Esther Mercado, 62, of Farmingdale, passed away on Aug. 12, 2012. Mother of Mitch, Dave (Melissa), Alex Mercado-Silva and Marysol Essex (Gregg). Sister of Heriberto Negron, Miguel Negron, Rafi Negron, Tito Negron, Sergia Negron, Elba Negron, Myriam Torres, Minerva Caraballo, Maria Velez, and Evelyn Negron. Grandmother of Alexsis, Katelyn, Jacob, and Mitch Jr. Arrangements were made by Moloney’s Hauppauge Funeral Home, 840 Wheeler Road (Route 111) in Hauppauge. Interment at Los Cipreces, Bayamon, Puerto Rico.