Tereza Soares, 84 passed away on November 24, 2024.
Relatives and friends are invited to attend a visitation for Tereza at the Armitage & Wiggins Funeral Home, 596 Belgrove Dr. Kearny on Tuesday November 26 from 6-9 PM. A Funeral Mass will be celebrated at Queen of Peace Church on Wednesday at 9:45 AM. Interment will follow at Holy Cross Cemetery.
Born in Tatuí, São Paolo, Brazil, Tereza was a longtime Newark resident. She was an avid gardener, and also cherished time spent cooking and dancing.
Tereza was the beloved wife of the late Silvio Soares; loving mother of Rogerio Soares, Silvia Lattoz, and the late Rosicler Senatore. She was the devoted grandmother of six and adoring great-grandmother of three.
In lieu of flowers, donations in her memory may be made to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.