'Extremely Loved:' NJ Woman Allegedly Killed By Twin Remembered

Her family and friends remembered Anna Ramirez as " beautiful and extremely loved." Here are some of the reasons why:

She had a special bond with her grandparents and enjoyed family dinners and weekly time hanging out with her sisters, according to the obituary. She had four sisters, including Monika Medina, Bianka Medina and Chanel Medina.

Ramirez was also a certified nurse who loved spending time with her family, including three daughters she leaves behind, according to her obituary.

But now friends and family are dealing with pain at the hands of her identical twin sister, prosecutors say.

Prosecutors say the Camden resident was fatally stabbed by her identical twin sister, Amanda, over the weekend, and now Anna's loved ones are grieving for someone who "was a complete joy and one of the greatest gifts we have ever received.

That compliment came from a family friend in a GoFundMe post launched to help raise money to pay for the funeral.

“This is an extremely painful and unexpected tragedy. Humbly we are reaching out, asking for help to lay our beloved family member to rest," the friend says in the post. "Although our true wish is to have her with us, the realization that this is impossible has settled in. We are asking for any help in the cost of laying her to rest, without leaving the burden of the cost to her family. We ask that if you can not donate, please share with someone that can. God bless you all and on behalf of her family we send our gratitude.”

The target amount to be raised is $10,000. As of Friday, they had raised $2,795. To donate, visit the Funeral Costs GoFundMe page. GoFundMe is a Patch promotional partner.

In recent days, photos have emerged on social media of the twin sisters spending time and smiling together hours before authorities said Amanda fatally stabbed her sister. Balloons and candles set up in the shape of an "A" were also set up outside her Centennial Village apartment, where the fatal stabbing occurred.

Amanda Ramirez claims she stabbed her sister in self-defense when Anna Ramirez attacked her outside her Centennial Village apartment after a night of drinking over the weekend.

Camden County police found Anna Ramirez lying on the ground in her Centennial Village Apartment while responding to reports of an unconscious woman just after 5:30 a.m. on June 22.
She was taken to Cooper University Hospital and was pronounced dead at 6:19 a.m.

An autopsy determined Anna Ramirez died of a stab wound to the chest, according to the probable cause statement provided by the prosecutor's office on Tuesday.

Amanda Ramirez was arrested on the same day and charged with first-degree aggravated manslaughter, according to the Camden County Prosecutor’s Office. She will remain in jail pending trial.

A witness disputes Amanda Ramirez’s account, saying it was actually Amanda who retrieved the knife and came back and attacked Anna Ramirez, the prosecutor said during the pretrial detention hearing. Amanda Ramirez's attorney claims that witness couldn't see the actual stabbing.

Dressed in an orange jumpsuit, Amanda Ramirez sobbed through the entire hearing. As she was leaving the hearing, members of the crowd told her, "We love you baby."

Read more here: NJ Woman Fatally Stabs Twin Sister During Fight: Prosecutor

Her viewing was set for Thursday night, June 27, 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. and Friday, June 28, 9:30 a.m. at the Falco/Caruso and Leonard Pennsauken Funeral Home, 6600 North Browning Road. The funeral followed at 10:30 a.m. Interment was at Arlington Cemetery in Pennsauken.