Funeral Services for Lilia Aucapina Begin Friday

Funeral arrangements for Lilia Aucapina, the Sagaponack woman who had been reported missing last month, have been finalized.

Visiting hours will be held at the Yardley and Pino Funeral Home in East Hampton on Friday evening from 5 to 9. A funeral service will be held there on Saturday at 12:30 p.m., followed by burial at Oakland Cemetery in Sag Harbor, according to the funeral home.

Ms. Aucapina, who was known as Esperanza, was found dead in the woods on Nov. 19, six weeks after she disappeared. Southampton Town police said they believe she committed suicide. She was 40 years old. Having emigrated from Ecuador to the United States, she had lived on the South Fork for about 20 years and worked as a housecleaner. 

A family friend is raising money for the Aucapina family, which includes a 21-year-old son and a 14-year-old daughter. A GoFundMe.com page has been set up to offset the costs of the funeral, but on Saturday, it was updated to say arrangements had been paid for and that any money raised would go toward her children. Her son is attending college.

"Esperanza was an exemplary mother always devoted to her children and God," the page said.