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October 16, 2012
Services
Family and friends will gather for a time of visiting on Thursday, October 18, 2012 from 9:00 AM to 12:00 noon at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, NJ.
Following visiting, a funeral service celebrating Caroline’s life will take place 12:00 noon at the funeral home followed by interment at Cedar Lawn Cemetery, Paterson.
Caroline “Sis” Dunnican, age 97 of Wayne, died peacefully in the early morning hour of Tuesday, October 16, 2012.
Shortly after her birth in 1915, Caroline’s family moved from Wallington to East Seventh Street in the Lakeview section of Clifton. It was there that she attended School 11 which, coincidentally, her great-grandson Nicholas also attended many years later. Imagine Nicholas telling his teachers with pride, “my great-grandmother attended this school!” Because of the Great Depression, Caroline was forced to quit school and stay home to raise her younger siblings while both of her parents sought work to keep food on the table. Pride kept the family from accepting charity from the local church and for many nights supper was lima beans and a loaf of bread prepared by Caroline in the coal stove that her father Frederick purchased and installed in the family kitchen.
On Sundays, the family attended the Lakeview Heights Reformed Church which was located right across the street from their house. The church was the center of socialization in those days and it was there that Caroline’s faith grew and became an integral part of her life. She served that church for many years as a Bible school teacher and in the women’s organizations which raised money for many of the church’s charities. Years later Caroline attended Athenia Reformed Church in Clifton. It was there that her quilt-making skills were a particular asset for the church’s annual quilt fundraiser held at the Bergen Mall. There were also many bake sales and she was right there, ready to donate her expertise acquired from all those years as a young woman in her parents’ kitchen.
The church members weren’t the only lucky recipients of Caroline’s cooking and baking. Her family’s favorite recipes included fresh peach pie and a coffee cake recipe which Caroline acquired from her own Aunt Agnes. Her grandchildren enjoyed cream puffs and buckets full of chocolate chip cookies.
Caroline was also a member for many years of the Order of the Eastern Star of Clifton which raised funds for many charities. In her leisure she loved to play bridge and canasta. On Saturday nights she and her husband Ward would often join with friends for dinner at the Robin Hood Inn in Clifton.
Whether it was keeping her house clean, cooking a great meal, or dressing to go out, Caroline took great pride in herself and in her children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren.
Surviving are her four children: Ward Dunnican and wife Marianne of Franklin, NJ, Carol Galatioto and husband Anthony of Wayne, JoAnn Dunnican of Reno, NV, and June Kinback and her fiancé Geroge of East Cocalico, PA; seven grandchildren: Vanessa, Anthony, Stacey, Marc, Michael, Christine and Jamie Caroline; fifteen great-grandchildren: Marinn, Rylan, Kira, Lleyke, Gerlinde, Louis, Nicholas, Jillian, Nikki, David, Jacob, Jaiden, Justin, Orion, and Josie; and two sisters: Alice Augustine of Wayne and Elizabeth Antman of Clifton.
She was predeceased by her beloved husband Ward, her three brothers: David, William, and Frederick Steinman; her two sisters: Margaret and Margie; and her grandson Ward J. Dunnican, MD.
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Family and friends will gather for a time of visiting on Thursday, October 18, 2012 from 9:00 AM to 12:00 noon at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, NJ.
Following visiting, a funeral service celebrating Caroline’s life will take place 12:00 noon at the funeral home followed by interment at Cedar Lawn Cemetery, Paterson.
October 16, 2012
Services
Family and friends will gather for a time of visiting on Thursday, October 18, 2012 from 9:00 AM to 12:00 noon at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, NJ.
Following visiting, a funeral service celebrating Caroline’s life will take place 12:00 noon at the funeral home followed by interment at Cedar Lawn Cemetery, Paterson.
Caroline “Sis” Dunnican, age 97 of Wayne, died peacefully in the early morning hour of Tuesday, October 16, 2012.
Shortly after her birth in 1915, Caroline’s family moved from Wallington to East Seventh Street in the Lakeview section of Clifton. It was there that she attended School 11 which, coincidentally, her great-grandson Nicholas also attended many years later. Imagine Nicholas telling his teachers with pride, “my great-grandmother attended this school!” Because of the Great Depression, Caroline was forced to quit school and stay home to raise her younger siblings while both of her parents sought work to keep food on the table. Pride kept the family from accepting charity from the local church and for many nights supper was lima beans and a loaf of bread prepared by Caroline in the coal stove that her father Frederick purchased and installed in the family kitchen.
On Sundays, the family attended the Lakeview Heights Reformed Church which was located right across the street from their house. The church was the center of socialization in those days and it was there that Caroline’s faith grew and became an integral part of her life. She served that church for many years as a Bible school teacher and in the women’s organizations which raised money for many of the church’s charities. Years later Caroline attended Athenia Reformed Church in Clifton. It was there that her quilt-making skills were a particular asset for the church’s annual quilt fundraiser held at the Bergen Mall. There were also many bake sales and she was right there, ready to donate her expertise acquired from all those years as a young woman in her parents’ kitchen.
The church members weren’t the only lucky recipients of Caroline’s cooking and baking. Her family’s favorite recipes included fresh peach pie and a coffee cake recipe which Caroline acquired from her own Aunt Agnes. Her grandchildren enjoyed cream puffs and buckets full of chocolate chip cookies.
Caroline was also a member for many years of the Order of the Eastern Star of Clifton which raised funds for many charities. In her leisure she loved to play bridge and canasta. On Saturday nights she and her husband Ward would often join with friends for dinner at the Robin Hood Inn in Clifton.
Whether it was keeping her house clean, cooking a great meal, or dressing to go out, Caroline took great pride in herself and in her children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren.
Surviving are her four children: Ward Dunnican and wife Marianne of Franklin, NJ, Carol Galatioto and husband Anthony of Wayne, JoAnn Dunnican of Reno, NV, and June Kinback and her fiancé Geroge of East Cocalico, PA; seven grandchildren: Vanessa, Anthony, Stacey, Marc, Michael, Christine and Jamie Caroline; fifteen great-grandchildren: Marinn, Rylan, Kira, Lleyke, Gerlinde, Louis, Nicholas, Jillian, Nikki, David, Jacob, Jaiden, Justin, Orion, and Josie; and two sisters: Alice Augustine of Wayne and Elizabeth Antman of Clifton.
She was predeceased by her beloved husband Ward, her three brothers: David, William, and Frederick Steinman; her two sisters: Margaret and Margie; and her grandson Ward J. Dunnican, MD.
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