Minerva Sauro Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

Minerva (Santiago) Sauro, age 60 of Millville, passed away Sunday morning, May 17, 2015 after an extended illness. Born in Brooklyn, NY, she moved to Millville with her family in 1971 and graduated from Millville High School in 1973. Minerva then went to school in California and retuned to Millville and worked at Bradlee's, and then Prudential for 15 years and retired. She also worked for the County Health Dept., the City of Millville, and then she worked for the Millville Board of Education as a Secretary for Lakeside Middle School for 17 years. Minerva was a member of the Parish of All Saints in Millville, and she was a former member of the Millville Library Board, and the Millville Housing Authority Board. She enjoyed shopping, gardening, especially in her flower garden, working in her yard, and spending time with her close family, mom, brothers, sisters, grandchildren and her group of friends from Lakeside Middle School. Minerva is survived by her husband of 39 years, Anthony P. Sauro; her children, Clifford D. McWhorter and wife Amanda (Grant) in the U.S. ARMY in Washington State, Ashle T. McWhorter of Millville, Anthony Sauro Jr. of Bridgeton, and D'Andrea Marie Beebe of Bridgeton; her mother Rosa Diaz Santiago of Millville; her siblings, Madeline Santiago of Millville, Carmen Gonzalez and husband Ernesto of Vineland, her twin sister Mildred Santiago and husband Mike of Vineland, Rosa M. Santiago of Millville, Mario Santiago and wife Edith of Millville, Mayor Michael Santiago and wife Lisa of Millville, and Michael Walker; two sisters in law, Liz Agliano of Vineland, and Cookie Kripak of TN; one brother in law Frankie Sauro of Vineland; five uncles; two aunts; three grandchildren, Cameron C. McWhorter, Milania Askins, and Carter McWhorter; and many nieces, nephews and cousins. She was predeceased by her father Mario in 2013. Funeral services will be conducted at 4 p.m. on Wednesday, May 20, 2015 in the Christy Funeral Home, 11 W. Broad Street, Millville. Family and friends will be received on Wednesday from 1 to 4 p.m. in the funeral home. Burial will be in Holy Cross Cemetery, Millville. In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorial contributions to the Ovarian Cancer Research Fund, 14 Penn Plaza, Suite 1710, NY, NY 10122. Memories and expressions of sympathy for Minerva Sauro may be shared on the Obituary Tribute Wall at www.christyfuneralservice.com.

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Minerva Sauro

April 28, 1955 - May 17, 2015