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Linda Shabka Obituary

Linda (nee Trotto) Shabka

Totowa - Shabka, Linda (nee Trotto), age 68 of Totowa at rest in Safety Harbor, FL on March 12, 2021. Beloved wife of the late M. Reda Shabka (2017). Loving mother of Melinda Shabka and her husband Kent Markham of Oldsmar, FL and Jousef Shabka and his wife Nadia of Rockaway. Adoring grandmother of Alexander Shabka Markham. She is also survived by a brother and a sister. Born in Paterson, she lived in Totowa for most of her life. She was a teacher for more than 20 years before retiring in 2021. Mrs. Shabka was a member of the Deborah Heart Foundation, Totowa/Wayne Chapter. Relatives and friends are invited to attend the funeral from the Festa Memorial Funeral Home, 111 Union Blvd., Totowa on Friday at 9:00 AM. Funeral Mass to follow at St. James RC Church, Totowa at 10:00 AM. Interment at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, Totowa. Relatives and friends may visit on Thursday from 2-4 and 7-9 PM. In lieu of flowers, donations to the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation, 246 W. 38th Street, Suite 503, New York, NY 10018, would be appreciated. For more information, go to www.festamemorial.com.

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Published by The Record/Herald News from Mar. 15 to Mar. 18, 2021.

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Festa Memorial Funeral Home

111 Union Blvd., Totowa , NJ 07512

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7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.

Festa Memorial Funeral Home

111 Union Blvd., Totowa , NJ 07512

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Funeral service

10:00 a.m.

St. James RC Church

Totowa, NJ

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