Eileen Rivera, 58, died Oct. 5 in Somerset Medical Center.
She was born in Brooklyn, N.Y., and had lived in Staten Island, N.Y., before settling in Hillsborough in 1990. Rivera worked for AT&T for 40 years retiring as a manager in the billing department.
She was a member of Mary Mother of God Church, and enjoyed reading, traveling and most of all spending time with her family.
Surviving are her daughter Gabrielle, her brother Angelo Rivera, her sisters, Sylvia Rivera, Vivian McElhearn and Danielle Rivera and 11 nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will begin on Wednesday at 8:45am in the Hillsborough Funeral Home, 796 US Hwy 206, Hillsborough followed by a 9:30am Mass of Christian Burial in Mary Mother of God Church, Hillsborough. Entombment will follow in St. Bernard’s Cemetery, Bridgewater.
Visiting will be today(Tuesday) from 2-4 & 7-9 in the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, donations in Eileen’s name may be made to Somerset Medical Center Annual Fund.
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