Marcela Alvarez-Nacius, 51, of New York, NY, peacefully passed away in her home surrounded by loved ones on Thursday, March 22, 2018 after courageously battling ovarian cancer for 21 months. Marcela was born in 1966 in Santiago, Chile to Ruben Alvarez Sasso and Maria Teresa Herrero Araus.
Marcela earned her Bachelor’s Degree in Library Science from Instituto Profesional de Santiago in 1990. She moved to New York City in 1998 where she met her husband Rick. She earned her Master’s Degrees in Library Science from Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, NY in May 2000. Marcela started working at Dow Jones/News Corp in 2000 as a research specialist. Marcela and Rick were married on September 24, 2001 in New York City. Their son Max was born in June 2006. In 2008 she was promoted to Manager of Integration Research.
Marcela is survived by her husband, Richard (Rick) Nacius and her loving son, Maximilian (Max) Ignacio Nacius of New York, New York; her father, Ruben Alvarez Sasso of Santiago Chile; her mother, Maria Teresa Herrero Araus of Santiago Chile; her brother, Pablo Alvarez Herrero of Amsterdam Holland; her brother, Cristian Alvarez Herrero of Santiago Chile.
Visitation will be held on Sunday evening March 25th from 4 to 8 pm at Nagel Funeral Home, 352 East 87th Street, NY, NY.
Funeral mass will be held on Monday March 26th at 11AM at St Cecilia Catholic Church, 120 East 106th Street, NY, NY 10029 followed by interment at St Michael's Cemetery, 72-02 Astoria Blvd, East Elmhurst, NY.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorial contributions be made in memory of Marcela Alvarez-Nacius to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.
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