Sylvia M Burdea

BURDEA – Silvia M. of New York, NY passed peacefully surrounded by family and friends July 5, 2013, at the age of 88. Loving wife for 51 years of the late Judge Grigore Burdea. Beloved Mother of Grigore (Greg) Burdea. Cherished Grandmother of Gregory Burdea. Devoted Sister of Sarkis Matosian. Author of many books, Professor of French for more than 40 years, Chairwoman of Foreign Languages Department, devoted Christian, and generous giver to many causes. Reposing at the Walter B. Cooke Funeral Home, 352 East 87 Street, New York, NY 10128 Friday July 12, 7-9 pm. Funeral Blessing Saturday July 13, 9 am, St. Dumitru Romanian Orthodox Church, 50 West 90th Street, New York. Burial at 11 AM, Resurrection Cemetery, Piscataway, NJ. In lieu of flowers the family would appreciate donations made to Rutgers Foundation (memo Tele-rehabilitation Institute), 7 College Avenue, New Brunswick, NJ, 08901.