Alice Marie DeYoung

Alice Marie DeYoung, 102 years old, passed away peacefully on Friday, January 12, 2024 at the Christian Healthcare Center in Wyckoff, NJ. She had lived in Wayne for many years prior to 2020.

Alice grew up in Clifton, NJ as the eldest girl among the seven children in her family. As a young woman during war time, Alice took on the responsibility of raising her younger siblings. This forged a very loving and life-long bond between Alice and her siblings, especially her sisters; Pearl (Densel) and Marie (Hooper). In her professional life, Alice was a nurse for an obstetrician’s office, and then later for an Internist. She loved her job as a nurse and worked into her early 80’s, reluctant to ever really retire.

Throughout the years, Alice enjoyed summer vacations at the Jersey Shore, and as a child she fondly recalled spending summers in New Hampshire with her family. She was an active volunteer in her church’s Ladies Lois Circle. In her elder years, Alice remained physically active, walking daily around her neighborhood, and walking the local mall during inclement weather. Once she moved to Christian Health, whether with a walker or eventually in a wheelchair, Alice ‘walked’ the halls daily chatting with all the staff.

Alice was devoted to her family and was very involved in the lives of her cherished nieces and nephews. For Alice, life was always about caring for others - she was truly a selfless person. Her family is grateful for the love and kindness she shared with them throughout so many years together. They will all miss her dearly.

Alice was a lifelong parishioner of the Ebenezer Netherlands Reformed Church in Franklin Lakes. She is survived by her two sisters; Pearl Densel of North Haledon, and Marie Hooper of Dover, and many nieces, nephews, great-nieces, great-nephews, and countless loving friends. She was predeceased by her four brothers; S. Peter DeYoung, Marinus (“Bud”) DeYoung, Cornelius DeYoung, and John VanDer Sluys.

In lieu of flowers, Alice’s family asks that donations be made in her memory to the Netherlands Reformed Christian School, 164 Jacksonville Rd., Pompton Plains, NJ 07444.