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June 30, 2018
Services
Friends may visit with the family at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, on Thursday, July 5, 2018 from 4-8 PM.
Funeral Services will be held on Friday, July 6, 2018 beginning at 11:00 AM.
Cynthia K. Wolos, age 64, of Caldwell, passed away peacefully with her loving family close by her side, on Saturday, June 30, 2018.
The youngest of three children of Miroslav and Jane Kuna, she was raised in Glen Rock where she graduated from Glen Rock High School with the Class of 1971 and, thanks to the love of music and the arts instilled in Cindy by her musician mom, she had many lead roles in the school’s musicals during those high school years.
As a little girl, Cindy loved going water skiing behind her parent’s boat on Greenwood Lake or at Croton on the Hudson River. By far, Cindy’s favorite activity growing up was summers with her family at the shore house in LBI that her parents purchased in the 1960’s. It was a passion that would stay with her all the days of her life. She enjoyed everything about the shore; the sun, the surf, going clamming, and enjoying any dinner that included fish on the menu. But above all those great attributes, the greatest blessing to Cindy was that times down the shore afforded her the chance to be with her family – her parents and brother and sister when she was young, and her husband and children in her adulthood. Her husband TJ’s family had a condo in Wildwood as well, so it was nothing unusual for Cindy to bounce back and forth between the two homes during the summer.
Cindy met her husband Teddy “TJ” Wolos in 1983 at a wedding where she was the maid of honor and the groom happened to be TJ’s friend. Her first date with TJ was on the back of his motorcycle taking a ride up to Warwick, NY to the onion fields and, while there, grabbing a bite to eat at an old Warwick favorite called the Jolly Onion. TJ recalls how much Cindy loved the restaurant’s French onion soup. They dated about a year, then decided to commit their lives to each other. They pledged their wedding vows on August 18, 1984 at the VFW Hall on Washington Ave. in Nutley. This was immediately followed by a “good time was had by all” reception in the VFW Hall, then a honeymoon in Wildwood, NJ where the newlyweds stayed at a resort called the Hawaii Kai. After all the celebratory events, Cindy and TJ made their first home together in Wayne with TJ’s parents with their first born son Terry. Shortly after, they purchased their own home in Little Falls in 1986. The blessing of another child soon arrived – their daughter Maggie in 1988. Cindy happily settled into a life as homemaker and mother. In her heart, that was the role she embraced the most and she was darn good at it! She poured all the love she had into her family and took an active part in Terry’s and Maggie’s lives as they grew. What other mother can say that the year they volunteered to be head coach of their son’s Little Falls soccer team, that the team would go on to win the championship? Because she was female, no one wanted to be her assistant coach so Cindy did it all by herself and walked away with three firsts……the first female coach of the league, the first coach to win the championship in their first year of coaching, and the first coach to do it single-handedly – without the help of an assistant coach! Cindy’s daughter Maggie also liked to play soccer. Cindy never missed her games and, as her mother had done for her, Cindy inspired a love of music and the arts in Maggie too, leading to Maggie’s involvement in her schools musical productions and taking her to see some of the greatest Broadway shows ever.
When her children moved on to the age of independence, Cindy took a job with the Home Depot. She started as a general cashier when the store on Riverview Drive and Route 46 in Totowa had their grand opening. She eventually moved to the store in Montville where she became the building contractor’s cashier. Many of the contractors that shopped at the store on a daily basis would pick Cindy’s cashier line because they really liked her pleasant disposition and helpful attitude. Cindy was the helpful cashier in the orange vest from 1995 until 2009 when she suffered a stroke which forced her to stop working. Because of these health issues, she and TJ felt that it would be best to sell the house in Little Falls and move to St. Augustine, Florida where they could downsize and recuperate. By 2015, Cindy and TJ moved back to New Jersey to be closer to their children, where they have lived ever since.
Cindy’s love of singing continued throughout her life. In the church choir, she was always one of the strongest and most accomplished altos, in fact, when she sang in the choir at Grace United Presbyterian Church in Wayne, she was the only alto the choir had, but she was able to carry the whole section by herself. A huge Pittsburgh Steelers fan, she got to see them play live at Giants Stadium and she always wore her Steelers jersey and waived her terrible towel when she watched the games at home on television. Speaking of television, Cindy regularly tuned in to be challenged by the categories Alex Trebek presented on Jeopardy. Usually, Zoey, her trusted Australian Cattle Dog, sat faithfully by her side while she watched. Zoey was very dear to Cindy, and she was a great source of protection after Cindy got sick.
