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October 16, 2023
Services
Friends may visit with the family on Wednesday, October 18, 2023 from 4-8 PM at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne.
A Graveside Service will be held at Laurel Grove Memorial Park on Thursday, October 19, 2023 beginning 10:00 AM. Please meet directly at the entrance of the cemetery at 9:45 AM. We will process together to the gravesite.American Heart Association.
Moises Aviles, age 97, of Wayne, passed away peacefully on Monday, October 16, 2023.
Moises was born in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico, one of Juan and Dionisa (Camacho) Aviles’ ten children. He grew up in Puerto Rico until the age of 16 when he joined his older brother Pedro who had already moved to the Bronx, New York. Soon after, in 1945, Moises became a Merchant Marine serving as a seaman on the United States merchant ships. As a Mariner, Moises traveled extensively throughout the world.
Upon his retirement as a Merchant Marine, Moises returned to New York. Shortly thereafter, he met a beautiful young lady named Ernestine Alvarez. She also had come from Puerto Rico to New York and the two fell in love and soon married. For many years they lived in the Bronx where they raised their two children, Edward and Rosemary. Moises enjoyed a career with the New York City Transit Authority that spanned twenty-five years until his retirement in 1991. The funny sidenote to his retirement occurred a whole year later when he got a call from the Transit Authority informing him that they found a glitch in his employment records and that, in order to keep his pension, Moises had to come to work for one more day. Obliging the technicality, Moises reported for work and promptly announced “If anyone needs me, I’ll be across the street at the bar.” With full-time work behind him, he and Ernestine moved to Wayne, NJ where they remained to the present.
One of Moises’ favorite places to be, was in the kitchen where he could fully hone his culinary skills. He was known for the delicious sauces that he made. They tasted so good with some nice pasta and a glass of fine wine. Moises whole family benefited from his love of cooking and one of their favorite recipes was his sweet potato pie. Moises also enjoyed working in his yard. He kept his lawn in meticulous condition and, when his grandsons came over to cut his grass, he expected nothing but the straightest of lines. He believed that no wild animals should be allowed in his yard because, as he liked to say, “They didn’t pay any rent.” Consequently, those humane HavaHart traps were employed to safely remove them from his yard. In spite of his disdain for the squirrels, chipmunks and bunnies, Moises had a soft spot for the ducks which he fed on a daily basis. One particular duck took a real liking to Moises so, when he would go on his daily walks through the neighborhood to catch up on the gossip, that duck always walked behind him.
While traveling wasn’t frequent in later years, Moises and Ernestine did enjoy occasional trips to Florida and Puerto Rico to visit family. Older age led to an increasingly mellower demeaner for Moises and along with that came an increasing love and admiration for his three grandsons and six great-grandchildren. He loved spending time with them and he always had some cash in his pocket to spoil them.
Practical to a fault, blunt and to the point, Moises had a knack for sarcasm, but it was his sarcasm that made him so endearing and frankly, it’s one of the reasons he will be so missed by his family and friends. He will also be missed for his great stories about his experiences as a Merchant Mariner and with his job with the Transit Authority. Most of all, he’ll be missed for his mere presence.
Moises was the beloved husband of Ernestine and much-loved father of his late son Edward (1995) and late daughter Rosemary Aviles-Cruz (2017); cherished grandfather of: 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; adoring great-grandfather of: Matthew, Anna, Vanessa, Victoria, Valerie, and April; precious great-uncle of Rebecca Colon of Englewood; and dear godfather of Christopher Nelles. Moises was also predeceased by his nine siblings.
In lieu of flowers, those planning an expression of sympathy in Moises’s name are asked to consider:
American Heart Association
PO Box 840692
Dallas, TX 75284-0692
To make a donation by mail, please click here to print out mailable donation form
Please indicate that your gift is in memory of Moises Aviles.
If you would like to send a private condolence directly to the family use this condolence section.
Friends may visit with the family on Wednesday, October 18, 2023 from 4-8 PM at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne.
