Josefina Blanco (nee. Waite) 97, of Union City passed away on Saturday September 9, 2017. She was born in Puerto Rico and lived Paterson for 11 years and was previously of Fairview. Josefina was a Floor Supervisor for Artri Dress Co. of New York for 20 years retiring in 1981.
Josefina was the beloved wife of the late Ernest Rivera and the devoted mother of Mary Martinez, Yolanda Diaz and Rose Marie Rivera. She was the loving grandmother of Jerome Diaz, Carolyn, Samuel and Susan Martinez and Melissa Howard. She was the cherished great grandmother of Tiffany, Nicholas, Taylor, Madison, Jordan, Frankie, Eli, Robert and Isabelle as well as great great grandson Charles.
The funeral will be on Monday 9/18/17 at 10:30am at the Leber Funeral Home with the interment to follow at St. Raymond Cemetery Bronx, NY. The visitation will be on Sunday 9/17/17 from 5 to 9pm.