The viewing took place in Maria Ambrocio's hometown of Bayonne.
Ambrocio, an oncology nurse for 25 years, suffered serious head trauma when police say 26-year-old Jimmy Foster ran into her while fleeing with a 29-year-old woman's purse that he had allegedly snatched near Broadway and West 40th Street on Friday, October 8.
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The 58-year-old victim was hospitalized on life support, but later died from her injuries.
Investigators charged Foster with murder.
A memorial service in Bayonne is scheduled for Monday.
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