Grace Morales de Augusto

Grace Morales de Augusto “Margie”, 70, passed away on Thursday, September 21, 2023, in Clara Maass Medical Center, Belleville, NJ.

Relatives and friends are invited to visit at the Thiele-Reid Family Funeral Home, 585 Belgrove Drive, Kearny, NJ on Sunday, September 24 from 1 to 5 p.m. Cremation will be private.

Born in Ecuador, Margie immigrated to the United States in 1970 and lived in Queens, NY. She has lived in Kearny for the last forty six years.

She worked as a restaurant manager in Kearny, Harrison and Elizabeth, NJ for twenty five years before retiring in 2009. She was passionate about food and she cooked with “all her love”. She also enjoyed travel, watching sports, flowers, and spending time with her friends and family.

Ms. Augusto is survived by her domestic partner Robert Ryba, three children, Kelly Diaz (Franco), Andy Augusto (Michael) and Anthony Augusto (Kate) and the father of her children, Amauri Augusto.  She was the sister of Miriam Garcia, Juan Rodriguez and Jorge Morales.  In lieu of flowers the family suggests contributions to the National Scleroderma Foundation http://scleroderma.org/tri-state-chapter/

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