Find Your Daily Voice
67°
Support Surges For Family After Unexpected Death Of Beloved Jersey Shore Mom Of 5 At 42
Support is on the rise for the heartbroken family of Damiana “Jero” Jeronima Perez Soto, a beloved Jersey Shore mother of five who died unexpectedly after battling liver disease on Monday, Aug. 22 at the age of 42.
A native of Seaside Heights, Damiana was a devoted parishioner at Our Lady of Perpetual Help, her obituary says.
She held her family incredibly close to her heart, especially her children, Norma, Neida, Teresa, Gustavo and Olivia; and her husband, Margarito.
Described as the life of the party, Damiana was endlessly generous and supportive of her community, her memorial says.
In…
'We Only Had Each Other': PA Woman, 26, Seeks Help Burying Mom Years After Dad
When Kendall Rienzo was 11 years old, she experienced something no child should: The death of a parent.
Her father, Kenneth Rienzo, died of liver disease, around Thanksgiving time in 2006. Fourteen years later, Kendall finds herself back in the same hell. This time, she's mourning the loss of her mother.
Jo-Ann Maletto died earlier this month after a fire broke out in her Upper Gwynedd apartment. Kendall, an only child, had raised more than $760 as of on a GoFundMe as of Saturday afternoon.
"My mom meant the world to me," said Kendall, now 26, of Warrington -- a mom herself to a 7-year-…
