Ramona H. Ramos entered her eternal rest on Sunday, August 4, 2019 at the age of 76. She was the beloved wife for 41 years of Capt. Renato M. Ramos; loving mother of Zenida “Ziggy” Silva, Angela Ramona Greco (Glenn), Sylvia Silva, Lydia Danjean (Burnie), and Renato “Reny” Ramos (Tammy); adoring grandmother of Maria Greco, Reny Ramos, Zoe Ramos, Lucera Ramos, Khaleesi Ramos, and the late Bailey Morgan Ripp; great grandmother of Mila Rose Garrity; sister of Esperanza “Penny” Hernandez, Jacqueline “Jackie” Barsana, Pearl Pena, and the late Salvador “Sal” Hontiveros, Ramon “Junior” Hontiveros, Jr., and Felepe Albert Hontiveros (Fe); and daughter of the late Ramon Hontiveros, Sr. and Pearl Brown Hontiveros. She is also survived by numerous nieces and nephews. Ramona leaves behind her cherished “Forever Friends”, and reunites with those who preceded her. Ramona, a “ride or die” Saints fan, was born and raised in New Orleans and later resided in St. Bernard Parish, and attended T. J. Nichols High School. She was a successful real estate agent for over 20 years in the New Orleans metro area. Ramona was a prominent leader in the Filipino-American and Asian-Pacific communities and organizations. In 2001, she was named Miss Asian-Pacific American by the Asian-Pacific American Society (APAS). For many years she enjoyed being a dance instructor with the Jamaica Dance Club of New Orleans. She was a former parishioner and Eucharistic Minister of St. Mark’s Catholic Church in Chalmette, and a current parishioner of Our Lady of the Rosary in Hahnville. Relatives and friends are invited to attend the visitation at Lake Lawn Metairie Funeral Home, 5100 Pontchartrain Blvd. in New Orleans, on Friday, August 9, 2019 from 4 p.m. until 7 p.m. The visitation will continue on Saturday, August 10, 2019 at 10 a.m. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held in the chapel of the funeral home at 11 a.m. Interment will be private. In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation in Ramona’s memory to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital and / or Second Harvest Food Bank. To view and sign the guest book, please visit www.lakelawnmetairie.com.