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Obituary of Maria Eugenia Petros
Maria Eugenia Irma Fagalde Ide Petros was born December 24, 1939, in Santiago, Chile.
She passed in her own home; where she raised her family with her late husband Lou in West Orange, New Jersey on November 20, 2022, at 82 years old.
In her own words, “I have no regrets… Lou was the the love of my life!!” They traveled the world together — meeting in Barcelona, and making their way through Europe, North Africa, South America, and South Asia in those first few years of marriage before settling in West Orange, NJ.
Maria, known to many as “Yia Yia,” or more infamously as “The Ya,” leaves behind three adoring children Kathy, Linda, Steven, and six grandchildren.
In lieu of flowers, the family kindly requests that you make a donation in The Ya’s honor supporting Soma Justice to increase access to swim lessons for local children and their families. To donate and read more about Maria’s lifetime of loving the water and teaching swimming, please see their GoFundMe > https://Bit.ly/swimwithya
(All donations are 100% tax deductible).
Viewing
Friday, November 25
5:00PM to 8:00PM
Dangler Funeral Home
340 Main Street
West Orange, NJ 07052
Funeral Services & Interment
Saturday, November 26
10:00AM
St. George Greek Orthodox Church
1033 W Park Ave
Ocean Township, NJ 07712
Cemetery (after service)
998 Wakefield Rd
Neptune City, NJ 07753