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Andraka Funeral

Monday, February 4, 2013

Slain Parsippany Couple Mourned by Family and Friends

Chester and Rosaria Andraka are remembered by their children as people who were "strong, physically and mentally."

A packed sanctuary was on hand for the traditional Roman Catholic funeral mass for Chester and Rosaria Andraka at St. Christopher Church on Littleton Road Monday morning. The ceremony did not allude to the violence of what the Morris County Prosecutor's office ruled as the murder of Rosaria Andrala and the suicide of Chester Andraka. Instead, the focus was on comforting openly weeping family members and impressing upon the congregants the importance of faith. The family entered the worship space and walked up the church aisle behind two mahogany-colored caskets draped ceremonially in white linen, per Catholic tradition. Liturgical readings including the 23rd Psalm ("The Lord is my shepherd...") emphasized comfort and tenacity. In his …

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Ariana

7:29 pm on Sunday, March 3, 2013

How could you not call him a murderer? Official report says "Murder/Suicide" Autopsy conclusive - "Wife shot several times in the face and chest" As a former detective, whenever a victim is shot in the face several times "it's a hate crime" The reports are official on the Internet by Parsippany police. "There was trouble in their marriage" the report officially stated. He had it planned. Not a …   more ›

Saturday, February 2, 2013

Monday Funeral Set for Slain Parsippany Couple

Chester and Rosaria Andraka were found dead in their Parsippany home last Monday.

Funeral arrangements have been made for a Parsippany couple found dead after a murder-suicide in their Medford Road home last week. Viewings for Chester and Rosaria Andraka are scheduled for Sunday from 1-6 p.m. at the Quinn Hopping Funeral Home at 145 E. Mt. Pleasant Ave. in Livingston. The funeral takes place Monday at 9 a.m. at St. Christopher Church, 1050 Littleton Road. The Andrakas, both Fairleigh Dickinson University employees, were found shot to death last Monday morning. The Morris County Prosecutor's Office ruled that Rosaria Andraka was murdered and that Chester Andraka committed suicide. Officials have not stated publicly that Chester Andraka murdered his wife.  The couple have two children who attend FDU as students. An …

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Natalie Davis

11:22 am on Sunday, February 3, 2013

Selene, we can ask all we want; it's up to the officials to provide the answers and then, only the ones they are willing to give.   more ›

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