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February 24, 2010
Services
A visitation will be held Sunday, February 28, 2010 from 2-5 PM at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne. A Memorial Funeral Service will be held on Saturday, March 13, 2010 at 11 AM at The Pequannock Reformed Church, 530 Newark Pompton Turnpike in Wayne.
Audrey Emma Iuso (nee Ryerson) age 80 of Wayne passed away on Wednesday, February 24, 2010 at the Saint Joseph’s Hospital Hospice in Wayne. Her passing was quiet and peaceful after having received the loving care of her family who were continuously at her bedside.
She was born in Pequannock Township on March 15, 1929 and was a lifelong resident of Wayne. She grew up on a small farm at the Ryerson Home on Newark Pompton Turnpike and enjoyed horseback riding, hay rides and other aspects of farm life. Her formal education included Mt. View Elementary School, Anthony Wayne Junior High and Pompton Lakes High School (Class of ’47). Audrey was a member of the Pequannock Reformed Church in Wayne where her parents, Harry and Emma Ryerson, were founding members.
In 1949, Audrey met a handsome fellow named Thom while she was working as a switchboard operator for the Telephone Company in Wayne. Their first date came two days after and led to their wedding on September 5, 1953. They honeymooned in Florida with a stop in Havana, Cuba. Two years later came a daughter Diane, followed by another daughter Dawn and finally the long awaited son Thomas Jr. They had fifty-five years of a “happy and loving, two peas in a pod” marriage together until Thom’s passing in November 2008.
Audrey was a wonderful and loving mother who volunteered time doing physical therapy for children with cerebral palsy and also as a scout leader when Diane reached Girl Scouts. After the sudden death of her second child, Dawn, in a traffic accident, Audrey decided to take a position as a school crossing guard in 1970, taking her final post in front of Albert Payson Terhune School in 1973 from which she retired in 2009. In this way she could now help to keep children safe on the way to and from school.
Audrey loved to travel and Diane recalls some fabulous cruises she and mom enjoyed together including the Mediterranean, Caribbean, Alaska and the Panama Canal. One family destination was California in 1978. Surprisingly the family logged 2000 miles in two weeks on the rental car traveling the coast. Her heart was always set on a trip to Hawaii and finally to celebrate their 30th wedding anniversary she and Thom traveled to the Aloha State for a two week dream vacation. A 50th anniversary trip to Disney World with her children and grandchildren held a special place in her heart. Her final big trip was a cruise in March 2008 with Thom’s siblings and their spouses, arranged by her brother in law Sal.
Audrey enjoyed visiting Atlantic City and playing the one arm bandits. However the slots lost some of their appeal after the arm was removed. She also loved participating in bowling leagues first at Leisure Lanes, followed by Butler Bowl, and finally at T-Bowl where she bowled until December 2009.
She was the beloved wife of 55 years to the late Thomas Iuso Sr. (2008); loving mother of Diane Johansson and her husband Timothy of Haledon; Thomas Iuso Jr. and his wife Margaret of Wayne; and the late Dawn Iuso (1967); cherished grandmother (Meema) of Zachary and Nicholas Iuso; loving sister of the late Miriam Arnott (2003); and loving Aunt to many nieces and nephews.
Those planning an expression of sympathy are asked to consider a donation to The Pequannock Reformed Church, 530 Newark Pompton Turnpike, Wayne NJ 07470 in Audrey’s memory.
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A visitation will be held Sunday, February 28, 2010 from 2-5 PM at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne. A Memorial Funeral Service will be held on Saturday, March 13, 2010 at 11 AM at The Pequannock Reformed Church, 530 Newark Pompton Turnpike in Wayne.
February 24, 2010
Services
A visitation will be held Sunday, February 28, 2010 from 2-5 PM at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne. A Memorial Funeral Service will be held on Saturday, March 13, 2010 at 11 AM at The Pequannock Reformed Church, 530 Newark Pompton Turnpike in Wayne.
Audrey Emma Iuso (nee Ryerson) age 80 of Wayne passed away on Wednesday, February 24, 2010 at the Saint Joseph’s Hospital Hospice in Wayne. Her passing was quiet and peaceful after having received the loving care of her family who were continuously at her bedside.
She was born in Pequannock Township on March 15, 1929 and was a lifelong resident of Wayne. She grew up on a small farm at the Ryerson Home on Newark Pompton Turnpike and enjoyed horseback riding, hay rides and other aspects of farm life. Her formal education included Mt. View Elementary School, Anthony Wayne Junior High and Pompton Lakes High School (Class of ’47). Audrey was a member of the Pequannock Reformed Church in Wayne where her parents, Harry and Emma Ryerson, were founding members.
In 1949, Audrey met a handsome fellow named Thom while she was working as a switchboard operator for the Telephone Company in Wayne. Their first date came two days after and led to their wedding on September 5, 1953. They honeymooned in Florida with a stop in Havana, Cuba. Two years later came a daughter Diane, followed by another daughter Dawn and finally the long awaited son Thomas Jr. They had fifty-five years of a “happy and loving, two peas in a pod” marriage together until Thom’s passing in November 2008.
Audrey was a wonderful and loving mother who volunteered time doing physical therapy for children with cerebral palsy and also as a scout leader when Diane reached Girl Scouts. After the sudden death of her second child, Dawn, in a traffic accident, Audrey decided to take a position as a school crossing guard in 1970, taking her final post in front of Albert Payson Terhune School in 1973 from which she retired in 2009. In this way she could now help to keep children safe on the way to and from school.
Audrey loved to travel and Diane recalls some fabulous cruises she and mom enjoyed together including the Mediterranean, Caribbean, Alaska and the Panama Canal. One family destination was California in 1978. Surprisingly the family logged 2000 miles in two weeks on the rental car traveling the coast. Her heart was always set on a trip to Hawaii and finally to celebrate their 30th wedding anniversary she and Thom traveled to the Aloha State for a two week dream vacation. A 50th anniversary trip to Disney World with her children and grandchildren held a special place in her heart. Her final big trip was a cruise in March 2008 with Thom’s siblings and their spouses, arranged by her brother in law Sal.
Audrey enjoyed visiting Atlantic City and playing the one arm bandits. However the slots lost some of their appeal after the arm was removed. She also loved participating in bowling leagues first at Leisure Lanes, followed by Butler Bowl, and finally at T-Bowl where she bowled until December 2009.
She was the beloved wife of 55 years to the late Thomas Iuso Sr. (2008); loving mother of Diane Johansson and her husband Timothy of Haledon; Thomas Iuso Jr. and his wife Margaret of Wayne; and the late Dawn Iuso (1967); cherished grandmother (Meema) of Zachary and Nicholas Iuso; loving sister of the late Miriam Arnott (2003); and loving Aunt to many nieces and nephews.
Those planning an expression of sympathy are asked to consider a donation to The Pequannock Reformed Church, 530 Newark Pompton Turnpike, Wayne NJ 07470 in Audrey’s memory.
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