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Friends may visit with the family at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, on Sunday, February 8, 2015 from 1-3 PM. A funeral service will be held at 3 PM on Sunday, immediately following the visiting hours, at the funeral home.
Alberta M. Allen, age 91 of Wayne, died peacefully on Wednesday, February 4, 2015. She had lived in Wayne for the past seventeen years, previously residing in Paterson, Lodi, and West Paterson.
Alberta worked at the Eastman Kodak developing facility in Fairlawn for thirty three years in their shipping department. During the years when cameras actually used film, she would receive thousands of rolls of film and ship out the finished prints, day in and day out. Alberta was frequently suggesting improvements to how the operation ran at Kodak, and as a result she was awarded several times for her streamlining contributions. She was even featured in the “Kodakery” company newspaper for her ingenuity, something she was very proud of.
Alberta was raised in Custer City, Pennsylvania, the youngest of eleven children. Sadly, two of her siblings passed away as infants and she lost both of her parents by the age of sixteen. She lived with her oldest sister for a short while before moving to Paterson, NJ and settling with her sister, Hazel. Paterson was a bustling city which starkly contrasted her rural childhood in western Pennsylvania, but Alberta enjoyed it. She lived there for nearly twenty years before moving to Lodi in 1960. She later moved to West Paterson in 1975 and joined the senior citizens group there. She was always happy and smiling, so they nominated her to be their “Sunshine Lady,” visiting locals who were housebound, hospitalized, or simply needed a compassionate visitor. With her personality, she turned out to be a fantastic Sunshine Lady and brought smiles and happiness to countless people she visited. She especially enjoyed those years and all the wonderful friends she made along the way. About seventeen years ago, Alberta retired to Siena Village in Wayne where she continued playing cards, dominoes, and reading voraciously.
Alberta enjoyed a very strong and loving bond with her sister Hazel. The two of them lived together for many years in Paterson. When Hazel became ill, Alberta took care of her every day and even did her laundry for her while she was in the nursing home. She kept after the nurses and doctors, making sure they were giving her sister the best possible care right up to the end. She shared a similar bond with her daughter Linda too. They two of them were like peas in a pod all throughout the years; best of friends. Alberta moved in with Linda recently and Linda took great care of her as well. When Alberta went to rehab, Linda was there every day checking up on her mom as well as the nurses – who often scattered when she arrived! The love they shared, and the relationship they were able to enjoy for so many years, is truly a gift that Linda will cherish for her lifetime.
Alberta is survived by her devoted daughter; Linda Cerbone and her husband Carmen of Wayne, Carmen’s daughter Susan George and her husband Robert of Toms River, and Susan’s children; Janelle, Robert, Abigail, and Daniel. She was predeceased by her siblings; Walter, Fred, Leon, Louis, William, Grace, Rose and Hazel, as well as Roy and Edna who passed as infants.
In lieu of flowers, donations to the Foundation for Angelman Syndrome Therapeutics, P.O Box 608, Downers Grove, IL 60515, www.cureangelman.org, would be greatly appreciated.
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Friends may visit with the family at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, on Sunday, February 8, 2015 from 1-3 PM. A funeral service will be held at 3 PM on Sunday, immediately following the visiting hours, at the funeral home.
Services
Friends may visit with the family at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, on Sunday, February 8, 2015 from 1-3 PM. A funeral service will be held at 3 PM on Sunday, immediately following the visiting hours, at the funeral home.
Alberta M. Allen, age 91 of Wayne, died peacefully on Wednesday, February 4, 2015. She had lived in Wayne for the past seventeen years, previously residing in Paterson, Lodi, and West Paterson.
Alberta worked at the Eastman Kodak developing facility in Fairlawn for thirty three years in their shipping department. During the years when cameras actually used film, she would receive thousands of rolls of film and ship out the finished prints, day in and day out. Alberta was frequently suggesting improvements to how the operation ran at Kodak, and as a result she was awarded several times for her streamlining contributions. She was even featured in the “Kodakery” company newspaper for her ingenuity, something she was very proud of.
Alberta was raised in Custer City, Pennsylvania, the youngest of eleven children. Sadly, two of her siblings passed away as infants and she lost both of her parents by the age of sixteen. She lived with her oldest sister for a short while before moving to Paterson, NJ and settling with her sister, Hazel. Paterson was a bustling city which starkly contrasted her rural childhood in western Pennsylvania, but Alberta enjoyed it. She lived there for nearly twenty years before moving to Lodi in 1960. She later moved to West Paterson in 1975 and joined the senior citizens group there. She was always happy and smiling, so they nominated her to be their “Sunshine Lady,” visiting locals who were housebound, hospitalized, or simply needed a compassionate visitor. With her personality, she turned out to be a fantastic Sunshine Lady and brought smiles and happiness to countless people she visited. She especially enjoyed those years and all the wonderful friends she made along the way. About seventeen years ago, Alberta retired to Siena Village in Wayne where she continued playing cards, dominoes, and reading voraciously.
Alberta enjoyed a very strong and loving bond with her sister Hazel. The two of them lived together for many years in Paterson. When Hazel became ill, Alberta took care of her every day and even did her laundry for her while she was in the nursing home. She kept after the nurses and doctors, making sure they were giving her sister the best possible care right up to the end. She shared a similar bond with her daughter Linda too. They two of them were like peas in a pod all throughout the years; best of friends. Alberta moved in with Linda recently and Linda took great care of her as well. When Alberta went to rehab, Linda was there every day checking up on her mom as well as the nurses – who often scattered when she arrived! The love they shared, and the relationship they were able to enjoy for so many years, is truly a gift that Linda will cherish for her lifetime.
Alberta is survived by her devoted daughter; Linda Cerbone and her husband Carmen of Wayne, Carmen’s daughter Susan George and her husband Robert of Toms River, and Susan’s children; Janelle, Robert, Abigail, and Daniel. She was predeceased by her siblings; Walter, Fred, Leon, Louis, William, Grace, Rose and Hazel, as well as Roy and Edna who passed as infants.
In lieu of flowers, donations to the Foundation for Angelman Syndrome Therapeutics, P.O Box 608, Downers Grove, IL 60515, www.cureangelman.org, would be greatly appreciated.
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