Eugenio Balboa: Retired construction worker and avid gardener

April 10, 2024 at 11:36 p.m.

Eugenio Balboa, 91, a resident of Port Chester, died peacefully at home surrounded by his family on Divine Mercy Sunday, Apr. 7, 2024.

He was born June 6, 1932 in Samieira, Pontevedra, Spain to Eugenio Balboa Meis and Albina Treinta Doeste, who predeceased him, and was one of four children.

Mr. Balboa was raised and educated in Pontevedra and served in the Spanish Navy.

He married Carmen Vicente Muñiz Feb. 1, 1964 in Combarro, Pontevedra, Spain, and they were married for 60 years.

He immigrated to the U.S. in 1970; his wife and two children joined him in 1972, and they lived and raised their children in White Plains until 1986 when they settled in Port Chester.

He worked for Balport Construction Co. in Elmsford for 24 years, retiring in 1994.

Mr. Balboa was a proud and avid gardener and loved the spring when he could start his vegetable and tomato garden and lovingly care for his flourishing plantings and those of his children.

He and his daughter Maria Isabel were given an award from Greenwich Green and Clean for her flower garden which he planted and cared for.

He was an enthusiastic fan of the Spanish soccer teams Real Madrid, Celta de Vigo and Pontevedra.

A devout Catholic, he was a daily communicant at St. John Bosco Parish and lived his faith in word and by quiet example.

He loved the beach and, most of all, spending time with his five adoring grandchildren and two great-grandchildren; he will be deeply missed by all.

He is survived by his devoted wife, Carmen Balboa; his beloved children, Maria Isabel Gil and her husband Jose of Cos Cob and Gene Balboa, MD and his wife Diane of Armonk; sister Albina Balboa Treinta of Spain; grandchildren Michael, Daniel and Steven Gil and Genevieve and Philip Balboa; great-grandchildren Andrea and Damian Gil and many nieces and nephews.

He was predeceased by his sisters Laura and Genoveva and nieces Berta and Geni.

Mass of Christian Burial was Apr. 11 at Parish of Saint John Bosco (Our Lady of Mercy) in Port Chester, followed by entombment at Saint Mary's Cemetery in Rye Brook.

Condolences to the family may be left at www.craftmemorialhome.com