Natalia Poma Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

Our beloved matriarch, Natalia Poma Gamboa gained her angel wings on Wednesday, January 10, 2018. Natalia was born in Palpa, Peru on December 1,1920 to Juana Trillo Velarde and Teófilo Gamboa. She was a longtime resident of Stamford and settled here with her family from Peru in 1971.Never at a loss for words, Mami Nati always had words of wisdom to share and was known for her infamous Peruvian dishes such as arroz chaufa, lomo Saltado, ceviche and picarones to name a few.Natalia is predeceased by her husband of 75 years, Reynaldo Poma, her son Enrique Rafael, and daughters Rosa Elvira and Carmen Esther. She is survived by her beloved sons, Luis Reynaldo Poma and Julio Cesar Poma, her grandchildren, Cecilia Stephens, Patty Velez, Ralph Manrique, Edye Nunez, Luis Poma, John Poma, Doris Poma, Melody Poma, Luis Enrique Poma Rodriguez, Cesar Poma Rodriguez and 17 great grandchildren. Natalia was not only a doting grandmother and great- grandmother but she was also considered as Mami Nati to many children she helped raise throughout the years. She will be missed dearly. Family will receive relatives and friends at Bosak Funeral Home, 453 Shippan Ave, in Stamford, on Monday, January 15th from 4pm to 8pm. A Mass of Christian burial will take place at Saint Mary Parish, 566 Elm Street, Stamford, CT on Tuesday, January 16th at 10am. Interment will follow at St. John's Cemetery in Darien, CT. Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to Bosak Funeral Home, 453 Shippan Avenue, in Stamford, CT. If you would like to leave a condolence message online please visit the family guestbook at www.bosakfuneralhome.com or at www.facebook.com/bosakfuneralhome to share memories with her family.