Leonel Martins Obituary, Leonel Pereira Martins has died joy anchie, August 8, 2023 Leonel Martins Obituary, Death – At the age of 79, Leonel Pereira Martins passed away at the JFK Medical Center in Edison, New Jersey on Monday, August 7, 2023. He moved to the United States in 1963 and lived in Newark and Kearny before moving to Forked River in 2005. He was born in Sanfins, which is located in the province of Valenca in Portugal. After working as a laborer for more than half a century and being a proud member of the Heavy and General Construction Laborers Local 472, Leonel finally decided to retire at the age of 62. Martins was the loyal and loving father of Jorge Martins and his wife Lucia, as well as Damian Martins and his wife Maribel; the treasured grandfather of Briana, Justin, Marissa, and Sabrina. Who were his pride and joy; and the dear brother of Bento and Dionizio. Idalina Goncalves Sousa Martins passed away, but he is survived by his children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren. Funeral services for Leonel will be place at the Shaw-Buyus Home for Services on Friday, August 11, 2023 at nine in the morning. The address is 138 Davis Avenue, at Bergen Avenue, in Kearny, New Jersey 07032. After that. We will proceed to Our Lady of Sorrows Church in Kearny, New Jersey, where the Funeral Mass will be said at ten in the morning. After the service, interment will take place at Holy Cross Cemetery in North Arlington, New Jersey. On Thursday, August 10, 2023, from 5 to 8 pm, there will be a visitation for the deceased. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to the American Heart Association at www.heart.org or the American Cancer Society at www.cancer.org/donate. Your generosity would be greatly appreciated. Obituary