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October 11, 2023
Services
Friends are invited to gather with the family from 3-6 PM on Sunday, October 15, 2023, for a memorial celebration of Brooks' life at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, NJ 07470.
Brooks Scholz, age 95, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, October 11, 2023, surrounded by her family.
Brooks was born and raised in Shelby , NC by her parents Edna Lequeux Dennis and Carol Dennis. She attended Furman University for 1 year.
Then she married Fred Whitener and moved to Durham NC in 1951,for his job at Duke University, where they raised 3 daughters. This is where she became such an avid fan of Duke football and basketball teams. She often got to travel with the team and was their loudest cheerleader.
Brooks worked as a secretary at Duke in the Psychiatric Department for a period of time.
In 1964 they moved to Franklin Lakes, NJ.
In New Jersey she later worked at Valley Hospital in the admitting Department for many years and later as Head of admitting at Fair Lawn Memorial Hospital.
Brooks owned a hair salon in Franklin Lakes called Shear Expressions and had many friends from there.
She met and fell in love with Bob Scholz in 1973 and they were never apart after that first dance. They loved to dance and even won dance contests, sometimes with their grandchildren cheering them on.
She had a charming Southern accent and loved to entertain especially at Christmas when she hosted a large family gathering. She always dressed as a witch on Halloween, and all the neighborhood kids loved it.
She remained an avid Duke basketball and football fan from her years in Durham, and would call her daughters to tell them when there was a Duke game on TV to make sure they were watching it. She still yelled the loudest.
She loved her many (many, many!!) cats.
She is survived by her daughters, Lynn Brescia of Wayne, Mary Brooks Holmgren of Wayne, Claire Shaw and Ike, of Florissant Co., and stepson Carter Scholz of California. Her grandchildren Noelle Brescia of Wayne, Rachel Brooks Lauretta and Danny of Wayne, Bjorn Holmgren and Sunshine of Wantage, and Crystal Shaw and Joseph of Colorado Springs. Her great-grandchildren, Isabella Brooks Lauretta, Emily Lauretta, Chase Lauretta of Wayne, and Shylynn Sinio of Colorado Springs.
Predeceased by her husband Robert Scholz, her son in law Bob Ricker Jr, her brother Carol Dennis and her beloved grandson, Joshua Holmgren.
She has many nieces and nephews in North Carolina.
In lieu of flowers, donations can be sent to PATCH ( Pet Adoption Through Caring Hands) in Pompton Lakes, N.J.
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Friends are invited to gather with the family from 3-6 PM on Sunday, October 15, 2023, for a memorial celebration of Brooks' life at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, NJ 07470.
October 11, 2023
Services
Friends are invited to gather with the family from 3-6 PM on Sunday, October 15, 2023, for a memorial celebration of Brooks' life at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, NJ 07470.
Brooks Scholz, age 95, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, October 11, 2023, surrounded by her family.
Brooks was born and raised in Shelby , NC by her parents Edna Lequeux Dennis and Carol Dennis. She attended Furman University for 1 year.
Then she married Fred Whitener and moved to Durham NC in 1951,for his job at Duke University, where they raised 3 daughters. This is where she became such an avid fan of Duke football and basketball teams. She often got to travel with the team and was their loudest cheerleader.
Brooks worked as a secretary at Duke in the Psychiatric Department for a period of time.
In 1964 they moved to Franklin Lakes, NJ.
In New Jersey she later worked at Valley Hospital in the admitting Department for many years and later as Head of admitting at Fair Lawn Memorial Hospital.
Brooks owned a hair salon in Franklin Lakes called Shear Expressions and had many friends from there.
She met and fell in love with Bob Scholz in 1973 and they were never apart after that first dance. They loved to dance and even won dance contests, sometimes with their grandchildren cheering them on.
She had a charming Southern accent and loved to entertain especially at Christmas when she hosted a large family gathering. She always dressed as a witch on Halloween, and all the neighborhood kids loved it.
She remained an avid Duke basketball and football fan from her years in Durham, and would call her daughters to tell them when there was a Duke game on TV to make sure they were watching it. She still yelled the loudest.
She loved her many (many, many!!) cats.
She is survived by her daughters, Lynn Brescia of Wayne, Mary Brooks Holmgren of Wayne, Claire Shaw and Ike, of Florissant Co., and stepson Carter Scholz of California. Her grandchildren Noelle Brescia of Wayne, Rachel Brooks Lauretta and Danny of Wayne, Bjorn Holmgren and Sunshine of Wantage, and Crystal Shaw and Joseph of Colorado Springs. Her great-grandchildren, Isabella Brooks Lauretta, Emily Lauretta, Chase Lauretta of Wayne, and Shylynn Sinio of Colorado Springs.
Predeceased by her husband Robert Scholz, her son in law Bob Ricker Jr, her brother Carol Dennis and her beloved grandson, Joshua Holmgren.
She has many nieces and nephews in North Carolina.
In lieu of flowers, donations can be sent to PATCH ( Pet Adoption Through Caring Hands) in Pompton Lakes, N.J.
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