MARIA WAS BORN AND RAISED IN NEWARK, NJ. SHE MOVED TO PENNSYLVANIA WHEN SHE WAS 25 AND NEVER LOOKED BACK. SHE MADE A VERY GOOD LIFE FOR HERSELF THERE.

SHORTLY AFTER SHE FOUND LOVE WITH A GUY NAMED CARLOS. "IT WAS LOVE AT FIRST SIGHT" SHE SAID. FROM THE DAY THEY MET SHE KNEW HE WAS GOING TO BE HER HUSBAND AND THEY GOT MARRIED AND HAD TWO KIDS. NOT LONG AFTER THEY HAD THIER FIRST BOY WHICH SHE NAMED AFTER HIS FATHER, THEN A GIRL WHOM WAS NAMED AFTER MARIA.

MARIA WORKED AS A HOME HEALTH AID FOR 20 YEARS AND ALL HER CLIENTS LOVED HER. SHE WAS A GOOD PERSON INSIDE AND OUT. SHE LEAVES BEHIND HER HUSBAND CARLOS, HER SON CARLOS JR., HER DAUGHTER LIL MARIA, HER GRANDCHILDREN NINA, HECTOR, UNIQUE, JASON AND WULF, ALONG WITH TONS OF FRIENDS. SHE WILL BE MISSED DEARLY.

REST IN HEAVEN ANGEL. YOU FINALLY GOT YOUR WINGS.