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January 29, 2021
Services
Friends may visit with the family from 4-8pm on Thursday, February 4, 2021 at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road Wayne, NJ. Funeral Services will be held at 8:30 am on Friday, February 5th at the funeral home , then to St. Mary’s church 17 Pompton Ave, Pompton Lakes where at 9:30am a Funeral Mass will be celebrated.
Interment will be in Gate of Heaven Cemetery, 225 Ridgedale Ave, East Hanover, NJ.
Dianne Carol (Morris) Greff, 83, of Wayne, passed away peacefully on Friday, January 29, 2021 while receiving the loving care of her family.
She was predeceased by her husband of 47 years, Paul Greff. She is survived by her sons, Michael, & Glenn and daughter, Michelle (nee Greff) Forget; her son-in-law, Edward Forget, and daughter-in-law, Sauhad Laudo-Greff; and by her seven grandsons: Michael, Ryan, Christopher, Evan, Matthew, Tristan and Eric.
Dianne was born on January 20, 1938 in Newark, NJ to Stacy and Helen Morris. Wanting Dianne to be raised in the suburbs, the family moved to Roseland, NJ when she was young. Dianne grew up in Roseland, attending Saint Aloysius grade school, Mount St. Dominic HS and William Paterson College where she majored in Education.
It was at college where she met her husband, Paul Greff. They were married on July 9, 1960 at Our Lady of the Blessed Sacrament Parish in Roseland. After their marriage, the couple moved to the Pines Lake section of Wayne.
It was in Wayne where she lived for 61 years -- 47 years with Paul -- raising their children and building their life together. Dianne pursued her love for children and education teaching for nearly 40 years in the Wayne School District at Pines Lake, James Fallon and Randall Carter Elementary Schools.
In addition to her love for teaching she also contributed to education through her service as the first Vice President of the Wayne Education Association as well as the first Vice President of the Passaic County Education Association.
In retirement, Dianne remained very active. She was President of the Navy League Council, an auxiliary member of the Elks Club of Oakland. She was a trustee on the board for the Golden Age Circle of Wayne. Dianne was elected President of the Saint Mary’s Active Senior Ministry in Pompton Lakes, New Jersey as well as a member of the Original St. Mary’s Seniors of Pompton Lakes.
A dedicated family woman, Dianne loved living by the lake and visiting with her grandsons - especially in the summertime as they stopped by between fishing and swimming at the lake.
Additionally, Dianne could be seen doing one of her favorite activities bird watching as well as tinkering with gardening.
A write about Dianne's life as a school teacher and accomplishments can be found on the Wayne News following the link below. The information was organized and written up by her grandson Ryan Greff
https://www.tapinto.net/towns/wayne/sections/education/articles/beloved-wayne-resident-and-educator-passes-away
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Friends may visit with the family from 4-8pm on Thursday, February 4, 2021 at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road Wayne, NJ. Funeral Services will be held at 8:30 am on Friday, February 5th at the funeral home , then to St. Mary’s church 17 Pompton Ave, Pompton Lakes where at 9:30am a Funeral Mass will be celebrated.
Interment will be in Gate of Heaven Cemetery, 225 Ridgedale Ave, East Hanover, NJ.
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