Jorge Vera Fuentes, 94 of Newark passed away on September 24, 2023.
Relatives and friends are invited to attend a visitation for Jorge at the Armitage & Wiggins Funeral Home, 596 Belgrove Dr. Kearny on Friday September 29 from 12 noon to 1 PM. A Funeral Service will be celebrated in the funeral home at 1 PM and his cremation will be held privately.
Born in Lima, Peru, Jorge served in the Peruvian military and settled in Newark in 1997. Always the life of the party, Jorge liked to dance and had a voracious appetite for food and for life. An auto mechanic by trade, Jorge loved cars. He was also an avid fisherman, and treasured time spent at barbecues with his family and great friends.
Jorge was the loving father of Rosa Vera Velez, Miguel Angel Vera, Maria Maza, Cesar Augusto Vera, Juan Carlos Vera, Lilianna Vera, Jorge Vera and Christian Vera; cherished grandfather of 16 and great-grandfather of 13. He was also the dear uncle of Maria Zavaleta, Angelica Zavaleta, Lucy Zavaleta and Fernando Piscoya, and great-uncle of Jennypher De La Cruz.