Pia F. Erkan
- James Robinson
- Mar 22, 2018
- 1 min read
Pia F. Erkan
June 30,1944 - March 13, 2018
On March 13, 2018 our beloved mother, Pia F. Erkan(Fressle), 73, of Mesa, AZ, formerly of Saddle Brook, NJ passed away surrounded by family. She was born in Brooklyn, NY on June 30,1944 to her parents Hermann and Maria. Her parents courageoulsy came from Germany in the 1930's. Pia grew up in Queens, NY where she fell in love and married Atila Erkan. They would then move to NJ to raise their family. Later in life they would relocate to Mesa, AZ.
Pia was widowed in 2011 after 43 years of marriage. She was a wonderful mother and grandmother. She is survived by her 4 children Suzan, Erol, Ayla, Denise and husband Peter, 4 grandchildren Sienna, Juliette, Lily, Luka, brothers Willie(Anne) and Walter(Mary), nieces, nephews, and her dog Max.
She loved spending her time with her family and was a dedicated mother and grandmother. She enjoyed gardening, dancing, and going to the casino. She was always in your corner and truly helped each of us with love and support. She will be missed.
We imagine she is reunited in heaven with her love 'Baba', her parents, siblings, and nephews.
"Did you ever know that you're my hero, and everything I would like to be?
I can fly higher than an eagle, 'cause you are the wind beneath my wings."
feels like yesterday, still dealing with the stress from whatever happened. I'm happy I found this page,I remember her last words to me. She looked right at me I don't want to go, and then she said I'll miss you like crazy. Well mom I miss you like crazy... proud to be your son, and I'm glad I was there for you when you needed me. her last words were about a week before she finally took her last breath. What she went through no one should I saw her go from perfectly normal to some pretty horrible things that I'll just leave out.. but it was pretty traumatic to see and go through, I don't wish that type…