Maria H. Wegner

Born in Peñuelas, Puerto Rico, Mrs. Wegner first came to the mainland United States in 1944, joining older sisters and brothers in New York City. A woman of fierce determination, she worked briefly at Montefiore Hospital in the Bronx then for many years at the former Saint Vincent's Hospital in Greenwich Village, where she was an RN and Chief OR Nurse before retiring in her 70s.

In 1970 she moved to Ewing, NJ prior to settling in the Hiltonia section of Trenton. She was a member of the Trenton City Planning Commission, League of Women Voters, and the Hiltonia Civic Association. She loved gardening, playing Scrabble, impromptu conversations with strangers, hosting New Year's and neighborhood block parties, animals of all kinds, and hunting for treasures and bargaining with vendors at the Golden Nugget Antique Flea Market in Lambertville.

Beloved wife of 57 years to William H. and loving mother of Carl W. (Ann) and Paul H. (Rhonda) Wegner.

She will also be dearly missed by her grandchildren, Carl Jr., Jessica, and Loretta; brothers, Hernan and Herminio Cortes, and sister, Sarah Cortes.

Services and interment will be held privately.

As an expression of sympathy, memorial contributions may be sent in Maria's name to the Friends of the Earth charity (https://foe.org).