Nelida "Nellie" Mercedes Anazagasty

October 19, 1938 - December 7, 2019

Nelida "Nellie" Mercedes Anazagasty, age 81 of Millville, passed away Saturday, December 7, 2019 at the Millville Center. She had been in declining health for the past few years. Born in Brooklyn, NY to the late Francisco Anazagasty and Carmen Vazquez, she graduated from Jane Adams Vocational High School, and then received her Bachelor's Degree in English from NYU. She married, and for many years Nellie taught High School English before moving to Puerto Rico. While in Puerto Rico, she owned and operated a cosmetology school for many years, both in Rio Piedras and Santurce called Professional Beauty College. She then worked as a secretary at the United States Navy Base in Ceiba, Puerto Rico, before moving to Woodbine in 1998. Nellie continued working as a secretary for the State of New Jersey at the Woodbine Developmental Center prior to her retirement. Nellie will be sadly missed by her three daughters, Carmen Diaz and Monica Badillo, both of Millville, and Janette Santos of FL; her siblings, Carmen Pujols, Marian O'Brien, Anita Ruiz, Ralph Anazagasty, Frances Feliciano, and Maria Luisa Anazagasty; seven grandchildren, Kimlee, Manuel, Erwin, Angel, Erwinette, Ralph, and Karla; 15 great grandchildren, Norman Jr., Monica, Eshalae, Naysia, Kalee, Elena, Amaya, Angel Jr., Namron, Elijah, Grace, Anais, Gabriel, Adonis and Elyhana. She was predeceased by one brother Robert Anazagasty. A memorial service will be private at the convenience of the family.