (Rodrigo's husband) and Andrea Luques (Juan Carlos' wife). Adored grand-mother of Victor Gutierrez Jr. of NJ, Daniel Gutierrez of NJ, Kevin Gutierrez of El Paso Texas; Luis Eduardo Bustamante of Berlin, Germany; Diana Carolina Bustamante of Madrid, Spain, Angélica Bustamante of Bogota Colombia; Lalo and Lina Gutierrez of NJ and Laura Gutierrez of NJ. Great-grandmother of Valentin Severin Bustamante of Berlin, Germany, Lope and Miranda Porras Bustamante of Madrid Spain, Selena, Amelia and Diana Gutierrez of El Paso Texas, and Miguel and Geovanny Gutierrez of NJ. Survived by numerous nieces, nephews and other relatives in the States and abroad.

FUNERAL ARRANGEMENTS:  Relative and friends are respectfully invited to attend Teresa's visiting hours at St. Luke's Episcopal Church, 201 Washington Ave., Chelsea on Monday, June 24, 2019 from 4:00 - 8:00 P.M. preceded by a prayer reception service at 3:30 P.M.  Her funeral will begin from St. Luke's Church on Tuesday at 9:00 A.M. followed by A Mass of Christian Burial at St. Rose of Lima Church, 601 Broadway, Chelsea, at 10:00 A.M. Relatives and friends are invited to attend. Funeral services will conclude with interment at Woodlawn Cemetery in Everett.