Lucrecia E Jadan Sumba Obituary, Death; – A mother of four was tragically murdered by her husband, who subsequently disposed of her body in a trash receptacle in Pennsylvania, according to investigators.
Friends and family members of Lucrecia E. Jadan Sumba expressed their concerns and reported her missing to law enforcement on Thursday. By Saturday, authorities discovered the remains of the 39-year-old resident of Elizabeth approximately 80 miles away in a parking lot along Route 309 in Coopersburg, Pennsylvania.
Rolando Corte, aged 42, was apprehended in Elizabeth on Sunday and has been charged with first-degree murder. He is currently being held at the Union County Jail, awaiting his initial court appearance scheduled for Thursday in Union County.
Officials have not disclosed any information regarding the motive behind the homicide. Corte is being represented by the Public Defender’s Office, which typically refrains from commenting on ongoing cases.
Circumstances of the Disappearance
As detailed in a GoFundMe campaign, Sumba failed to report to her position at a nail salon in Elizabeth on Thursday, which led her children and colleagues to initiate a search for her.
When questioned about his wife’s location, Corte claimed ignorance and appeared “disinterested” in her disappearance, as noted on the fundraising page. Subsequently, her employer contacted the police regarding her absence.
“A Dedicated and Caring Mother”
Sumba was the mother of four children, ranging in age from 5 to 21. The couple had been married for 23 years, according to the GoFundMe page. Having relocated to the United States in 2021, she had recently acquired her driver’s license and was in the process of obtaining her GED, as mentioned in the campaign.
“Lucrecia Elizabeth was recognized as a dedicated, lovely, and caring mother, an excellent coworker, and someone who consistently brought joy to those around her. She was affectionately known as ‘La Tia’ at her workplace, a term of endearment used by both her colleagues and clients,” stated campaign organizer Danny Corte Jadan online.
Sumba’s funeral is set to take place on Sunday from 2 to 8 p.m. at the Las Rosas Bannworth Funeral Home in Elizabeth. A portion of the contributions from the GoFundMe campaign will be allocated to repatriate her remains to Ecuador. This incident marks the second violent death of a woman from Elizabeth.
