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December 3, 2013
Services
Friends may visit with the family at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, on Friday, December 6, 2013 from 4-8 PM.
Funeral Services will be held on Saturday, December 7, 2013 at 9:00 AM from the funeral home, then to Holy Cross Roman Catholic Church, 17 Van Duyne Ave., Wayne, where at 10:00 AM a Funeral Mass will be offered. Entombment will follow at Christ the King Cemetery, Franklin Lakes.
Bernadette A. Wiltshire, age 92, died peacefully with loving family by her side on Tuesday, December 3, 2013.
Bernadette was born and raised in New York City. Following graduation from high school, she moved to Virginia where she met her husband William “Bucky” Wiltshire who was working for the same company. They fell in love and returned to the northeast getting married on June 15, 1946 at Holy Cross Roman Catholic Church in Wayne. After their honeymoon, they settled in Wayne remaining in the same home for the rest of their lives.
As a young married woman Bernadette worked for Bell Telephone Company. She left the workplace in 1954 when she and Bucky welcomed their firstborn, a son who they named William, II. Eighteen months later, they were blessed with the birth of their daughter who they named Bernadette. She dedicated herself to raising William and Bernadette, returning to work as an order fulfiller for Western Publishing of Wayne only after her youngest began high school.
Bernadette was completely devoted to her family. When her husband Bucky was named Secretary of the Wayne Firemen’s Relief Association, it was Bernadette who quietly supported him behind the scenes, and during the summer, the whole family enjoyed spending time together visiting many destinations in their travel trailer. Bernadette was skilled at crocheting and she enjoyed sharing her creations, including afghans, hats, mittens, and scarves, almost as much as she liked crocheting them. She also had an extensive teddy bear collection which everyone loved to add to. One of Bernadette’s favorite pastime activities was watching game shows on television. Her favorites included $100,000 Pyramid and Jeopardy. So great was her love for Jeopardy, she was always disappointed when she couldn’t find it on the weekends.
Bernadette’s faith was a central part of her life. She enjoyed attending Mass at Holy Cross Roman Catholic Church where she was a devoted parishioner ever since she moved to Wayne in 1946.
Surviving are her dear daughter Bernadette Wiltshire of Wayne; her dear son William, II and wife Lang of Hawaii; four step-grandchildren: Joelynn, J.R., Alexandria and Kristie-Ann; seven great-grandsons; her niece Lenore Dillon; her great-nephew Kevin and wife Arleen Dillon; and her great-great nephews Ryan and Jake and great-great niece Alyssa.
Bernadette was predeceased by her beloved husband William “Bucky” Wiltshire in 2000 and her brother Leo Brown and sister Mary Brooks.
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Friends may visit with the family at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, on Friday, December 6, 2013 from 4-8 PM.
Funeral Services will be held on Saturday, December 7, 2013 at 9:00 AM from the funeral home, then to Holy Cross Roman Catholic Church, 17 Van Duyne Ave., Wayne, where at 10:00 AM a Funeral Mass will be offered. Entombment will follow at Christ the King Cemetery, Franklin Lakes.
December 3, 2013
Services
Friends may visit with the family at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, on Friday, December 6, 2013 from 4-8 PM.
Funeral Services will be held on Saturday, December 7, 2013 at 9:00 AM from the funeral home, then to Holy Cross Roman Catholic Church, 17 Van Duyne Ave., Wayne, where at 10:00 AM a Funeral Mass will be offered. Entombment will follow at Christ the King Cemetery, Franklin Lakes.
Bernadette A. Wiltshire, age 92, died peacefully with loving family by her side on Tuesday, December 3, 2013.
Bernadette was born and raised in New York City. Following graduation from high school, she moved to Virginia where she met her husband William “Bucky” Wiltshire who was working for the same company. They fell in love and returned to the northeast getting married on June 15, 1946 at Holy Cross Roman Catholic Church in Wayne. After their honeymoon, they settled in Wayne remaining in the same home for the rest of their lives.
As a young married woman Bernadette worked for Bell Telephone Company. She left the workplace in 1954 when she and Bucky welcomed their firstborn, a son who they named William, II. Eighteen months later, they were blessed with the birth of their daughter who they named Bernadette. She dedicated herself to raising William and Bernadette, returning to work as an order fulfiller for Western Publishing of Wayne only after her youngest began high school.
Bernadette was completely devoted to her family. When her husband Bucky was named Secretary of the Wayne Firemen’s Relief Association, it was Bernadette who quietly supported him behind the scenes, and during the summer, the whole family enjoyed spending time together visiting many destinations in their travel trailer. Bernadette was skilled at crocheting and she enjoyed sharing her creations, including afghans, hats, mittens, and scarves, almost as much as she liked crocheting them. She also had an extensive teddy bear collection which everyone loved to add to. One of Bernadette’s favorite pastime activities was watching game shows on television. Her favorites included $100,000 Pyramid and Jeopardy. So great was her love for Jeopardy, she was always disappointed when she couldn’t find it on the weekends.
Bernadette’s faith was a central part of her life. She enjoyed attending Mass at Holy Cross Roman Catholic Church where she was a devoted parishioner ever since she moved to Wayne in 1946.
Surviving are her dear daughter Bernadette Wiltshire of Wayne; her dear son William, II and wife Lang of Hawaii; four step-grandchildren: Joelynn, J.R., Alexandria and Kristie-Ann; seven great-grandsons; her niece Lenore Dillon; her great-nephew Kevin and wife Arleen Dillon; and her great-great nephews Ryan and Jake and great-great niece Alyssa.
Bernadette was predeceased by her beloved husband William “Bucky” Wiltshire in 2000 and her brother Leo Brown and sister Mary Brooks.
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