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Portrait of Carmen Plaza
In loving memory of

Carmen Plaza

October 20, 1953 – December 23, 2021
Lived 68 years
Calvary · Cherry Hill, NJ
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Carmen Plaza, age 68 of Stratford, passed away peacefully at home on December 23, 2021.

Beloved partner in life of Pedro Diaz; Devoted mother of Yolanda Fernandez, Marisol Ortiz (Leonardo Perez), Theresa Figueroa (Peter Collazo) and stepmother of Kiana Diaz; Loving grandmother of Jacqueline, Jacy, Michael, Briana, Brandon, Chanel, Alex, Javier, Karina and great grandmother of Sean, Jenesys, Neveah, Lucas and her baby Zion; Dear sister of Silvia Plaza, Juanita Velez, and Michael Tobi. She is also survived by special nieces Milly Figueroa and Lorry Gracia and many other loving nieces and nephews.

Carmen enjoyed cooking for family gatherings, shopping, playing bingo, going to the casinos and salsa dancing.

Relatives and friends are invited to the Visitation and Funeral on Tuesday, December 28, 2021 from 6 to 8 PM and Wednesday, December 29, 2021 from 9:30 to 10:30 AM at the Falco/Caruso & Leonard Pennsauken Funeral Home, 6600 N. Browning Road. Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 11 AM at St. Joseph Pro Cathedral, 2907 Federal Street in Camden. Interment will follow at Calvary Cemetery in Cherry Hill.

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1953
Born October 20
1959
Carmen was 6 when Barbie made her debut
1969
Carmen was 16 when the Woodstock music festival opened
1977
Carmen was 24 when Elvis Presley died
1982
Carmen was 29 when "E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial" opened in theaters
1995
Carmen was 42 when "Toy Story" became the first fully computer-animated film
2004
Carmen was 51 when Facebook was launched
2015
Carmen was 62 when "Hamilton" opened on Broadway
2020
Carmen was 67 when SpaceX launched astronauts into orbit for the first time
2021
Passed away December 23, age 68
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