Above all else, nothing was more important to Cindy, or more cherished by her, than her family. Cindy and TJ were also blessed with some wonderful times in their 33 years of marriage. They got to take an awesome motorcycle ride together to Lake George in New York State where they stayed at the luxurious and historical lakeshore Sagamore Hotel, and they also got to see all the great attractions in Florida including Disney World, Epcot, Universal Studios and the Florida Keys.
Cindy had a special bond with her sister Nadine, aka “Dee” and, for many years, one of their favorite activities was being teammates on the Wednesday night ladies bowling league at Fair Lawn Lanes. Their team was called GNO which stood for “Girls Night Out” and it was always a good time! Dee will also have great memories of the trips she and Cindy took including but not limited to visiting their brother Stephen out in Evergreen Colorado or their trip to Maine with Dee’s late husband Rick.
Cindy will always be remembered for her light-hearted, vivacious, fun loving personality, great sense of humor and really contagious laugh. Despite the setbacks to her health, she remained strong, caring more about the needs of her family and friends than herself. She always had a song in her heart. Even in her final nights in the hospital with family gathered around, a conversation would remind Cindy of the lines from a song and she’d start singing. The rambunctious group was even told to quiet down by the nursing staff.
Cindy was the beloved wife of Teddy “TJ” Wolos; much-loved mother of Terrence “Terry” Wolos of Totowa and Margaret “Maggie” Wolos of Caldwell; dearest sister of Nadine Schuck of Hawthorne, and Stephen and wife Ellen Kuna of Beach Haven; sister-in-law to Kathleen and husband Salvatore Anzalone of Myrtle Beach and Darlene and husband Charles Serecka of St. Augustine; and numerous nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by her loving parents, Miroslav and Jane Kuna, her parents-in-law, Cora and Thaddeus Wolos and her dear brother-in-law Rick Schuck.
In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation in Cynthia’s memory to:
Brain Injury Association of America (BIAA), 1608 Spring Hill Road, Suite 110, Vienna, VA 22182, or online at https://www.biausa.org
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Friends may visit with the family at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, on Thursday, July 5, 2018 from 4-8 PM.
Funeral Services will be held on Friday, July 6, 2018 beginning at 11:00 AM.
June 30, 2018
Services
Friends may visit with the family at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, on Thursday, July 5, 2018 from 4-8 PM.
Funeral Services will be held on Friday, July 6, 2018 beginning at 11:00 AM.
Cynthia K. Wolos, age 64, of Caldwell, passed away peacefully with her loving family close by her side, on Saturday, June 30, 2018.
The youngest of three children of Miroslav and Jane Kuna, she was raised in Glen Rock where she graduated from Glen Rock High School with the Class of 1971 and, thanks to the love of music and the arts instilled in Cindy by her musician mom, she had many lead roles in the school’s musicals during those high school years.
As a little girl, Cindy loved going water skiing behind her parent’s boat on Greenwood Lake or at Croton on the Hudson River. By far, Cindy’s favorite activity growing up was summers with her family at the shore house in LBI that her parents purchased in the 1960’s. It was a passion that would stay with her all the days of her life. She enjoyed everything about the shore; the sun, the surf, going clamming, and enjoying any dinner that included fish on the menu. But above all those great attributes, the greatest blessing to Cindy was that times down the shore afforded her the chance to be with her family – her parents and brother and sister when she was young, and her husband and children in her adulthood. Her husband TJ’s family had a condo in Wildwood as well, so it was nothing unusual for Cindy to bounce back and forth between the two homes during the summer.
