Maria Teresa Perez, age 58, of Miami Lakes, Florida passed away on Saturday, August 17, 2024. Maria was born in Las Villas, Cuba.
She grew up in Union City, NJ. She attended St. Michael's Grammar School there and St. Joseph's of the Palisades High School in West New York. She graduated with a degree in Economics from St. Peter's College n Jersey and worked in Human Resources for several corporations in New York City before moving to Florida with her parents whom she helped care for before she, herself, became disabled. She was a self-taught student of the culinary arts and a fabulous cook who left behind an impressive library of books devoted to that subject.
A visitation for Maria will be held Thursday, August 22, 2024 from 6:00 PM to 11:50 PM at Caballero Rivero Hialeah, 373 W 9 Street, Hialeah, FL 33010. A committal service will occur Friday, August 23, 2024 from 2:00 PM to 2:30 PM at Caballero Rivero Woodlawn West, 14001 NW 178th St, Miami Lakes, FL 33018.
