Christina R. Chew
Friend to All
Christina R. Chew (nee Hahn), 83 of Kearny passed away on February 24, 2018.
Funeral is from the Armitage & Wiggins Funeral Home, 596 Belgrove Dr. Kearny on Wednesday at 9:30 AM. A Funeral Mass will be celebrated at St. Cecilia Church in Kearny at 11 AM. Interment will follow at Holy Cross Cemetery. Visitation is on Tuesday from 4-9 PM at the funeral home.
Born in Kearny, Christina was a lifelong resident. Until recently, she worked as a teacher's aide at Lincoln Middle School in Kearny. Previously, she worked at the Ke-High Luncheonette, and at the Scotland Yard in Kearny. Nothing made her happier than doing things for others.
Christina was predeceased by her husband Richard E. Chew, son Richard E. Jr., and son-in-law Richard DeMauro. She is survived by her son Keith and daughter-in-law Rosemary of Middletown, NJ, daughter Mary Mullen and son-in-law David of North Haledon, NJ, her son David and companion Crystal of Raleigh, NC, and Joseph of Kearny. She is also survived by her grandchildren Brenden and Samantha, Richard and James, David, Courteney, Adam and John; great-grandchildren Sophia and Layla; her lifelong friend and niece JoAnne Martin; her friend and daughter-in-law Kathleen Sheedy; the family of Bob and Wendy Burton, many nieces (to whom she lovingly referred to as "the best nieces in the world"), nephews, countless cherished friends, and colleagues of the Kearny School District.
In lieu of flowers, donations in her memory may be made to the JDRF (www.jdrf.org) or to the American Cancer Society (www.cancer.org).