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April 17, 2011
Services
A Visitation will be held on Monday, April 25, 2011 at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne from 2-4, 7-9 PM.
A memorial service will be held on Saturday, May 21, 2011 at 2 pm at the United Methodist Church of Wayne, 99 Parish Drive, Wayne. A repast gathering with the family will be held immediately after the service at the church.
Barbara C. Vliet (nee Ayers) age 78 of the Pines Lake area of Wayne passed into the arms of her Lord and Savior at the Morristown Memorial Hospital. Her family was gathered at her bedside sharing love and caring as she quietly and peacefully went on her eternal way.
She was the daughter of William Dewitt & Eleanor Peebles Ayers born in Bay Shore New York. At an early age her family moved to the Jersey Shore at West Allenhurst where she spent her childhood growing up with her brother William.
Barbara received her formal education graduating from Asbury Park High School with the class of 1950. She then went to Hood College in Frederick, Maryland where she very proudly received a Bachelor of Science Degree in Sociology. She then went on to study at the University of Pennsylvania and received her certification in Physical Therapy. After college she had been employed as a physical therapist at Jersey Shore Medical Center in Neptune, NJ.
After spending many years enjoying the Jersey Shore, in 1966 she moved to Wayne where she raised her three sons and enjoyed all of the activities Pines Lake offered. Barbara was gifted with a very social personality that made many friends over the years with almost everyone she met. She kept her many friends close and the family recalls that she had lunch with her classmates at Asbury Park High School whom she would meet monthly.
She was a very active member of the United Methodist Church of Wayne since 1967 and was a member of the Mountain View Chapter of the Eastern Star where she held an officers position. She was a Volunteer patient Advocate at the Wayne View Nursing Home in Wayne, she drove for the Road to Recovery for the American Cancer Society, distributed fliers for Contributions for the American Heart Society, was employed at the Preakness Hospital in Wayne and at the Green Hill Memorial Center for Women in West Orange. She was honored to be a physical therapist and have the opportunity to help so many people.
She retired from work in 1995 and then had the pleasure to live with her son Robert and his family. Her living arrangement was a delightful experience for all due to the compatibility and camaraderie she brought to their household. She proved to be a great help with raising their children Kyle and Alex including encouraging them in Pines Lake Elementary School, Schuyler Colfax Middle School and Wayne Hills High School. Their fifteen years together was a “wonderful experience” for all.
Barbara’s greatest passion was bowling with her friends. She participated in numerous leagues at T-Bowl in Wayne and the Boonton Lanes. She was an active member of the Pines Lake Seniors and the Purple Pistils of Asbury Park. Since childhood, Barbara cherished the annual “Ayers” Thanksgiving and Fourth of July family gatherings in Branchville, NJ. She will always be remembered as a very loving and caring mother, grandmother, mother in law and friend.
Surviving are three sons Richard Vliet and his wife Dana of Poolesville, Maryland, William Vliet and his wife Constance of Manchester, Connecticut, and Robert Vliet and his wife Lisa of Pines Lake in Wayne; Seven grandchildren Kristen, Michael, Stephanie, Kevin, Andrew, Kyle and Alex Vliet.
In lieu of flowers memorial donations can be made to the United Methodist Church of Wayne, 99 Parish Drive, Wayne NJ 07470 or the American Cancer Society, 20 Mercer Street, Hackensack, NJ 07601.
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A Visitation will be held on Monday, April 25, 2011 at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne from 2-4, 7-9 PM.
A memorial service will be held on Saturday, May 21, 2011 at 2 pm at the United Methodist Church of Wayne, 99 Parish Drive, Wayne. A repast gathering with the family will be held immediately after the service at the church.
April 17, 2011
Services
A Visitation will be held on Monday, April 25, 2011 at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne from 2-4, 7-9 PM.
A memorial service will be held on Saturday, May 21, 2011 at 2 pm at the United Methodist Church of Wayne, 99 Parish Drive, Wayne. A repast gathering with the family will be held immediately after the service at the church.
Barbara C. Vliet (nee Ayers) age 78 of the Pines Lake area of Wayne passed into the arms of her Lord and Savior at the Morristown Memorial Hospital. Her family was gathered at her bedside sharing love and caring as she quietly and peacefully went on her eternal way.
She was the daughter of William Dewitt & Eleanor Peebles Ayers born in Bay Shore New York. At an early age her family moved to the Jersey Shore at West Allenhurst where she spent her childhood growing up with her brother William.
Barbara received her formal education graduating from Asbury Park High School with the class of 1950. She then went to Hood College in Frederick, Maryland where she very proudly received a Bachelor of Science Degree in Sociology. She then went on to study at the University of Pennsylvania and received her certification in Physical Therapy. After college she had been employed as a physical therapist at Jersey Shore Medical Center in Neptune, NJ.
After spending many years enjoying the Jersey Shore, in 1966 she moved to Wayne where she raised her three sons and enjoyed all of the activities Pines Lake offered. Barbara was gifted with a very social personality that made many friends over the years with almost everyone she met. She kept her many friends close and the family recalls that she had lunch with her classmates at Asbury Park High School whom she would meet monthly.
She was a very active member of the United Methodist Church of Wayne since 1967 and was a member of the Mountain View Chapter of the Eastern Star where she held an officers position. She was a Volunteer patient Advocate at the Wayne View Nursing Home in Wayne, she drove for the Road to Recovery for the American Cancer Society, distributed fliers for Contributions for the American Heart Society, was employed at the Preakness Hospital in Wayne and at the Green Hill Memorial Center for Women in West Orange. She was honored to be a physical therapist and have the opportunity to help so many people.
She retired from work in 1995 and then had the pleasure to live with her son Robert and his family. Her living arrangement was a delightful experience for all due to the compatibility and camaraderie she brought to their household. She proved to be a great help with raising their children Kyle and Alex including encouraging them in Pines Lake Elementary School, Schuyler Colfax Middle School and Wayne Hills High School. Their fifteen years together was a “wonderful experience” for all.
Barbara’s greatest passion was bowling with her friends. She participated in numerous leagues at T-Bowl in Wayne and the Boonton Lanes. She was an active member of the Pines Lake Seniors and the Purple Pistils of Asbury Park. Since childhood, Barbara cherished the annual “Ayers” Thanksgiving and Fourth of July family gatherings in Branchville, NJ. She will always be remembered as a very loving and caring mother, grandmother, mother in law and friend.
Surviving are three sons Richard Vliet and his wife Dana of Poolesville, Maryland, William Vliet and his wife Constance of Manchester, Connecticut, and Robert Vliet and his wife Lisa of Pines Lake in Wayne; Seven grandchildren Kristen, Michael, Stephanie, Kevin, Andrew, Kyle and Alex Vliet.
In lieu of flowers memorial donations can be made to the United Methodist Church of Wayne, 99 Parish Drive, Wayne NJ 07470 or the American Cancer Society, 20 Mercer Street, Hackensack, NJ 07601.
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