Leticia Esperanza Gaibor, age 92, of Cliffwood, New Jersey passed away on Tuesday, June 11, 2024. Born in Salango, Ecuador as the 7th child to Erasmo Gonzalez and Isabel Armendariz, Leticia Esperanza always had a love of family and life. She had a passion for teaching and children, and in 1958 received her degree from El Normal Rita Lecumberri. Soon after while working at escuela primaria Arabe Unida, she met the love of her life, Carlos Alfonso, who was also a teacher at a nearby school. They then married April of 1966. They were perfect for each other, opposites in many ways but the same when it came to their love of family and generous hearts. Letty, as she was affectionately referred to, was one of the first to pave the way for her family to immigrate to the US in 1961. One by one helping anyone who wanted to make the transition, like so many others, for a dream of a better life. Although she could no longer teach in the US, she worked hard as a wig maker for 30 years both at home and at Felice’s Hair Studio in Nutley.
Early on, she went to school to learn English and continued her love of learning by reading any chance she got. She was very fond of poetry and could recite them on demand and did so most recently for her oncologist. You could always find her writing at her desk. She would rewrite poems or paragraphs from books that she found fascinating or meaningful to her. She would love to pull recipes from different magazines or shows to “one day make”. And, although she did not really venture from her staple cooking, she made some delicious soups and lemon cake that she was well known for.
Letty was preceded in death by her parents, her siblings Victoria, Miguel, Lidia, Mariana, Julia, and Josefina, her husband, and her son Brian. She is survived by a loving son Harry Leonardo, daughter-in-law Danielle, granddaughter Amelia Leticia, sister Josefina Isabel, brother Vicente Alejandro, dozens of nieces and nephews and extended family that considered her their own tia and abuela.
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A visitation for Leticia will be held Wednesday, June 19, 2024 from 5:00 PM to 9:00 PM at KROWICKI MCCRACKEN FUNERAL HOME, 2124 East Saint George Ave, Linden, NJ 07036. A funeral mass will take place Thursday, June 20, 2024 from 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM at Queen of Peace Roman Catholic Church, 10 Franklin Pl, North Arlington, NJ 07031. A funeral will follow at Holy Cross Cemetery & Mausoleum, 340 Ridge Rd, North Arlington, NJ 07031.
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