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February 26, 2010
Services
Funeral services will be held Thursday, March 4, 2010 at 9 AM at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne then to Preakness Reformed Church, 131 Church Lane, Wayne for a 10 AM Funeral Service. Friends may visit with the family at the funeral home on Wednesday from 2-4, 7-9 PM.
Interment will be at the Laurel Grove Memorial Park in Totowa.
Beverly E. Kooreman “Bev” (nee Champin) age 81 of Wayne died Friday, February 26, 2010 at the CareOne Health Care facility in Wayne. Her passing was peaceful after having received the loving care of her family who were constantly at her bedside.
She was born in Clifton and lived her formative years there. She was very proud of her English-French heritage.
Beverly received her formal education at Clifton Grammar School and then at Clifton High School graduating with the Class of 1946. She later lived in Haledon before moving to Wayne fifty-one years ago.
Her first job out of High School was at NJ Bell Telephone Company. She then became a supreme homemaker and when the children matured she took a job at the former Preakness Fabrics in the Preakness Shopping Center in Wayne for fifteen years. When Preakness Fabrics closed their doors she went to work at Needle Craft located in Prospect Park for 10 years until her retirement.
John and Beverly met at the NJ Bell Telephone Company and it was love at first sight for John. They courted for three years and married on June 19, 1948. They had almost 62 years of “terrific” marriage together.
John and Beverly enjoyed traveling in their own personal camper. Their favorite destination was Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. They started out with a pop up camper and graduated to a bigger camper until they finally had a trailer for their living comfort when on vacation.
Beverly was gifted with an outgoing personality coupled with a wonderful sense of humor making it easy for her to make friends, of which she had for many years. Her family recalls her gift of gab which caused her to mix well in social settings. Bev was part of a woman’s group at the Preakness Reformed Church of Wayne and in years past she was a member of the Preakness Vol. Fire Company No.4 Ladies Auxiliary.
She very much enjoyed having everyone gathered around for meals and often her very special potato salad did the trick of calling everyone home.
Last Saturday after her Granddaughter Amy’s engagement party, the entire family gathered at CareOne for a family photo. Having her family around her was the joy of her life.
Above all she had a very special motherly dedication to her family. She never stopped nurturing no matter how old her children were. Her love was a special gift to her family and she did it well. Thank you, Mom, for being so special in our lives. You will be a never ending song in our hearts forever.
Beverly leaves to mourn her passing and to cherish her loving memory her beloved husband John Kooreman; one daughter Kathy Ferrara of Wayne; two sons Ken Kooreman of Warwick, NY and Scott Kooreman and his wife Betty of Wayne; five grandchildren Jennifer Lopresti and her husband Joe, Amy and Jonathan Ferrara, Jason and Kimberly Kooreman; two great grandchildren Tyler and Alexis Lopresti.
Those planning an expression of sympathy in Beverly’s memory are asked to consider St. Jude’s Children's Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105 or Chilton Memorial Hospital Foundation, designated to the Comprehensive Breast Center, 97 West Parkway, Pompton Plains, NJ 07444.
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Funeral services will be held Thursday, March 4, 2010 at 9 AM at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne then to Preakness Reformed Church, 131 Church Lane, Wayne for a 10 AM Funeral Service. Friends may visit with the family at the funeral home on Wednesday from 2-4, 7-9 PM.
Interment will be at the Laurel Grove Memorial Park in Totowa.
February 26, 2010
Services
Funeral services will be held Thursday, March 4, 2010 at 9 AM at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne then to Preakness Reformed Church, 131 Church Lane, Wayne for a 10 AM Funeral Service. Friends may visit with the family at the funeral home on Wednesday from 2-4, 7-9 PM.
Interment will be at the Laurel Grove Memorial Park in Totowa.
Beverly E. Kooreman “Bev” (nee Champin) age 81 of Wayne died Friday, February 26, 2010 at the CareOne Health Care facility in Wayne. Her passing was peaceful after having received the loving care of her family who were constantly at her bedside.
She was born in Clifton and lived her formative years there. She was very proud of her English-French heritage.
Beverly received her formal education at Clifton Grammar School and then at Clifton High School graduating with the Class of 1946. She later lived in Haledon before moving to Wayne fifty-one years ago.
Her first job out of High School was at NJ Bell Telephone Company. She then became a supreme homemaker and when the children matured she took a job at the former Preakness Fabrics in the Preakness Shopping Center in Wayne for fifteen years. When Preakness Fabrics closed their doors she went to work at Needle Craft located in Prospect Park for 10 years until her retirement.
John and Beverly met at the NJ Bell Telephone Company and it was love at first sight for John. They courted for three years and married on June 19, 1948. They had almost 62 years of “terrific” marriage together.
John and Beverly enjoyed traveling in their own personal camper. Their favorite destination was Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. They started out with a pop up camper and graduated to a bigger camper until they finally had a trailer for their living comfort when on vacation.
Beverly was gifted with an outgoing personality coupled with a wonderful sense of humor making it easy for her to make friends, of which she had for many years. Her family recalls her gift of gab which caused her to mix well in social settings. Bev was part of a woman’s group at the Preakness Reformed Church of Wayne and in years past she was a member of the Preakness Vol. Fire Company No.4 Ladies Auxiliary.
She very much enjoyed having everyone gathered around for meals and often her very special potato salad did the trick of calling everyone home.
Last Saturday after her Granddaughter Amy’s engagement party, the entire family gathered at CareOne for a family photo. Having her family around her was the joy of her life.
Above all she had a very special motherly dedication to her family. She never stopped nurturing no matter how old her children were. Her love was a special gift to her family and she did it well. Thank you, Mom, for being so special in our lives. You will be a never ending song in our hearts forever.
Beverly leaves to mourn her passing and to cherish her loving memory her beloved husband John Kooreman; one daughter Kathy Ferrara of Wayne; two sons Ken Kooreman of Warwick, NY and Scott Kooreman and his wife Betty of Wayne; five grandchildren Jennifer Lopresti and her husband Joe, Amy and Jonathan Ferrara, Jason and Kimberly Kooreman; two great grandchildren Tyler and Alexis Lopresti.
Those planning an expression of sympathy in Beverly’s memory are asked to consider St. Jude’s Children's Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105 or Chilton Memorial Hospital Foundation, designated to the Comprehensive Breast Center, 97 West Parkway, Pompton Plains, NJ 07444.
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