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November 9, 2007
Services
A memorial service will be held Friday, November 16, 2007 at 11:30 AM at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne.
Friends may visit with the family at the funeral home on Friday from 10 AM to 11:30 AM.
Carolyn Teeling (nee Tompkins) age 83 of Wayne died Friday, November 9, 2007 at home. Her passing was quiet and peaceful while receiving the loving care of her family who were at her bedside.
She was born in Little Falls, New York and spent her formative years in Doldgeville New York before moving to Wayne fifty-one years ago. Her early years were spent on the family dairy farm in Doldgeville that her parents owned and grandparents before them.
Carolyn received her formal education at Doldgeville High School graduating with the class of 1942.
After graduation from high school she joined the United States Coast Guard and served from 1943 to 1945.
Perhaps as a result of growing up on a farm with many animals around her she loved animals. Especially her cat which she named “Cat”.
She was employed at Singer Kearfott Corporation in Wayne for twenty years as a Circuit Board Assembler for missiles for the United States Defense Department. Carolyn retired from work in 1989.
She leaves her family with many fond memories of a very loving and devoted wife, mother and grandmother. Her family was very important to her and she spent her lifetime nurturing them. Perhaps the highlight of her family enjoyment was the arrival of grandchildren whom she loved to pieces.
Carolyn and Richard had a “very happy” marriage together for fifty-eight years until Richard's passing in 2003.
Tragedy impacted her life in 2006 when she lost her son Richard C. Teeling.
Surviving are one son Robert Teeling and his wife Patty of Andover; four grandchildren Erin Teeling of Washington, DC, Meghan Teeling of Orlando, Florida, Courtney Teeling of Montclair, Brian Teeling of North Haledon; nieces and nephews including Suzanne Gorman of Naples, Florida, Gail Jaust of Oak Ridge, Charles Rath of West Milford and Ellis Rath of Milford, Delaware.
Those planning an expression of sympathy in Carolyn’s name are asked to consider The Susan G. Koman Breast Cancer Foundation, 5055 LBJ Freeway, Suite 250, Dallas, TX 75244.
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A memorial service will be held Friday, November 16, 2007 at 11:30 AM at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne.
Friends may visit with the family at the funeral home on Friday from 10 AM to 11:30 AM.
November 9, 2007
Services
A memorial service will be held Friday, November 16, 2007 at 11:30 AM at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne.
Friends may visit with the family at the funeral home on Friday from 10 AM to 11:30 AM.
Carolyn Teeling (nee Tompkins) age 83 of Wayne died Friday, November 9, 2007 at home. Her passing was quiet and peaceful while receiving the loving care of her family who were at her bedside.
She was born in Little Falls, New York and spent her formative years in Doldgeville New York before moving to Wayne fifty-one years ago. Her early years were spent on the family dairy farm in Doldgeville that her parents owned and grandparents before them.
Carolyn received her formal education at Doldgeville High School graduating with the class of 1942.
After graduation from high school she joined the United States Coast Guard and served from 1943 to 1945.
Perhaps as a result of growing up on a farm with many animals around her she loved animals. Especially her cat which she named “Cat”.
She was employed at Singer Kearfott Corporation in Wayne for twenty years as a Circuit Board Assembler for missiles for the United States Defense Department. Carolyn retired from work in 1989.
She leaves her family with many fond memories of a very loving and devoted wife, mother and grandmother. Her family was very important to her and she spent her lifetime nurturing them. Perhaps the highlight of her family enjoyment was the arrival of grandchildren whom she loved to pieces.
Carolyn and Richard had a “very happy” marriage together for fifty-eight years until Richard's passing in 2003.
Tragedy impacted her life in 2006 when she lost her son Richard C. Teeling.
Surviving are one son Robert Teeling and his wife Patty of Andover; four grandchildren Erin Teeling of Washington, DC, Meghan Teeling of Orlando, Florida, Courtney Teeling of Montclair, Brian Teeling of North Haledon; nieces and nephews including Suzanne Gorman of Naples, Florida, Gail Jaust of Oak Ridge, Charles Rath of West Milford and Ellis Rath of Milford, Delaware.
Those planning an expression of sympathy in Carolyn’s name are asked to consider The Susan G. Koman Breast Cancer Foundation, 5055 LBJ Freeway, Suite 250, Dallas, TX 75244.
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