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Friends may visit with the family at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, on Sunday May 31 from 2-6 PM.
Funeral Services will be held Monday 9:15AM from the funeral home, then to St Anthony’s Catholic Church, 65 Bartholdi Ave, Butler, NJ 07405 where at 10:30AM a Funeral Mass will be offered.
Diane M. Rainey (nee Hart) age 52 of Bloomingdale passed away peacefully at her home on Sunday May 24, 2015.
Diane was born in Paterson and was raised in Butler. She moved to Paterson shortly after she was married and moved around with her family until settling in Bloomingdale almost 20 years ago.
After she graduated from Butler High School in 1980 she attended William Paterson University for a couple of years. While she was attending school there she saw an opportunity to start working for a newspaper called the Paterson News. She worked there as a classified ad salesperson. After working there she worked for other newspapers until she landed a job at the New York Daily News in Manhattan. Diane worked there for a number of years until she retired in 1999 to become a Homemaker and raise her only Daughter Elizabeth. This was the work that she devoted herself to the rest of her life.
In 1992 she met the love of her life in of all places, a personal ad. His name was John Rainey, they were married in 1993 and have been together ever since. John and Diane cherished 22 years of marriage. Diane was a devoted mother and a loving wife. She was extremely dedicated to her family and to her Catholic Faith as well.
Diane was a member of the Cenacle Prayer Group for a few years as well as an active member of the Bloomingdale Republican Club. She was a great cook, her family remembers her being able to cook just about anything and never needing a recipe to do so. The love of her life besides her husband John and daughter Elizabeth was her Golden Retriever “Butterscotch” who passed away in 2003. Diane was a dog lover and was an big supporter of the Gentle Giants in Wayne.
Besides being a dedicated wife and mother, Diane loved to write. Many of the letters she would write to newspapers and magazines were published. She also wrote poetry and short stories and had many unpublished works as well. Diane touched the lives of many people and she will be missed by everyone who knew her.
Diane is survived by her husband John Rainey of Bloomingdale, her daughter; Elizabeth of Bloomingdale, 3 sisters Mary Till and her husband Greg of Lincoln Park, Dolores Beam and her husband Tony of Haskell, and Lisa Wasdyke and her husband Cal of Moorestown, 1 brother; John Hart of Wayne, six nieces and nephews; Charles, Brian, April, Anthony, Calvin, and Stephen, she was pre-deceased by her mother Lucile Hart in 2006 and her father Eugene Hart in 2000.
In lieu of flowers, donations in Diane’s name may be made to John Rainey in care of Elizabeth Rainey, 139 Pine Tree Rd, Bloomingdale, NJ 07403.
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Friends may visit with the family at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, on Sunday May 31 from 2-6 PM.
Funeral Services will be held Monday 9:15AM from the funeral home, then to St Anthony’s Catholic Church, 65 Bartholdi Ave, Butler, NJ 07405 where at 10:30AM a Funeral Mass will be offered.
Services
Friends may visit with the family at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, on Sunday May 31 from 2-6 PM.
Funeral Services will be held Monday 9:15AM from the funeral home, then to St Anthony’s Catholic Church, 65 Bartholdi Ave, Butler, NJ 07405 where at 10:30AM a Funeral Mass will be offered.
Diane M. Rainey (nee Hart) age 52 of Bloomingdale passed away peacefully at her home on Sunday May 24, 2015.
Diane was born in Paterson and was raised in Butler. She moved to Paterson shortly after she was married and moved around with her family until settling in Bloomingdale almost 20 years ago.
After she graduated from Butler High School in 1980 she attended William Paterson University for a couple of years. While she was attending school there she saw an opportunity to start working for a newspaper called the Paterson News. She worked there as a classified ad salesperson. After working there she worked for other newspapers until she landed a job at the New York Daily News in Manhattan. Diane worked there for a number of years until she retired in 1999 to become a Homemaker and raise her only Daughter Elizabeth. This was the work that she devoted herself to the rest of her life.
In 1992 she met the love of her life in of all places, a personal ad. His name was John Rainey, they were married in 1993 and have been together ever since. John and Diane cherished 22 years of marriage. Diane was a devoted mother and a loving wife. She was extremely dedicated to her family and to her Catholic Faith as well.
Diane was a member of the Cenacle Prayer Group for a few years as well as an active member of the Bloomingdale Republican Club. She was a great cook, her family remembers her being able to cook just about anything and never needing a recipe to do so. The love of her life besides her husband John and daughter Elizabeth was her Golden Retriever “Butterscotch” who passed away in 2003. Diane was a dog lover and was an big supporter of the Gentle Giants in Wayne.
Besides being a dedicated wife and mother, Diane loved to write. Many of the letters she would write to newspapers and magazines were published. She also wrote poetry and short stories and had many unpublished works as well. Diane touched the lives of many people and she will be missed by everyone who knew her.
Diane is survived by her husband John Rainey of Bloomingdale, her daughter; Elizabeth of Bloomingdale, 3 sisters Mary Till and her husband Greg of Lincoln Park, Dolores Beam and her husband Tony of Haskell, and Lisa Wasdyke and her husband Cal of Moorestown, 1 brother; John Hart of Wayne, six nieces and nephews; Charles, Brian, April, Anthony, Calvin, and Stephen, she was pre-deceased by her mother Lucile Hart in 2006 and her father Eugene Hart in 2000.
In lieu of flowers, donations in Diane’s name may be made to John Rainey in care of Elizabeth Rainey, 139 Pine Tree Rd, Bloomingdale, NJ 07403.
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