A Graveside Service will be held at Laurel Grove Memorial Park on Thursday, October 19, 2023 beginning 10:00 AM. Please meet directly at the entrance of the cemetery at 9:45 AM. We will process together to the gravesite.American Heart Association.
October 16, 2023
Services
Friends may visit with the family on Wednesday, October 18, 2023 from 4-8 PM at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne.
A Graveside Service will be held at Laurel Grove Memorial Park on Thursday, October 19, 2023 beginning 10:00 AM. Please meet directly at the entrance of the cemetery at 9:45 AM. We will process together to the gravesite.American Heart Association.
Moises Aviles, age 97, of Wayne, passed away peacefully on Monday, October 16, 2023.
Moises was born in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico, one of Juan and Dionisa (Camacho) Aviles’ ten children. He grew up in Puerto Rico until the age of 16 when he joined his older brother Pedro who had already moved to the Bronx, New York. Soon after, in 1945, Moises became a Merchant Marine serving as a seaman on the United States merchant ships. As a Mariner, Moises traveled extensively throughout the world.
Upon his retirement as a Merchant Marine, Moises returned to New York. Shortly thereafter, he met a beautiful young lady named Ernestine Alvarez. She also had come from Puerto Rico to New York and the two fell in love and soon married. For many years they lived in the Bronx where they raised their two children, Edward and Rosemary. Moises enjoyed a career with the New York City Transit Authority that spanned twenty-five years until his retirement in 1991. The funny sidenote to his retirement occurred a whole year later when he got a call from the Transit Authority informing him that they found a glitch in his employment records and that, in order to keep his pension, Moises had to come to work for one more day. Obliging the technicality, Moises reported for work and promptly announced “If anyone needs me, I’ll be across the street at the bar.” With full-time work behind him, he and Ernestine moved to Wayne, NJ where they remained to the present.
One of Moises’ favorite places to be, was in the kitchen where he could fully hone his culinary skills. He was known for the delicious sauces that he made. They tasted so good with some nice pasta and a glass of fine wine. Moises whole family benefited from his love of cooking and one of their favorite recipes was his sweet potato pie. Moises also enjoyed working in his yard. He kept his lawn in meticulous condition and, when his grandsons came over to cut his grass, he expected nothing but the straightest of lines. He believed that no wild animals should be allowed in his yard because, as he liked to say, “They didn’t pay any rent.” Consequently, those humane HavaHart traps were employed to safely remove them from his yard. In spite of his disdain for the squirrels, chipmunks and bunnies, Moises had a soft spot for the ducks which he fed on a daily basis. One particular duck took a real liking to Moises so, when he would go on his daily walks through the neighborhood to catch up on the gossip, that duck always walked behind him.
While traveling wasn’t frequent in later years, Moises and Ernestine did enjoy occasional trips to Florida and Puerto Rico to visit family. Older age led to an increasingly mellower demeaner for Moises and along with that came an increasing love and admiration for his three grandsons and six great-grandchildren. He loved spending time with them and he always had some cash in his pocket to spoil them.
Practical to a fault, blunt and to the point, Moises had a knack for sarcasm, but it was his sarcasm that made him so endearing and frankly, it’s one of the reasons he will be so missed by his family and friends. He will also be missed for his great stories about his experiences as a Merchant Mariner and with his job with the Transit Authority. Most of all, he’ll be missed for his mere presence.
Moises was the beloved husband of Ernestine and much-loved father of his late son Edward (1995) and late daughter Rosemary Aviles-Cruz (2017); cherished grandfather of: 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; adoring great-grandfather of: Matthew, Anna, Vanessa, Victoria, Valerie, and April; precious great-uncle of Rebecca Colon of Englewood; and dear godfather of Christopher Nelles. Moises was also predeceased by his nine siblings.
In lieu of flowers, those planning an expression of sympathy in Moises’s name are asked to consider:
American Heart Association
PO Box 840692
Dallas, TX 75284-0692
To make a donation by mail, please click here to print out mailable donation form
Please indicate that your gift is in memory of Moises Aviles.
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