Passed away on March 19, 2014 in Emily Bissell Hospital. She received her education at Brightmeyer Elementary School and graduated from Northern High School in Detroit, Michigan. She had a love for helping the sick and became a nurse. She worked and retired as an OR Nurse at Riverside Hospital in Wilmington, DE. She then worked as a nurse at a Women's Health facility in Stanton, DE. On April 1, 1952, she married the late Tiburcio Torres, Sr. Out of their union came four boys and one girl; Tiburcio, Jr., Carlos, Victor, Jose and Genara. She was predeceased by both parents; her husband, Tiburcio Torres, Sr.; her daughter, Genara Torres; and three sisters,! Lovie Shaw, Sarah Ambrister, and Jeanette Ambrister. She leaves to celebrate her legacy five siblings: Lillian Jackson of Detroit, Michigan, Dorothy Shaw of Detroit, Michigan, Gwen Brockman of St. Claire Shore, Michigan, Glanville Ambrister, Jr. Of Detroit, Michigan, and Alexander Ambrister of Bellville, Michigan; four children: Tiburcio, Jr., Carlos, and Jose all of Wilmington, Delaware and Victor of Houston, Texas; 11 grandchildren: Sonya, Fagan, Arthur, Tiburcio, III., Ivan, Virginia, Darrell, Victor, Jr., Mary, Andrea, and Tia; 17 great-grandchildren, 1 great great-grandchild, and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends. She also shared an amazing sisterly bond with long-time friends Ms. Vivian and Ms. Edna Peebles. Read Miriam Torres's Obituary and Guestbook.
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