Patricia A. Rivera 76, of North Bergen, passed away on Saturday 3/24/12. She was born in Albany, NY and lived most of her life in North Bergen. Patricia graduated from Jersey City State College and was a Kindergarten teacher at St. John Nepomucene School in North Bergen for 25 years retiring in 2004.
She was the beloved wife of the late Jesus (Tony) Rivera and the devoted mother of Deborah Tripi, Rose Marie Lopes and Michael Shane. She was the loving grandmother of, Heather Tripi, Shannon Tripi, Tiffany Tripi, Cassandra Syvarth, Justin Dey, Michael Shane, Krystal Coon, John Shane and Thomas Shane as well as the great grandmother of 16 great grandchildren.
The funeral will be on Wednesday 3/28/12 at 7pm at the Leber Funeral Home. The family will receive friends on Wednesday from 3 to 8pm. For those desiring donation may be made to: St Jude Children’s Research Hospital PO Box 1000, Dept. 142 Memphis, TN 38148
