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Services
Friends may visit with the family at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, on Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2016 from 4-8 PM. Funeral Services will be held at 8:30 AM on Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2016 from the funeral home, then to St. Mary’s RC Church, Pompton Lakes, where at 9:30 AM a Funeral Mass will be offered. Burial will follow at the Holy Sepulchre Cemetery in Totowa.
Maria Jordan, age 88 of Pompton Lakes, died suddenly on Sunday, Nov. 27, 2016. She was the family matriarch and adoringly known as “Mamama” to all who knew her.
Maria grew up in Apurimac, Peru, far out in the countryside. She was one of eleven children; eight girls and three boys. Her home was located adjacent to a bus stop and she became acquainted with the bus driver, Julio. They married in 1948 and lived in Lima where they started a family. Maria raised her six children in Lima, five survived and as they each grew up, they moved north, some to Canada and some to the United States America. At the young age of 60, Maria, along with her husband, decided to move to the U.S. so they could be with their children again. She joined her daughter, Hilda in Paterson, NJ in 1986. She then moved in with her daughter Ines residing in Paterson, Wayne and lastly Pompton Lakes. In 2007 she moved out to live independently remaining in Pompton Lakes until her passing.
“Mamama” was happiest when surrounded by her family. She loved nothing more than to be cooking for everyone, feeding them all they could eat – and then feeding them some more! No one ever left her home hungry, that’s for certain. She made some incredible dishes, all of them traditional Peruvian recipes. Her Arepas, or corn pies, were legendary, and Ceviche was her own favorite, which she enjoyed once a week. She also loved Peruvian folk music, word search puzzles, Coca-Cola, and writing letters to her loved ones. She was very traditional in her ways, and writing letters to family was something she cherished. Even with a telephone at her disposal, she preferred to sit and pen a letter, put a stamp on it, and mail it away. She always enjoyed the reply letters that came back to her from family far and wide. She also had a great sense of humor and was constantly joking around. She had nicknames for everyone she met, and multiple endearing nicknames for many of her own relatives! She could be rather blunt at times, but always funny. She loved to socialize, enjoyed a good time, and was very proud of her large, loving family. They will all miss her dearly.
Maria was devoted to the Catholic Church. She has a stack of well-read bibles at home, and she has always been very faithful.
Maria is survived by her five children; Ines Cavero and her husband Bladimir of Pompton Lakes, Eulalia “Hilda” Diaz of Parsippany, Julio Pinto of Montreal, Arturo Pinto and his wife Rosa of Montreal, and Gustavo Pinto of Montreal, 16 grandchildren and 19 great-grandchildren, and four of her siblings still survive her. She was predeceased by her husband in 1987, and by six of her siblings.
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Friends may visit with the family at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, on Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2016 from 4-8 PM. Funeral Services will be held at 8:30 AM on Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2016 from the funeral home, then to St. Mary’s RC Church, Pompton Lakes, where at 9:30 AM a Funeral Mass will be offered. Burial will follow at the Holy Sepulchre Cemetery in Totowa.
Services
Friends may visit with the family at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, on Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2016 from 4-8 PM. Funeral Services will be held at 8:30 AM on Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2016 from the funeral home, then to St. Mary’s RC Church, Pompton Lakes, where at 9:30 AM a Funeral Mass will be offered. Burial will follow at the Holy Sepulchre Cemetery in Totowa.
Maria Jordan, age 88 of Pompton Lakes, died suddenly on Sunday, Nov. 27, 2016. She was the family matriarch and adoringly known as “Mamama” to all who knew her.
Maria grew up in Apurimac, Peru, far out in the countryside. She was one of eleven children; eight girls and three boys. Her home was located adjacent to a bus stop and she became acquainted with the bus driver, Julio. They married in 1948 and lived in Lima where they started a family. Maria raised her six children in Lima, five survived and as they each grew up, they moved north, some to Canada and some to the United States America. At the young age of 60, Maria, along with her husband, decided to move to the U.S. so they could be with their children again. She joined her daughter, Hilda in Paterson, NJ in 1986. She then moved in with her daughter Ines residing in Paterson, Wayne and lastly Pompton Lakes. In 2007 she moved out to live independently remaining in Pompton Lakes until her passing.
“Mamama” was happiest when surrounded by her family. She loved nothing more than to be cooking for everyone, feeding them all they could eat – and then feeding them some more! No one ever left her home hungry, that’s for certain. She made some incredible dishes, all of them traditional Peruvian recipes. Her Arepas, or corn pies, were legendary, and Ceviche was her own favorite, which she enjoyed once a week. She also loved Peruvian folk music, word search puzzles, Coca-Cola, and writing letters to her loved ones. She was very traditional in her ways, and writing letters to family was something she cherished. Even with a telephone at her disposal, she preferred to sit and pen a letter, put a stamp on it, and mail it away. She always enjoyed the reply letters that came back to her from family far and wide. She also had a great sense of humor and was constantly joking around. She had nicknames for everyone she met, and multiple endearing nicknames for many of her own relatives! She could be rather blunt at times, but always funny. She loved to socialize, enjoyed a good time, and was very proud of her large, loving family. They will all miss her dearly.
Maria was devoted to the Catholic Church. She has a stack of well-read bibles at home, and she has always been very faithful.
Maria is survived by her five children; Ines Cavero and her husband Bladimir of Pompton Lakes, Eulalia “Hilda” Diaz of Parsippany, Julio Pinto of Montreal, Arturo Pinto and his wife Rosa of Montreal, and Gustavo Pinto of Montreal, 16 grandchildren and 19 great-grandchildren, and four of her siblings still survive her. She was predeceased by her husband in 1987, and by six of her siblings.
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