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October 22, 2023
Services
Friends may visit with the family on Saturday, October 28, 2023 from 11AM – 1:00 PM at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne.
A funeral service will be held at 1 PM at the funeral home. Ernestine will then be laid to rest with her husband at Laurel Grove Memorial Park following the funeral service.
Ernestine Aviles, age 93 of Wayne, died peacefully on Sunday, October 22, 2023, just six days after her husband, Moises, passed away.
Born in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico, she moved to New York City when she was just sixteen years old. Shortly after arriving in New York, she met Moises Aviles and their romance blossomed. They were married just two years later, on December 7, 1948. They lived in Manhattan briefly before settling into their home in the Bronx. They resided in the Bronx for nearly forty years, raising their two children; Edward and Rosemary. Ernestine and Moises often found themselves traveling out to Wayne, NJ, to visit with their family. They liked the Wayne area so much that in 1991 they decided to move there. Having lived in New York City for so long, Ernestine had never learned to drive a car – there was just no reason to. She didn’t allow that to slow her down, though, and she quickly learned the bus routes so she could go to the movies, and she made regular trips into New York. She would ride the bus back to the Bronx every few weeks, just to get her hair done! Ernestine never left the house without having her hair and nails done just right, and she always took pride in her appearance.
Although they enjoyed many happy years together, sadness also visited Ernestine and Moises during those years. In 1995, they lost their son Edward and in 2017 they lost their daughter Rosemary. Despite these trials, and the strains put on their marriage, they persevered. As they aged together, they faced many challenges, but love prevailed and they stood by each other’s side through it all. When Ernestine began showing signs of dementia, Moises did his best to care for her. Sadly, Moises passed away just a few days ago, and only weeks shy of their seventy-fifth wedding anniversary.
Ernestine and Moises cherished their three grandsons and six great-grandchildren, and would spend time with them whenever possible. They will each cherish the memories and miss them very much.
Ernestine is survived by her grandchildren; Anthony Bartolomey and wife Susan of the Bronx, NY, Raymond Bartolomey and wife Violeta of Staten Island, NY, and Daniel Bartolomey and wife Jessie of Hopelawn, NJ; six great-grandchildren: Matthew, Anna, Vanessa, Victoria, Valerie, and April; and a niece and God daughter; Rebecca Colon of Englewood. Ernestine was predeceased by her husband Moises, and their two children: Rosemary Bartolomey (2017) and Edward Aviles (1995).
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Friends may visit with the family on Saturday, October 28, 2023 from 11AM – 1:00 PM at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne.
A funeral service will be held at 1 PM at the funeral home. Ernestine will then be laid to rest with her husband at Laurel Grove Memorial Park following the funeral service.
October 22, 2023
Services
Friends may visit with the family on Saturday, October 28, 2023 from 11AM – 1:00 PM at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne.
A funeral service will be held at 1 PM at the funeral home. Ernestine will then be laid to rest with her husband at Laurel Grove Memorial Park following the funeral service.
Ernestine Aviles, age 93 of Wayne, died peacefully on Sunday, October 22, 2023, just six days after her husband, Moises, passed away.
Born in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico, she moved to New York City when she was just sixteen years old. Shortly after arriving in New York, she met Moises Aviles and their romance blossomed. They were married just two years later, on December 7, 1948. They lived in Manhattan briefly before settling into their home in the Bronx. They resided in the Bronx for nearly forty years, raising their two children; Edward and Rosemary. Ernestine and Moises often found themselves traveling out to Wayne, NJ, to visit with their family. They liked the Wayne area so much that in 1991 they decided to move there. Having lived in New York City for so long, Ernestine had never learned to drive a car – there was just no reason to. She didn’t allow that to slow her down, though, and she quickly learned the bus routes so she could go to the movies, and she made regular trips into New York. She would ride the bus back to the Bronx every few weeks, just to get her hair done! Ernestine never left the house without having her hair and nails done just right, and she always took pride in her appearance.
Although they enjoyed many happy years together, sadness also visited Ernestine and Moises during those years. In 1995, they lost their son Edward and in 2017 they lost their daughter Rosemary. Despite these trials, and the strains put on their marriage, they persevered. As they aged together, they faced many challenges, but love prevailed and they stood by each other’s side through it all. When Ernestine began showing signs of dementia, Moises did his best to care for her. Sadly, Moises passed away just a few days ago, and only weeks shy of their seventy-fifth wedding anniversary.
Ernestine and Moises cherished their three grandsons and six great-grandchildren, and would spend time with them whenever possible. They will each cherish the memories and miss them very much.
Ernestine is survived by her grandchildren; Anthony Bartolomey and wife Susan of the Bronx, NY, Raymond Bartolomey and wife Violeta of Staten Island, NY, and Daniel Bartolomey and wife Jessie of Hopelawn, NJ; six great-grandchildren: Matthew, Anna, Vanessa, Victoria, Valerie, and April; and a niece and God daughter; Rebecca Colon of Englewood. Ernestine was predeceased by her husband Moises, and their two children: Rosemary Bartolomey (2017) and Edward Aviles (1995).
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