Born in Bogota, Colombia (SA) to the late Ernesto Garzon and Maria Teresa Mejia. Teresa came to the United States in 1965 moving to Bayside, Queens (NY) to Lynbrook (NY), then finally settling in Toms River.
Prior to retiring, she worked at Franklin General Hospital in the housekeeping department from 1971 to 2002. Aside from work, she loved to listen to music, dance, taking trips to Cape May and Smithville, watching tennis, shopping and had a great fashion sense, but most of all, she loved spending time with her family as they made her the happiest.
She is survived by her two daughters Patricia Hopcroft and Marta Ruffini and her husband Richard; Her five grandchildren Thomas Owens III, Jennifer Teeter and her husband Chris, Mark Hopcroft and Tiffany Zambrana, Eric Hopcroft and his wife Nicole, Melina Brunner and her husband Billy; Her six great grand-daughters Toria, Madison, Kaydence, Mikella, Aria, and Harper; Her two great grand-sons Owen and Ethan.
She is predeceased by her son Gabriel Ceron.
A visitation will be held on Wednesday, December 20, 2023 from 4:00 - 8:00 pm at The Quinn-Hopping Funeral Home, 26 Mule Road, Toms River, New Jersey 08755.
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