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October 28, 2014
Services
Friends may visit with the family at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, on Saturday, November 1, 2014 from 8:30 AM to 10 AM. A funeral service will be held at the funeral home at 10 AM on Saturday, immediately following the visiting hours. Burial will follow at the Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, Totowa.
Beverly A. Tierney, nee Grieco, age 78 of Wayne, died peacefully on Tuesday, October 28, 2014. She had been a Wayne resident since 1956.
Raised in Totowa, Bev graduated from Passaic Valley High School with the class of 1954. She went on to the Sherwood School of Business where she was trained as a secretary. Beginning her career working at the Popular Club, Bev soon became a full-time mom raising her two sons. During that time, she became involved in local politics and befriended local attorney David Waks. He helped her get a job at the Passaic County Surrogates Office, where she worked for several years. A short time later, David Waks was elected Mayor of Wayne and he asked her to become his personal secretary, which she gladly accepted. Bev served not only as Mayor Waks secretary during his term in office, but continued to serve for every mayor since, right up until her retirement in 2013. That speaks as a testament to her professionalism; she was respected by those she worked with, and loyal to every mayor she had served alongside of.
Bev held strong to her political beliefs and was keenly able to appreciate different perspectives as well. She didn’t dislike people simply because their political views varied from hers. On the contrary; she had dear friends from both sides of the aisle.
Bev was also a great cook! She hosted Christmas Eve for many years and the whole family would gather at her house. She could cook for an army and everything was delicious. She was particularly good at making traditional Italian meals and her veal dishes were second to none! Every summer she would vacation at Lavallette with her family. She loved the beach and looked forward to those days every year. They often rented a house on West Point Island where they made many happy memories. Going out to dinner while on vacation was something she always looked forward to, visiting such famous Jersey Shore restaurants like the Crab’s Claw, Lenny’s Pizza, and many others. She and her husband Joe had traveled a lot too, as he was in the insurance business and they were treated to many ‘business’ trips to the Bahamas, Bermuda, and countless other destinations.
At home in Packanack Lake, Bev was very involved in the community. She was an active bowler for many years and went to all the dinner dances and many “Pack-a-ladies” events. She had a crew of friends that went out to dinner every Friday night and she really enjoyed that. Even after her husband Joe died in 2001, the other couples would pick her up and take her out to dinner with them. She really loved her friends and all the good times they had together. She also remained close with several of her high school friends from Passaic Valley.
Bev met her husband Joe when she was just a teenager. In fact, Joe was the neighborhood mailman! They were both very young and married soon after in September of 1956. They moved to Wayne that same year and began to raise a family. They were both great parents; Joe coached his son’s in sports and Bev was at every game cheering them on. She was a terrific mom, always there for her boys and very supportive. Sadly, Joe passed in 2001 after forty five years of loving marriage. Bev devoted herself to her grandchildren and loved them all very much. Her family meant a great deal to her and they will all miss her very dearly.
Beverly is survived by her two sons; Greg of Lavallette, Geoffrey and his wife Evelyn of Charlotte, NC, her brother; Neil Grieco and his wife Barbara of Bloomingdale, four grandchildren; Steven, Christina, Gregory Jr., and Ashley, and one great-grandson; Joseph, and two nieces; Daryl Lynn Hahn and her husband Brian of West Milford and Renee Faber and her husband William of Butler. She was predecease by her husband Joseph in 2001.
Memorial donations in Beverly’s honor would be greatly appreciated. Please consider the Wayne Memorial First Aid Squad, PO Box 2004, Wayne, NJ 07474.
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Friends may visit with the family at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, on Saturday, November 1, 2014 from 8:30 AM to 10 AM. A funeral service will be held at the funeral home at 10 AM on Saturday, immediately following the visiting hours. Burial will follow at the Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, Totowa.
October 28, 2014
Services
Friends may visit with the family at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, on Saturday, November 1, 2014 from 8:30 AM to 10 AM. A funeral service will be held at the funeral home at 10 AM on Saturday, immediately following the visiting hours. Burial will follow at the Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, Totowa.
Beverly A. Tierney, nee Grieco, age 78 of Wayne, died peacefully on Tuesday, October 28, 2014. She had been a Wayne resident since 1956.
Raised in Totowa, Bev graduated from Passaic Valley High School with the class of 1954. She went on to the Sherwood School of Business where she was trained as a secretary. Beginning her career working at the Popular Club, Bev soon became a full-time mom raising her two sons. During that time, she became involved in local politics and befriended local attorney David Waks. He helped her get a job at the Passaic County Surrogates Office, where she worked for several years. A short time later, David Waks was elected Mayor of Wayne and he asked her to become his personal secretary, which she gladly accepted. Bev served not only as Mayor Waks secretary during his term in office, but continued to serve for every mayor since, right up until her retirement in 2013. That speaks as a testament to her professionalism; she was respected by those she worked with, and loyal to every mayor she had served alongside of.
Bev held strong to her political beliefs and was keenly able to appreciate different perspectives as well. She didn’t dislike people simply because their political views varied from hers. On the contrary; she had dear friends from both sides of the aisle.
Bev was also a great cook! She hosted Christmas Eve for many years and the whole family would gather at her house. She could cook for an army and everything was delicious. She was particularly good at making traditional Italian meals and her veal dishes were second to none! Every summer she would vacation at Lavallette with her family. She loved the beach and looked forward to those days every year. They often rented a house on West Point Island where they made many happy memories. Going out to dinner while on vacation was something she always looked forward to, visiting such famous Jersey Shore restaurants like the Crab’s Claw, Lenny’s Pizza, and many others. She and her husband Joe had traveled a lot too, as he was in the insurance business and they were treated to many ‘business’ trips to the Bahamas, Bermuda, and countless other destinations.
At home in Packanack Lake, Bev was very involved in the community. She was an active bowler for many years and went to all the dinner dances and many “Pack-a-ladies” events. She had a crew of friends that went out to dinner every Friday night and she really enjoyed that. Even after her husband Joe died in 2001, the other couples would pick her up and take her out to dinner with them. She really loved her friends and all the good times they had together. She also remained close with several of her high school friends from Passaic Valley.
Bev met her husband Joe when she was just a teenager. In fact, Joe was the neighborhood mailman! They were both very young and married soon after in September of 1956. They moved to Wayne that same year and began to raise a family. They were both great parents; Joe coached his son’s in sports and Bev was at every game cheering them on. She was a terrific mom, always there for her boys and very supportive. Sadly, Joe passed in 2001 after forty five years of loving marriage. Bev devoted herself to her grandchildren and loved them all very much. Her family meant a great deal to her and they will all miss her very dearly.
Beverly is survived by her two sons; Greg of Lavallette, Geoffrey and his wife Evelyn of Charlotte, NC, her brother; Neil Grieco and his wife Barbara of Bloomingdale, four grandchildren; Steven, Christina, Gregory Jr., and Ashley, and one great-grandson; Joseph, and two nieces; Daryl Lynn Hahn and her husband Brian of West Milford and Renee Faber and her husband William of Butler. She was predecease by her husband Joseph in 2001.
Memorial donations in Beverly’s honor would be greatly appreciated. Please consider the Wayne Memorial First Aid Squad, PO Box 2004, Wayne, NJ 07474.
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