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July 24, 2012
Services
Funeral services will be held Saturday, July 28, 2012 at 9 AM from the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne then to Our Lady of The Valley RC Church, Wayne where at 10 AM a Funeral Mass will be offered. Friends may visit with the family at the funeral home on Friday from 4-8 PM.
Claire F. Ludwig of Wayne, NJ died on Wednesday, July 25, 2012 at Saint Joseph’s Hospital in Paterson. Her passing was quiet and peaceful having had her family lovingly by her bedside.
She was born September 1, 1933 to David and Isabel Nash and raised in Paterson. She later lived in the Packanack Lake area of Wayne where she and her husband raised their family. After their children left home, they built their dream house in Franklin Lakes and resided there for many years. In retirement she and Bill split their time between the Four Seasons in Wayne and Bonita Springs, Florida.
Claire graduated from Saint Bonaventure’s High School with the class of 1950. She went on to study secretarial skills for two years and obtained a secretarial position at Curtis Wright Corporation in Caldwell
.
She and her husband Bill had known each other since they were around eight years old.. They lived only a block apart in the Totowa section of Paterson; however they didn’t start dating until Claire was was out of high school. They married on September 20, 1952 and had sixty years of loving and dedicated marriage together.
Claire will always be remembered for her dedication to family. She raised four sons with much love and care. Her children recall Mom on the sidelines of every football game, rain or shine, rooting for her sons’ teams. Later on in life, she was a dedicated fan to her grandchildren in all their sporting endeavors. However her most cherished family moments were spending the Christmas holidays together.
Her favorite pastimes were shopping, traveling, fine dining, and playing tennis. You would often find her on the Packanack Tennis courts, and later on at the Indian Trail Club, enjoying her favorite sport. After retirement, Claire and Bill were able to travel the world together, visiting exotic places such as Hong Kong, Beijing, Paris, and Rome.
Claire was very dedicated to her Roman Catholic faith. She and her husband Bill were founding members of Our Lady of The Valley Church in Wayne. They participated in Mass at the Wayne Valley High School before the present church was built.
Claire had an outgoing personality with a great sense of humor and greatly enjoyed being in the company of friends. She was a very strong woman, who fought hard to live a joyful life with her family after a debilitating illness struck her in 1998. She lived on to dance at her grandchildren’s weddings and celebrate the births of her great-grandchildren; none of which would have been possible without the unwavering dedication and love of her husband Bill.
She was predeceased by her sister Gladys Brown in 2010.
Surviving to cherish her memory are her husband William A. Ludwig; four sons Stephen Ludwig and his wife Susan of Wayne, William Ludwig and his wife Patricia of Wayne, David Ludwig and his wife Cindy of Franklin Lakes, Michael Ludwig and his wife Marilyn of Wayne. Also surviving are eleven grandchildren including Stephen Ludwig and his wife Sarah, Michael Ludwig and his wife Jennifer, and Katie Workman and her husband Gary; Alexis Ludwig and her fiancé Bill Moakley, and Billy Ludwig; Erin Schroeder and her husband Matthew, Kelly Hoffman and her husband Bill, and David Ludwig; Kimberly, Christina and Michael Ludwig, Eight great grandchildren including Marin, Luke, Stephen, Conner, Liam, and Griffin Ludwig, Alexa and Chase Workman.
Those planning an expression of sympathy in Claire Ludwig’s memory are asked to consider The Little Sisters of the Poor, 140 Shepherd Lane, Totowa, NJ 07512 or Saint Jude Children’s Research Hospital, 501 St Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105
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Funeral services will be held Saturday, July 28, 2012 at 9 AM from the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne then to Our Lady of The Valley RC Church, Wayne where at 10 AM a Funeral Mass will be offered. Friends may visit with the family at the funeral home on Friday from 4-8 PM.
July 24, 2012
Services
Funeral services will be held Saturday, July 28, 2012 at 9 AM from the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne then to Our Lady of The Valley RC Church, Wayne where at 10 AM a Funeral Mass will be offered. Friends may visit with the family at the funeral home on Friday from 4-8 PM.
Claire F. Ludwig of Wayne, NJ died on Wednesday, July 25, 2012 at Saint Joseph’s Hospital in Paterson. Her passing was quiet and peaceful having had her family lovingly by her bedside.
She was born September 1, 1933 to David and Isabel Nash and raised in Paterson. She later lived in the Packanack Lake area of Wayne where she and her husband raised their family. After their children left home, they built their dream house in Franklin Lakes and resided there for many years. In retirement she and Bill split their time between the Four Seasons in Wayne and Bonita Springs, Florida.
Claire graduated from Saint Bonaventure’s High School with the class of 1950. She went on to study secretarial skills for two years and obtained a secretarial position at Curtis Wright Corporation in Caldwell
.
She and her husband Bill had known each other since they were around eight years old.. They lived only a block apart in the Totowa section of Paterson; however they didn’t start dating until Claire was was out of high school. They married on September 20, 1952 and had sixty years of loving and dedicated marriage together.
Claire will always be remembered for her dedication to family. She raised four sons with much love and care. Her children recall Mom on the sidelines of every football game, rain or shine, rooting for her sons’ teams. Later on in life, she was a dedicated fan to her grandchildren in all their sporting endeavors. However her most cherished family moments were spending the Christmas holidays together.
Her favorite pastimes were shopping, traveling, fine dining, and playing tennis. You would often find her on the Packanack Tennis courts, and later on at the Indian Trail Club, enjoying her favorite sport. After retirement, Claire and Bill were able to travel the world together, visiting exotic places such as Hong Kong, Beijing, Paris, and Rome.
Claire was very dedicated to her Roman Catholic faith. She and her husband Bill were founding members of Our Lady of The Valley Church in Wayne. They participated in Mass at the Wayne Valley High School before the present church was built.
Claire had an outgoing personality with a great sense of humor and greatly enjoyed being in the company of friends. She was a very strong woman, who fought hard to live a joyful life with her family after a debilitating illness struck her in 1998. She lived on to dance at her grandchildren’s weddings and celebrate the births of her great-grandchildren; none of which would have been possible without the unwavering dedication and love of her husband Bill.
She was predeceased by her sister Gladys Brown in 2010.
Surviving to cherish her memory are her husband William A. Ludwig; four sons Stephen Ludwig and his wife Susan of Wayne, William Ludwig and his wife Patricia of Wayne, David Ludwig and his wife Cindy of Franklin Lakes, Michael Ludwig and his wife Marilyn of Wayne. Also surviving are eleven grandchildren including Stephen Ludwig and his wife Sarah, Michael Ludwig and his wife Jennifer, and Katie Workman and her husband Gary; Alexis Ludwig and her fiancé Bill Moakley, and Billy Ludwig; Erin Schroeder and her husband Matthew, Kelly Hoffman and her husband Bill, and David Ludwig; Kimberly, Christina and Michael Ludwig, Eight great grandchildren including Marin, Luke, Stephen, Conner, Liam, and Griffin Ludwig, Alexa and Chase Workman.
Those planning an expression of sympathy in Claire Ludwig’s memory are asked to consider The Little Sisters of the Poor, 140 Shepherd Lane, Totowa, NJ 07512 or Saint Jude Children’s Research Hospital, 501 St Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105
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