Cindy met her husband Teddy “TJ” Wolos in 1983 at a wedding where she was the maid of honor and the groom happened to be TJ’s friend. Her first date with TJ was on the back of his motorcycle taking a ride up to Warwick, NY to the onion fields and, while there, grabbing a bite to eat at an old Warwick favorite called the Jolly Onion. TJ recalls how much Cindy loved the restaurant’s French onion soup. They dated about a year, then decided to commit their lives to each other. They pledged their wedding vows on August 18, 1984 at the VFW Hall on Washington Ave. in Nutley. This was immediately followed by a “good time was had by all” reception in the VFW Hall, then a honeymoon in Wildwood, NJ where the newlyweds stayed at a resort called the Hawaii Kai. After all the celebratory events, Cindy and TJ made their first home together in Wayne with TJ’s parents with their first born son Terry. Shortly after, they purchased their own home in Little Falls in 1986. The blessing of another child soon arrived – their daughter Maggie in 1988. Cindy happily settled into a life as homemaker and mother. In her heart, that was the role she embraced the most and she was darn good at it! She poured all the love she had into her family and took an active part in Terry’s and Maggie’s lives as they grew. What other mother can say that the year they volunteered to be head coach of their son’s Little Falls soccer team, that the team would go on to win the championship? Because she was female, no one wanted to be her assistant coach so Cindy did it all by herself and walked away with three firsts……the first female coach of the league, the first coach to win the championship in their first year of coaching, and the first coach to do it single-handedly – without the help of an assistant coach! Cindy’s daughter Maggie also liked to play soccer. Cindy never missed her games and, as her mother had done for her, Cindy inspired a love of music and the arts in Maggie too, leading to Maggie’s involvement in her schools musical productions and taking her to see some of the greatest Broadway shows ever.
When her children moved on to the age of independence, Cindy took a job with the Home Depot. She started as a general cashier when the store on Riverview Drive and Route 46 in Totowa had their grand opening. She eventually moved to the store in Montville where she became the building contractor’s cashier. Many of the contractors that shopped at the store on a daily basis would pick Cindy’s cashier line because they really liked her pleasant disposition and helpful attitude. Cindy was the helpful cashier in the orange vest from 1995 until 2009 when she suffered a stroke which forced her to stop working. Because of these health issues, she and TJ felt that it would be best to sell the house in Little Falls and move to St. Augustine, Florida where they could downsize and recuperate. By 2015, Cindy and TJ moved back to New Jersey to be closer to their children, where they have lived ever since.
Cindy’s love of singing continued throughout her life. In the church choir, she was always one of the strongest and most accomplished altos, in fact, when she sang in the choir at Grace United Presbyterian Church in Wayne, she was the only alto the choir had, but she was able to carry the whole section by herself. A huge Pittsburgh Steelers fan, she got to see them play live at Giants Stadium and she always wore her Steelers jersey and waived her terrible towel when she watched the games at home on television. Speaking of television, Cindy regularly tuned in to be challenged by the categories Alex Trebek presented on Jeopardy. Usually, Zoey, her trusted Australian Cattle Dog, sat faithfully by her side while she watched. Zoey was very dear to Cindy, and she was a great source of protection after Cindy got sick.
Above all else, nothing was more important to Cindy, or more cherished by her, than her family. Cindy and TJ were also blessed with some wonderful times in their 33 years of marriage. They got to take an awesome motorcycle ride together to Lake George in New York State where they stayed at the luxurious and historical lakeshore Sagamore Hotel, and they also got to see all the great attractions in Florida including Disney World, Epcot, Universal Studios and the Florida Keys.
Cindy had a special bond with her sister Nadine, aka “Dee” and, for many years, one of their favorite activities was being teammates on the Wednesday night ladies bowling league at Fair Lawn Lanes. Their team was called GNO which stood for “Girls Night Out” and it was always a good time! Dee will also have great memories of the trips she and Cindy took including but not limited to visiting their brother Stephen out in Evergreen Colorado or their trip to Maine with Dee’s late husband Rick.
Cindy will always be remembered for her light-hearted, vivacious, fun loving personality, great sense of humor and really contagious laugh. Despite the setbacks to her health, she remained strong, caring more about the needs of her family and friends than herself. She always had a song in her heart. Even in her final nights in the hospital with family gathered around, a conversation would remind Cindy of the lines from a song and she’d start singing. The rambunctious group was even told to quiet down by the nursing staff.
Cindy was the beloved wife of Teddy “TJ” Wolos; much-loved mother of Terrence “Terry” Wolos of Totowa and Margaret “Maggie” Wolos of Caldwell; dearest sister of Nadine Schuck of Hawthorne, and Stephen and wife Ellen Kuna of Beach Haven; sister-in-law to Kathleen and husband Salvatore Anzalone of Myrtle Beach and Darlene and husband Charles Serecka of St. Augustine; and numerous nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by her loving parents, Miroslav and Jane Kuna, her parents-in-law, Cora and Thaddeus Wolos and her dear brother-in-law Rick Schuck.
In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation in Cynthia’s memory to:
Brain Injury Association of America (BIAA), 1608 Spring Hill Road, Suite 110, Vienna, VA 22182, or online at https://www.biausa.org
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