Aurea Neira
Aurea Neira died May 18, 2026.
She was 93.
Born in Lima, Peru, she lived many years in Newark and Lyndhurst.
Visiting was at the Armitage & Wiggins Funeral Home, 596 Belgrove Drive, Kearny. Her funeral Mass was celebrated at Queen of Peace Church, North Arlington. Burial was in Holy Cross Cemetery, also North Arlington.
Aurea was the spouse of the late Ismael Moscoso and mother of Ana Moscoso, Betty Moscoso, Sonia Jara and Emperatriz Moscoso.
She is also survived by 10 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren.
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Kevin A. Canessa Jr. is the editor of and broadcaster at The Observer, an organization he has served since 2006. He is responsible for the editorial content of the newspaper and website, the production of the e-Newspaper, writing several stories per week (including the weekly editorial), conducting live broadcasts on social media channels such as YouTube, Facebook, and X, including a weekly recap of the news — and much more behind the scenes. Between 2006 and 2008, he introduced the newspaper to its first-ever blog — which included podcasts, audio and video. Originally from Jersey City, Kevin lived in Kearny until 2004, lived in Port St. Lucie. Florida, for four years until February 2016 and in March of that year, he moved back to Kearny to return to The Observer full time. Click Here to send Kevin an email.