Esther Albuquerque
October 23, 1928 - February 6, 2023

Esther Albuquerque passed away peacefully on Monday, February 6, 2023, at the age of 94.

She was predeceased by her mother, Ana Vieira, her father, Julio Botelho, her husband, Fernando Albuquerque, and her youngest son, Fernando Albuquerque Jr.

Esther was born in Providence, Rhode Island on October 23, 1928 and moved to Portugal at the young age of 2. She was raised in small village “aldea” in Portugal with her mother, brother and sister. At the age of 17, her Aunt Viola and Uncle Joe sponsored her return to the United States, where she worked as a seamstress and became a sample maker.  She met Fernando Albuquerque at a Portuguese club and married on her 21 st birthday. They started their own business together, Dart Cleaners in Union NJ that they maintained until they retired. She had a big heart and her family was everything to her. She loved dancing, playing cards, needlepoint, sewing, knitting, crocheting, gardening and cooking. Throughout her entire life, Esther had an unwavering faith in God and enjoyed attending church services.

Esther is survived by her 3 children, Alvaro, George, and Maria Julia, her 3 grandchildren, Christine Federovitch of San Diego CA, Keith Thedinga of Pennington, NJ. and Elizabeth Truzack of San Diego CA, and her 4 great-grandchildren, Owen, Kaitlyn, Lillian and Lilly.

She will be interred in the spring with her husband and youngest son in Wrightstown, NJ at Brigadier General William C. Doyle Memorial Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, please make donations to her favorite charities, St. Jude https://www.stjude.org/donate and Wounded Warriors https://support.woundedwarriorproject.org/ .


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