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Beloved North Jersey Mom Of 1-Year-Old Girl Jennifer Lara Dies Suddenly On 33rd Birthday Beloved North Jersey Mom Of 1-Year-Old Girl Jennifer Lara Dies Suddenly On 33rd Birthday
Beloved North Jersey Mom Of 1-Year-Old Girl Jennifer Lara Dies Suddenly On 33rd Birthday North Jersey church parishioner and beloved mother of a one-year-old girl Jennifer Guadalupe Rodriguez Lara died suddenly on Jan. 22 — what would’ve been her 33rd birthday. Born in San Salvador, Lara was a parishioner at Mountaintop Church in Hackettstown, where she lived at the time of her death, her obituary says. Lara was a skilled and passionate cook who enjoyed watching soccer and cheering for her favorite Madrid team, her memorial says. Above all, Lara was a loving mother to her one-year-old daughter, Victoria Grace. More than $6,000 had been raised for Lara’s funeral expenses on a …

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by Valerie Musson
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COVID-19: North Jersey Mom Dies Days After Giving Birth COVID-19: North Jersey Mom Dies Days After Giving Birth
Covid-19: North Jersey Mom Dies Days After Giving Birth Support is surging for the family of a North Jersey mom who died days after giving birth. Joanna Jimenez, of Paterson, was diagnosed with COVID-19 when she was eight months pregnant with her third child. Jimenez delivered baby Ashton on Feb. 13, but died days later -- never able to hold her newborn. More than $38,100 had been raised as of Monday on a GoFundMe for Jimenez's three sons -- Jordan, 15, Christian, 8 months, baby Ashton -- and husband, Chad Augustus, left mourning her unexpected death. "She is a light of love, peace, and positivity which illuminated everyone around her,"&n…

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by Cecilia Levine