Minnie Coreen Garcia, 80, of Manahawkin, passed away on March 6, 2017 at Southern Ocean Medical Center.

She was born in Culpeper, VA and resided in Edison, NJ for 47 years before moving to Manahawkin, NJ in 2015.

Minnie was predeceased by her brother, George Williams and her sister, Dorothy Yager.

She is survived by her husband Robert Diego, married 62 years, her children; Lynn Hearon and her husband James, Robert and his wife Jill, Lori Kapcsandi and her husband Thomas, Christy Fabian, Tina Wadnik, and Cindy Garcia; in addition to twelve grandchildren; and her sister, Barbara Ward.

A Celebration of Life, will be held on Sunday, March 12, 2017 during the hours of 2 PM - 5 PM at Pierre's of South Brunswick.

In lieu of flowers, a contribution in her memory may be made to Autism Speaks https://www.autismspeaks.org/ .