MARIA RADU (nee Raica), age 83, passed away Friday, May 20, 2016. Beloved wife of the late Gheorghe Cojocaru and the late Tom Radu; loving mother of Luciana Talpa (her late husband Teodosie Mihai); dear grandmother of Diana Talpa. Maria loved poetry and Romanian dancing and could be found reciting poetry at the local Romanian festivals. Devine Funeral Liturgy, Monday, May 23, at 10 am in Buna Vestire Church. Interment Woodvale Cemetery.