Jorge Luis

Zerquera

Relatives and friends are most kindly invited to attend graveside services for Jorge Luis Zerquera on Friday, December 15th at 11:00 A.M. at Woodlawn Cemetery, 302 Elm St., Everett.  Attendees are requested to meet at the cemetery chapel parking lot at 10:45 A.M.

Jorge passed away suddenly at the Milford Regional Medical Center on Friday November 17th .  He was 60 years of age.

Born in Malden and raised in Chelsea,  he was the beloved son of the late Cipriano H. and Sahara (Novoa) Zerquera.

A longtime resident of Chelsea where he attended local Schools.  As a young man he enlisted into the US Navy and was honorably discharged.  He returned to Chelsea and worked in various positions.

He settled in Miami in 1982 for several years and worked as an Auto Mechanic before returning to Massachusetts.  He continued his college education and received a bachelor's degree in mathematics and a minor degree in language.  He was proficient in four languages.  He resided for the last several years in Norfolk and worked as general facilities maintenance worker as a welder and boiler, HVAC repair man.

In his  lifetime, Jorge was an ardent Bruins fan and devout catholic, lay minister and youth mentor.

In addition to his parents Jorge was predeceased by his brothers, Alexander and Cipriano Zerquera.

He is lovingly survived by his sister Romilda Cristina "Tina" Zerquera of Chelsea and several of his cousins in Florida.