Celia Rivas died November 11, 2015. She was 81. Born in Peru she lived the past 21 years in Kearny. Arrangements are by The Armitage Wiggins Funeral Home in Kearny. Her Funeral Mass will be on Friday at 9 a.m. in St. Anthony Church in East Newark and burial will follow at Arlington Cemetery in Kearny
Celia is the wife of the late Humberto and is survived by her children Juan Rafael, William, Cesar and Elena Gomez, Rosa alvarez, Maria La Torre and Milagros Savedra. Also surviving are 25 grandchildren and 16 great grandchildren.