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November 26, 2013
Services
Friends may visit with the family at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, on Sunday, December 1, 2013 from 2-6 PM.
A Funeral Service will take place on Monday, December 2, 2013, 11:00 AM at the funeral home. Interment will follow at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, Totowa.
Dolores “Chippie” Carr was an amazing, loving woman. But make no mistake about it; she was as tough as they come. She was a Jersey Girl born in Paterson in 1943.
She was born to Dolores “Gee” and Harry “Pie” Ball shortly before Pie left for World War II. After his return she was joined by her baby sister, Katherine Belmont, born 3 years and a day after her. They grew up doing everything together. They attended St. Mary’s High School, hung out at Netzer’s and laughed often. Mom’s love of family had already begun. Gee had 5 siblings, who all lived in the area, so the cousins became a huge part of her life. One of her favorite traditions was the “cousin’s” party, held the day after Thanksgiving hosted by Aunt Carmen. She even continued the tradition in recent years and hosted her own “cousin’s” parties. She was happiest when surrounded by family!
Chippie and Tom Carr married in 1965. They raised four wonderful, amazing, intelligent and humble children. Throughout the years, no matter the budget, they always took summer vacation, which included tents, pop up campers, hotels or the floors of generous family and friends. They enjoyed retirement to the fullest. They took motorcycle trips on Dad’s Honda and visited friends and family. They drove across the country and stopped at every capital, which was Chippie’s goal. They also got a place in Islamorada, Florida where they spent their winters enjoying friends and warm weather. However, they were always anxious to get home to resume family dinner and be home for Mother’s Day! They were married for almost 50 years and taught us how a marriage and family should be.
She was always a “rebel” at heart. Despite her mother’s disapproval, mom insisted on horseback riding, getting on a motorcycle, going “away” to college and challenging just about anyone who thought they had authority over her. We have vivid memories of Mom bringing us and her signs to the courthouse to protest the closing of our local elementary school. That type of passion continued throughout her whole life. On several occasions she would march into our schools to fight for us and always began with, “Make no mistake, these are my children and I am biased!!” Even just two years ago, she fought for women’s rights at the local Moose Lodge in Islamorada. She raised us to question authority and always stand up for ourselves. She always said, “I didn’t realize that to my children, I was also the authority and therefore questioned…often”. However, she welcomed it and was sometimes even happy to have it.
Mom’s passion for children, education and Math led her to become a third generation Paterson teacher. She taught Math in both the High School and Elementary school. She believed in children and had many philosophies about teaching math. She often wrote curriculum. Her classroom was always filled with respect and patience. She went on to work in the Bilingual Program which she loved. I believe her Spanish heritage, which she was very proud of played a part in that. She then worked for Special Programs but ended her 25 year career back in the classroom at Great Falls Academy.
The Jersey Shore was one of her favorite places. Her love of the shore began as a child and continued throughout her life. For several years now she has been taking us all to the shore and some of our best memories with Mom are there! But it wasn’t about the location; it was about family and spending time together. Her grandchildren total 10 to date and she enjoyed each and every one of them in her special way. She had the ability to honor and nurture all of their strengths. She prided herself on treating us and her grandchildren fairly not equally. She stopped buying gifts for birthdays and instead would take each of us out to dinner. These special times are cherished by all. Mom had family dinner for us every Wednesday at her house so we could chat, laugh and stay tuned in to each other’s lives. Thanksgiving was “her holiday” because it wasn’t about gifts or toys or stress, it was about family and being thankful!
In honor of mom’s wishes, please, please, please NO FLOWERS. She believed in helping people on a personal level when in need. Altruism is a virtue that she not only possessed, but exercised regularly Please do not send flowers, as she would have thought it senseless. In lieu of flowers, we only ask that you perform a selfless act on her behalf. We know this is not traditional but we are providing a basket at the funeral home with cards for you to send back to us. Although Mom believed that helping was private, we would love to have this collection of your kind acts in honor of Mom. So if you choose please take a card or click on the link below to send a private condolence to the family.
If you are reading this, know that you were special in her life and we THANK YOU!!!!
If you would like to send a private condolence directly to the family use this condolence section.
Friends may visit with the family at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, on Sunday, December 1, 2013 from 2-6 PM.
