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October 14, 2019
Services
Friends may visit from 2-6 PM on Sunday, October 20, 2019 at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne. A celebration of Alice's life with the sharing of memories and stories will be held Sunday 5 PM during the visitation hours. If you have a nice story we will encourage you to share it during the service.
We will meet at the funeral home 10 AM on Monday for a final viewing before going to the East Ridgelawn Cemetery in Clifton for a 10:45 AM graveside committal service.
On Monday October 14th, 2019 Alice J. Bakker passed away peacefully at her residence in Cedar Crest Independent Living Facility in Pompton Plains, N.J. after a brief illness.
Having lived in Lincoln Park for many years she relocated to Cedar Crest in December of 2018. Alice graduated from Montclair State University with a master’s degree in education and became a high school business teacher for 38 years at Parsippany Hills High school in Parsippany, NJ. Alice retired in 2008. She had fond memories as the advisor for the Future Business Leaders of America and Class Advisor for the Class of 2001.
Alice was of Dutch descent being born in the United States and was the only Child of Janes & Marie Den Herder who immigrated from Holland. She leaves behind what she would call her surrogate family, Chris & Sara Jo Behrens along with dear close friends. Alice was a cheerful and humorous individual whom devoted herself to caring for the thousands of students she taught throughout the years. She will be dearly missed by the students she educated, teachers whom she became intimately friendly and numerous close friends.
If you would like to send a private condolence directly to the family use this condolence section.
Friends may visit from 2-6 PM on Sunday, October 20, 2019 at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne. A celebration of Alice's life with the sharing of memories and stories will be held Sunday 5 PM during the visitation hours. If you have a nice story we will encourage you to share it during the service.
We will meet at the funeral home 10 AM on Monday for a final viewing before going to the East Ridgelawn Cemetery in Clifton for a 10:45 AM graveside committal service.
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