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June 2, 2017
Services
Friends may visit with the family from 5-9 PM on Friday, June 9, 2017 at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne.
A Funeral Mass will be offered 10 AM on Saturday, June 10, 2017 at Saint Gerard Majella Church, 501 West Broadway, Paterson.
Interment will be in Cedar Lawn Cemetery, Paterson.
Juana Matilde was a strong woman full of love and compassion for her family and her community. She was born in Lircay, Peru (in South America) on September 21st, 1939, but her parents, papa Alfonso and mama Ana registered her on November 1st, 1939 to avoid late fees.
She was very curious and mischievous as a child, and ended up getting married at the very young age of 14 to Francisco Ambrosio. She had her first child, Jesus, at 15 and Maria at 18 years old. She got divorced a year later and Jesus stayed with his dad and Maria with hers. Five years later, she had her third child, Teresa, with her new husband Fausto Arce, and later they separated.
In Peru, she traveled and worked very hard until she came to the United States as a homemaker for Mrs. Angie Maloney in Pompton Plains, who sponsored her with a permanent resident green card. She also worked for Stacey Textile Company in Clifton and later for Nabisco Brands in Fairlawn for about 20 years.
Her health took a turn and she was forced to retire. She was instrumental in her daughter Maria Ambrosio’s dental practice. She was not only her front desk receptionist for a while, but also her public relations person in Paterson.
She volunteered in many community events and political campaigns. She was very well known in the Paterson community. She was responsible to reunite many families, working all hours of the day and night with immigration papers, and meetings in Newark. She also helped many people with family matters as an interpreter and legal representation in the court of Paterson. She would give anything and everything for the needs of the community, to the point of losing her own wellbeing and freedom.
Many people that came from Peru lived with her until they were able to sustain themselves, including her own family. She was very involved with her grandchildren’s activities and enjoyed traveling with them and the family all over the world. She was the abuela, the team grandma and they enjoyed her cooking, love and dedication. When daughter Teresa moved independently, she decided to move in with her, living now a relaxed and quiet life for a period of five years before she fell seriously ill. She will be missed very deeply, not only by her immediate family, but by all the people she touched throughout her life.
Juana was the loving mother of Jesus Ambrosio of Paterson, Maria Ambrosio and her husband Wilson Maldonado of Wayne and Teresa Cabrera of Paterson; she was the cherished grandmother of Julio, Lorena, Kenneth, Sharon, Daniel, Luis, Joselo, Michael, and Andy; she was dearly loved by her great-grandson Jameson and she has another great grandson on the way from her grandson Julio; she was the dear sister of Leonor, Antonia, Maria, Yolanda, Margarita, Juan, Luis, Alfonso, and Haydee.
In lieu of flowers memorial donations to SmilesForLife.org would be greatly appreciated. If you want to make a donation, select Maria Ambrosio D.M.D. or you could make a check payable to "Smiles for Life" and leave it with the funeral home staff.
If you would like to send a private condolence directly to the family use this condolence section.
Friends may visit with the family from 5-9 PM on Friday, June 9, 2017 at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne.
A Funeral Mass will be offered 10 AM on Saturday, June 10, 2017 at Saint Gerard Majella Church, 501 West Broadway, Paterson.
Interment will be in Cedar Lawn Cemetery, Paterson.
June 2, 2017
Services
Friends may visit with the family from 5-9 PM on Friday, June 9, 2017 at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne.
A Funeral Mass will be offered 10 AM on Saturday, June 10, 2017 at Saint Gerard Majella Church, 501 West Broadway, Paterson.
Interment will be in Cedar Lawn Cemetery, Paterson.
Juana Matilde was a strong woman full of love and compassion for her family and her community. She was born in Lircay, Peru (in South America) on September 21st, 1939, but her parents, papa Alfonso and mama Ana registered her on November 1st, 1939 to avoid late fees.
She was very curious and mischievous as a child, and ended up getting married at the very young age of 14 to Francisco Ambrosio. She had her first child, Jesus, at 15 and Maria at 18 years old. She got divorced a year later and Jesus stayed with his dad and Maria with hers. Five years later, she had her third child, Teresa, with her new husband Fausto Arce, and later they separated.
In Peru, she traveled and worked very hard until she came to the United States as a homemaker for Mrs. Angie Maloney in Pompton Plains, who sponsored her with a permanent resident green card. She also worked for Stacey Textile Company in Clifton and later for Nabisco Brands in Fairlawn for about 20 years.
Her health took a turn and she was forced to retire. She was instrumental in her daughter Maria Ambrosio’s dental practice. She was not only her front desk receptionist for a while, but also her public relations person in Paterson.
She volunteered in many community events and political campaigns. She was very well known in the Paterson community. She was responsible to reunite many families, working all hours of the day and night with immigration papers, and meetings in Newark. She also helped many people with family matters as an interpreter and legal representation in the court of Paterson. She would give anything and everything for the needs of the community, to the point of losing her own wellbeing and freedom.
Many people that came from Peru lived with her until they were able to sustain themselves, including her own family. She was very involved with her grandchildren’s activities and enjoyed traveling with them and the family all over the world. She was the abuela, the team grandma and they enjoyed her cooking, love and dedication. When daughter Teresa moved independently, she decided to move in with her, living now a relaxed and quiet life for a period of five years before she fell seriously ill. She will be missed very deeply, not only by her immediate family, but by all the people she touched throughout her life.
Juana was the loving mother of Jesus Ambrosio of Paterson, Maria Ambrosio and her husband Wilson Maldonado of Wayne and Teresa Cabrera of Paterson; she was the cherished grandmother of Julio, Lorena, Kenneth, Sharon, Daniel, Luis, Joselo, Michael, and Andy; she was dearly loved by her great-grandson Jameson and she has another great grandson on the way from her grandson Julio; she was the dear sister of Leonor, Antonia, Maria, Yolanda, Margarita, Juan, Luis, Alfonso, and Haydee.
In lieu of flowers memorial donations to SmilesForLife.org would be greatly appreciated. If you want to make a donation, select Maria Ambrosio D.M.D. or you could make a check payable to "Smiles for Life" and leave it with the funeral home staff.
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