A Funeral Service will take place on Monday, December 2, 2013, 11:00 AM at the funeral home. Interment will follow at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, Totowa.
November 26, 2013
Services
Friends may visit with the family at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, on Sunday, December 1, 2013 from 2-6 PM.
A Funeral Service will take place on Monday, December 2, 2013, 11:00 AM at the funeral home. Interment will follow at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, Totowa.
Dolores “Chippie” Carr was an amazing, loving woman. But make no mistake about it; she was as tough as they come. She was a Jersey Girl born in Paterson in 1943.
She was born to Dolores “Gee” and Harry “Pie” Ball shortly before Pie left for World War II. After his return she was joined by her baby sister, Katherine Belmont, born 3 years and a day after her. They grew up doing everything together. They attended St. Mary’s High School, hung out at Netzer’s and laughed often. Mom’s love of family had already begun. Gee had 5 siblings, who all lived in the area, so the cousins became a huge part of her life. One of her favorite traditions was the “cousin’s” party, held the day after Thanksgiving hosted by Aunt Carmen. She even continued the tradition in recent years and hosted her own “cousin’s” parties. She was happiest when surrounded by family!
Chippie and Tom Carr married in 1965. They raised four wonderful, amazing, intelligent and humble children. Throughout the years, no matter the budget, they always took summer vacation, which included tents, pop up campers, hotels or the floors of generous family and friends. They enjoyed retirement to the fullest. They took motorcycle trips on Dad’s Honda and visited friends and family. They drove across the country and stopped at every capital, which was Chippie’s goal. They also got a place in Islamorada, Florida where they spent their winters enjoying friends and warm weather. However, they were always anxious to get home to resume family dinner and be home for Mother’s Day! They were married for almost 50 years and taught us how a marriage and family should be.
She was always a “rebel” at heart. Despite her mother’s disapproval, mom insisted on horseback riding, getting on a motorcycle, going “away” to college and challenging just about anyone who thought they had authority over her. We have vivid memories of Mom bringing us and her signs to the courthouse to protest the closing of our local elementary school. That type of passion continued throughout her whole life. On several occasions she would march into our schools to fight for us and always began with, “Make no mistake, these are my children and I am biased!!” Even just two years ago, she fought for women’s rights at the local Moose Lodge in Islamorada. She raised us to question authority and always stand up for ourselves. She always said, “I didn’t realize that to my children, I was also the authority and therefore questioned…often”. However, she welcomed it and was sometimes even happy to have it.
Mom’s passion for children, education and Math led her to become a third generation Paterson teacher. She taught Math in both the High School and Elementary school. She believed in children and had many philosophies about teaching math. She often wrote curriculum. Her classroom was always filled with respect and patience. She went on to work in the Bilingual Program which she loved. I believe her Spanish heritage, which she was very proud of played a part in that. She then worked for Special Programs but ended her 25 year career back in the classroom at Great Falls Academy.
The Jersey Shore was one of her favorite places. Her love of the shore began as a child and continued throughout her life. For several years now she has been taking us all to the shore and some of our best memories with Mom are there! But it wasn’t about the location; it was about family and spending time together. Her grandchildren total 10 to date and she enjoyed each and every one of them in her special way. She had the ability to honor and nurture all of their strengths. She prided herself on treating us and her grandchildren fairly not equally. She stopped buying gifts for birthdays and instead would take each of us out to dinner. These special times are cherished by all. Mom had family dinner for us every Wednesday at her house so we could chat, laugh and stay tuned in to each other’s lives. Thanksgiving was “her holiday” because it wasn’t about gifts or toys or stress, it was about family and being thankful!
In honor of mom’s wishes, please, please, please NO FLOWERS. She believed in helping people on a personal level when in need. Altruism is a virtue that she not only possessed, but exercised regularly Please do not send flowers, as she would have thought it senseless. In lieu of flowers, we only ask that you perform a selfless act on her behalf. We know this is not traditional but we are providing a basket at the funeral home with cards for you to send back to us. Although Mom believed that helping was private, we would love to have this collection of your kind acts in honor of Mom. So if you choose please take a card or click on the link below to send a private condolence to the family.
If you are reading this, know that you were special in her life and we THANK YOU!!!!
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