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March 4, 2014
Services
Friends may visit with the family at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, on Thursday, March 6, 2014 from 3-7 PM.
Funeral Services will be held on Friday, March 7, 2014 at 9:30 AM from the funeral home, then to Immaculate Heart of Mary R.C. Church, 580 Ratzer Road, Wayne, where at 10:30 AM a Funeral Mass will be offered. Interment will follow at Redeemer Cemetery, Mahwah.
Catherine “Kay” Hahn (Wincey), age 89, of Wayne, entered peacefully into eternal rest on Tuesday morning, March 4, 2014.
Kay was born in Scranton, PA on Monday, December 1, 1924, the fifth and youngest child of John and Mary (Kerekes) Wincey. She grew up in Scranton and graduated from Scranton Technical High School in 1943.
In 1945 Kay and the love of her life, John “Jack” Hahn were united in marriage following his return from serving in the U.S. Army. Following the wedding, they initially settled in Newark until moving to the Packanack Lake section of Wayne in 1954 where they raised their two dear daughters together. Together, they enjoyed 60 years of marriage until Jack’s passing in 2005.
For many years Kay was a parishioner of Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish and, as a young mom, she served as a leader when her daughters were involved in the Girl Scouts.
Kay was employed by the Wayne Township Tax Office prior to becoming a certified tax collector assistant with the West Milford Tax Collector’s Office. She enjoyed her job and the camaraderie of her fellow workers until retiring in 2005. During her years in the profession, she was a member of the NJ State as well as the Passaic, Union, Essex, and Hudson County Tax Collectors Associations.
Kay loved a good meal, especially if she didn’t have to prepare it. She especially enjoyed dining at Gilly’s in Pompton Plains and Portobello’s in Oakland, and she always looked at the dessert menu first.
Kay was never happier than when she could be in the company of her family and friends, and traveling and vacationing were her favorite ways to spend that time with them. She and Jack had a timeshare in Vistana Villages, FL and they usually waited until their grandchildren Justine and Kyle were out of school so the whole family could travel to Florida together. Lots of time was also spent at Kay and Jack’s summer home down the shore in beautiful Belmar. Their friends also had homes there and they all had a great time together. When things got too hot down the shore, the family headed north to Lake George in New York State. When they were younger, Kay and Jack camped along the lake’s shore in lean-to’s, but as they got a little older, a cabin with life’s greater comforts became the venue of choice.
Some of Kay’s other favorite pastimes included gambling trips and rooting for the Yankees. It was nothing for her to board a bus to Atlantic City, Mount Airy Lodge in the Pocono’s or the Sands Casino Resort in Bethlehem, PA. She especially liked playing the slots and she even took a few trips to Las Vegas. An avid Yankees fan, there was no sense calling her house during a Yankee game because Kay was so into the game that she wouldn’t answer! She got to go to the new Yankee Stadium for the first time, just last season. It rained and the Yankees lost but Kay had a great time anyway.
Kay will be forever remembered and admired for her gentle quiet spirit. She was truly devoted to her family and friends and was always ready to give of herself when a need arose.
Kay is survived by her daughters: Judy Hahn-Socarras and husband Neil of Wanaque, and Elizabeth Ann Schenck and husband Arthur of Pompton Lakes; two grandchildren: Justine and Kyle Schenck of Pompton Lakes; her brother-in-law William G. Hahn and wife Marsha of Denver, CO; and many nieces, nephews, cousins and friends. In addition to her husband Jack, Kay was predeceased by four siblings: Mary Sabbath, Robert Wincey, Elizabeth Palla and Margaret Romanoski.
Those planning an expression of sympathy in Catherine’s name are asked to consider the Wayne Township Memorial First Aid Squad, P.O. 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 Thursday, March 6, 2014 from 3-7 PM.
