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Carmen Rivera Obituary
AGE: 77 • Dunellen
Carmen Rivera, 77, died Wednesday, February 27, 2013 at JFK Medical Center in Edison. Mrs. Rivera was born and raised in Puerto Rico and came to the United States in 1957. She lived in Middlesex before moving to Dunellen in 2010.
Surviving are three sons, Richard of CT., Luis and Shamar of Dunellen, two daughters, Rosa of Somerville, and Martha of DE., four brothers, Antonio of Puerto Rico, Jose of Somerville, Raul, and Ismael both of North Plainfield. Also surviving is a sister, Rosaura of Somerville, and four grandchildren.
Services will start Saturday 9:30 a.m. from the Scarpa Funeral Home 22 Craig Place, North Plainfield, followed by a 10:30 a.m. Mass at St. Mary's RC Church in Plainfield. Burial will take place in Holy Redeemer Cemetery in South Plainfield. Visiting hours are tonight 7-9 p.m.
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R Bonnor
March 2, 2013
Reciban mis sinceros pesame en la perdida de su querida. Espero que Ustedes hallan consuelo en las promesas de nuestro Padre Celestial (Salmos 72:12,13)
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