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June 21, 2018
Services
Friends may visit with the family from 4-8PM on Monday June 25, 2018 at the VanderMay Wayne Colonial funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Rd. Wayne. Funeral services will be held 10AM on Tuesday June 26 from the funeral home.
Entombment will be in Laurel Grove Memorial Park Mausoleum, Totowa, NJ.
Hilda E. Trinidad (nee Colon) age 72 of Clifton, passed away peacefully on Thursday, June 21, 2018 in the presence of and while receiving the loving carof her family.
Hilda was born and raised in Coamo, Puerto Rico, one of four children to Rodolfo and Petronila Colon. At the age of about eighteen Hilda arrived in the United States and lived with her sister in Paterson. While living with her sister here in New Jersey, her sister’s husband Jose introduced her to a young man named Leonides Trinidad. They dated for about three years and as fate would have it they fell in love and were married in the summer of 1971.
Hilda and Leonides moved around a bit but remained in Paterson and would raise their three children there. Subsequent to their children growing up and leaving home, they moved to the city of Clifton in 1999. Hilda spent most of her life as a homemaker, however from about 1978 until 1982 she worked at Terry Footwear on an assembly line where they manufactured slippers.
Hilda’s true calling was not however to work on an assembly line but to care and nurture her family. Not only did she raise and instill in her three children strong, lasting family values, but she also baby-sat several of their neighbors’ children whom she cared for and raised as well. Hilda was a loving, nurturing, and most of all strong woman who was referred to as the “rock” of the Trinidad family. Not only was she completely devoted to her family, she was also devoted to her Christian Faith. Hilda and Her Husband Lenny are members of Rock of My Salvation Church, (Rocca De Mi Salvacion), in Newark. Hilda enjoyed crocheting and knitting and made countless baby blankets, booties, and furniture covering for her entire family over the years. Hilda’s family also recalls frequenting the Jersey Shore Points such as Seaside and Atlantic City Beeches. Aside from all of Hilda’s hobbies and interests, her greatest passion was for her family and her faith. The night that Hilda passed away she was ministering to her entire family. Some of her last words were, “I am going to be ok, I am leaving with Jesus, now stop crying!!” Hilda’s family feels blessed to have had such comforting closure. Hilda was an extraordinary woman who touched the loves of many people and will be sincerely missed by her family and friends alike.
Hilda is survived by her husband Leonides Trinidad of Clifton, one son Daivid Trinidad and his wife Kathleen of Wayne, two daughters; Magali Muniz and her husband Edwin of Haledon, and Elizabeth Perez of Bethlehem PA, eight grandchildren; Alyssa, David Jr, Amberlyse, Rachel, Amaryllis, Rabecca, Kathlyn, and Alexis. She was predeceased by her three sisters Mary Colon Reyes, Nelida Colon Reyes, and Iris Colon Reyes, as well as her brother Samuel Colon Reyes.
Those who wish to make a donation in Hilda’s name are asked to consider the American Cancer Society, NJ Chapter 986 South Springfield Ave, Springfield NJ 07081.
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Friends may visit with the family from 4-8PM on Monday June 25, 2018 at the VanderMay Wayne Colonial funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Rd. Wayne. Funeral services will be held 10AM on Tuesday June 26 from the funeral home.
Entombment will be in Laurel Grove Memorial Park Mausoleum, Totowa, NJ.
June 21, 2018
Services
Friends may visit with the family from 4-8PM on Monday June 25, 2018 at the VanderMay Wayne Colonial funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Rd. Wayne. Funeral services will be held 10AM on Tuesday June 26 from the funeral home.
Entombment will be in Laurel Grove Memorial Park Mausoleum, Totowa, NJ.
Hilda E. Trinidad (nee Colon) age 72 of Clifton, passed away peacefully on Thursday, June 21, 2018 in the presence of and while receiving the loving carof her family.
Hilda was born and raised in Coamo, Puerto Rico, one of four children to Rodolfo and Petronila Colon. At the age of about eighteen Hilda arrived in the United States and lived with her sister in Paterson. While living with her sister here in New Jersey, her sister’s husband Jose introduced her to a young man named Leonides Trinidad. They dated for about three years and as fate would have it they fell in love and were married in the summer of 1971.
Hilda and Leonides moved around a bit but remained in Paterson and would raise their three children there. Subsequent to their children growing up and leaving home, they moved to the city of Clifton in 1999. Hilda spent most of her life as a homemaker, however from about 1978 until 1982 she worked at Terry Footwear on an assembly line where they manufactured slippers.
Hilda’s true calling was not however to work on an assembly line but to care and nurture her family. Not only did she raise and instill in her three children strong, lasting family values, but she also baby-sat several of their neighbors’ children whom she cared for and raised as well. Hilda was a loving, nurturing, and most of all strong woman who was referred to as the “rock” of the Trinidad family. Not only was she completely devoted to her family, she was also devoted to her Christian Faith. Hilda and Her Husband Lenny are members of Rock of My Salvation Church, (Rocca De Mi Salvacion), in Newark. Hilda enjoyed crocheting and knitting and made countless baby blankets, booties, and furniture covering for her entire family over the years. Hilda’s family also recalls frequenting the Jersey Shore Points such as Seaside and Atlantic City Beeches. Aside from all of Hilda’s hobbies and interests, her greatest passion was for her family and her faith. The night that Hilda passed away she was ministering to her entire family. Some of her last words were, “I am going to be ok, I am leaving with Jesus, now stop crying!!” Hilda’s family feels blessed to have had such comforting closure. Hilda was an extraordinary woman who touched the loves of many people and will be sincerely missed by her family and friends alike.
Hilda is survived by her husband Leonides Trinidad of Clifton, one son Daivid Trinidad and his wife Kathleen of Wayne, two daughters; Magali Muniz and her husband Edwin of Haledon, and Elizabeth Perez of Bethlehem PA, eight grandchildren; Alyssa, David Jr, Amberlyse, Rachel, Amaryllis, Rabecca, Kathlyn, and Alexis. She was predeceased by her three sisters Mary Colon Reyes, Nelida Colon Reyes, and Iris Colon Reyes, as well as her brother Samuel Colon Reyes.
Those who wish to make a donation in Hilda’s name are asked to consider the American Cancer Society, NJ Chapter 986 South Springfield Ave, Springfield NJ 07081.
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