Funeral Services will be held on Friday, March 7, 2014 at 9:30 AM from the funeral home, then to Immaculate Heart of Mary R.C. Church, 580 Ratzer Road, Wayne, where at 10:30 AM a Funeral Mass will be offered. Interment will follow at Redeemer Cemetery, Mahwah.
March 4, 2014
Services
Friends may visit with the family at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, on Thursday, March 6, 2014 from 3-7 PM.
Funeral Services will be held on Friday, March 7, 2014 at 9:30 AM from the funeral home, then to Immaculate Heart of Mary R.C. Church, 580 Ratzer Road, Wayne, where at 10:30 AM a Funeral Mass will be offered. Interment will follow at Redeemer Cemetery, Mahwah.
Catherine “Kay” Hahn (Wincey), age 89, of Wayne, entered peacefully into eternal rest on Tuesday morning, March 4, 2014.
Kay was born in Scranton, PA on Monday, December 1, 1924, the fifth and youngest child of John and Mary (Kerekes) Wincey. She grew up in Scranton and graduated from Scranton Technical High School in 1943.
In 1945 Kay and the love of her life, John “Jack” Hahn were united in marriage following his return from serving in the U.S. Army. Following the wedding, they initially settled in Newark until moving to the Packanack Lake section of Wayne in 1954 where they raised their two dear daughters together. Together, they enjoyed 60 years of marriage until Jack’s passing in 2005.
For many years Kay was a parishioner of Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish and, as a young mom, she served as a leader when her daughters were involved in the Girl Scouts.
Kay was employed by the Wayne Township Tax Office prior to becoming a certified tax collector assistant with the West Milford Tax Collector’s Office. She enjoyed her job and the camaraderie of her fellow workers until retiring in 2005. During her years in the profession, she was a member of the NJ State as well as the Passaic, Union, Essex, and Hudson County Tax Collectors Associations.
Kay loved a good meal, especially if she didn’t have to prepare it. She especially enjoyed dining at Gilly’s in Pompton Plains and Portobello’s in Oakland, and she always looked at the dessert menu first.
Kay was never happier than when she could be in the company of her family and friends, and traveling and vacationing were her favorite ways to spend that time with them. She and Jack had a timeshare in Vistana Villages, FL and they usually waited until their grandchildren Justine and Kyle were out of school so the whole family could travel to Florida together. Lots of time was also spent at Kay and Jack’s summer home down the shore in beautiful Belmar. Their friends also had homes there and they all had a great time together. When things got too hot down the shore, the family headed north to Lake George in New York State. When they were younger, Kay and Jack camped along the lake’s shore in lean-to’s, but as they got a little older, a cabin with life’s greater comforts became the venue of choice.
Some of Kay’s other favorite pastimes included gambling trips and rooting for the Yankees. It was nothing for her to board a bus to Atlantic City, Mount Airy Lodge in the Pocono’s or the Sands Casino Resort in Bethlehem, PA. She especially liked playing the slots and she even took a few trips to Las Vegas. An avid Yankees fan, there was no sense calling her house during a Yankee game because Kay was so into the game that she wouldn’t answer! She got to go to the new Yankee Stadium for the first time, just last season. It rained and the Yankees lost but Kay had a great time anyway.
Kay will be forever remembered and admired for her gentle quiet spirit. She was truly devoted to her family and friends and was always ready to give of herself when a need arose.
Kay is survived by her daughters: Judy Hahn-Socarras and husband Neil of Wanaque, and Elizabeth Ann Schenck and husband Arthur of Pompton Lakes; two grandchildren: Justine and Kyle Schenck of Pompton Lakes; her brother-in-law William G. Hahn and wife Marsha of Denver, CO; and many nieces, nephews, cousins and friends. In addition to her husband Jack, Kay was predeceased by four siblings: Mary Sabbath, Robert Wincey, Elizabeth Palla and Margaret Romanoski.
Those planning an expression of sympathy in Catherine’s name are asked to consider the Wayne Township Memorial First Aid Squad, P.O. Box 2004, Wayne, NJ 07474.
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