Claire B. Majewski

Claire B. Majewski, age 94, an over forty-five year resident of Wayne, passed Wednesday, January 19, 2022.

She was born in Jersey City to Anthony and Julia Balinski. She attended a Polish grammar school where she learned traditional Polish dances and learned to read, write, and speak fluent Polish.  She went on to graduate from the Ferris High School in Jersey City, where she played the mandolin, with the Class of 1946.

As a young girl she worked for the Tittman Egg Company in Jersey City (it was just down the street from her home) where she cracked eggs and put the good ones in one bucket and the bad ones in another.  These eggs were eventually powdered and sent to the soldiers fighting in WWII.  She went on to be an executive secretary working in New York City for several companies including the National Distillers Company and the Liebert Company. As a matter of fact her old boss from the Liebert Company reached out to Claire’s family recently and told them what an exceptional executive secretary she was. She loved her work, was an expert in Pitman Shorthand, and officially retired in 1997.

Claire will be remembered for being a wonderful Polish cook who loved having family and friends over for all manner of special occasions and holidays.  She would make all the traditional Polish dishes herself and insisted on cleaning up as well.  Along with working full time this was no easy task but she made it look easy because she loved doing it. She loved cooking Babka, mushroom soup - made with only Polish mushrooms, her Chrusciki, and pierogis will be dearly missed. She would often have barbeques and was always inviting her friends around the corner at the Xaverian Mission.  Fr. Luigi from the Mission was always a regular and she loved him like a member of the family.

Claire was dedicated to her Catholic faith and a parishioner of Immaculate Heart of Mary for over forty-five years.

Claire was the loving wife of the late Stanley Majewski (d. 1999); dearly loved sister of Dorothy Saltarelli of North Arlington, George Balinski and his wife Carol of Wayne, and Barbara Balinski and her husband Jesus Sieira of North Arlington; she was predeceased by her siblings Irene Porlides and Gene Balinski; she was also loved by many nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends.

In lieu of flowers memorial donations to the Center for Hope Hospice www.cfhh.org/donate.html or the Alzheimer’s Association www.alz.org/get-involved-now/donate would be greatly appreciated.