Martina “Tina” Simpson

Martina “Tina” Simpson, age 76, of Wayne, NJ, formerly of Nutley, passed away on Friday, December 22, 2023, after a long stay at Preakness Healthcare Center.

Tina was born to Edwin and Rita Krobatsch and lived on Fourth St. in Secaucus, NJ until young adulthood. She graduated from Weehawken High School in 1965. She also attended Montclair State University at night for several years and received a bachelor’s degree in Sociology with Honors in 1998. 

Tina worked as an Accounts Receivable Supervisor for 38 years at APA Transport in North Bergen, NJ until it went out of business. Subsequently, she found great satisfaction working with pre-school and kindergarten children in the Glen Ridge school system as an Aide until she retired.

“Chief”, as her husband Howard always called her, loved her family and enjoyed several hobbies such as ceramics, acrylic painting, gardening, and photography. Travel was also important with numerous trips to all the New England states, several Canada locations, and various Caribbean islands. In all, she visited over 20 states.

Howard and Tina were married in 1976 the bicentennial year. They honeymooned at Martha’s Vineyard and Rockport, Ma. They returned from their honeymoon to their cliffside apartment overlooking the Hudson River where the Tall Ships Flotilla had been. They were blessed with their son Scott during their marriage of more than 47 years. Scott and his wife Carmen provided Tina and Howard with two wonderful granddaughters, Alice and Natalie, who are the joys of their lives.