Nelly Marfisi Cruz, 89 of Woodbridge, passed peacefully on Wednesday morning, June 7, 2023, at the Hackensack Meridian Hospital in Old Bridge.

She was born on September 3, 1933, in Lajas, Puerto Rico.  She was formerly of Perth Amboy, NJ and has resided in Woodbridge Township for the last 25 years.

She retired from Revlon in Edison in 1994.

She was a long-time member and faithful communicant of Our Lady of Fatima RC Church in Perth Amboy, where she served as a Eucharistic Minister.  She served as a volunteer at the Raritan Bay Medical Center in Perth Amboy in Pastoral Care.

She was the beloved wife of the late Ignacio Cruz who died in 1996, the dear mother of the late Millie Gilmartin who died in 2016.

She leaves behind her four beloved children, Kenneth Cruz and wife Nina, Ignacio Cruz Jr and partner Daniel, Annie Ruchalski and husband Keith, Ivonne Cruz and her husband Sam.  Her seven grandchildren; Lauren, Christopher, Kevin, Justin, Kyle, Samantha, and Sammy.  Her great grandchildren, Claire, Dominic, Millie, and Ruby.  She leaves behind one sister, Ivette Plewa.

Visitation will take place on Friday, June 9, 2023 at the Flynn and Son Funeral Home, 23 Ford Avenue, Fords, N.J. 4-8:00 p.m.

Funeral Services begin Saturday morning June 10, 2023 at 9:15 am from the Flynn and Son Funeral Home, followed by a Funeral Liturgy (10:00 a.m.) at Our Lady of Fatima RC Church in Perth Amboy.

Interment will follow in St. James Cemetery in Woodbridge.

Contributions may be made in her memory to St. Jude.org