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Friends may visit with the family from 4-8 PM on Friday, June 17, 2016 at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne.
To celebrate Doris' passion for life visitors may wear something pink, her favorite color.
Funeral services will be held 10 AM on Saturday, June 18, 2016 at the funeral home.
Interment will be in Cedar Lawn Cemetery, Paterson.
Doris I Staada (formerly Threlfall), age 89, of Fairlawn, Paterson, and West Milford, passed peacefully on Wednesday, June 8, 2016.
She was born in the family home at 73 Henry Street in Paterson, to Bill and Anna Threlfall. Doris attended Eastside High School with the Class of 1944. She met a cute boy named George Staada while at a party in Fairlawn. The two fell in love and while George was on leave from the US Navy they married on August 4, 1945 at the Warren Point Presbyterian Church in Fairlawn. Doris and George honeymooned in Norfolk, Virginia where they ran out of money. George had to call his father to come pick them up, as George’s leave was over and he was being re-deployed.
As a young lady Doris worked as a telephone switchboard operator for New Jersey Bell Telephone in Paterson. After George’s service Doris dedicated herself to being a homemaker and raising her children. Doris was a member of the Madison Avenue Presbyterian Church, where she was an active member in the Couples Club for many years. In addition, Doris was an involved leader in both the Brownies, and Girls Scouts of America. After her children grew up, Doris worked for the M&M Mars Company in Hackettstown; for a while she also worked for a watch company at the Mount Olive Trade Zone. Doris retired at the age of 60 to care for a special needs woman for several years.
Doris will be remembered as a friendly and cheerful woman who lit up any room she entered. She was a great dancer and singer, and loved a good party. She cherished her family and had an infectious laugh. Doris was also an accomplished seamstress. She made curtains, designed her own dresses, and even made the christening gown that has been used by generations of family members. Her love of travel brought her to Hawaii Florida, New Orleans, Vermont, and many trips to the Jersey Shore. Doris is the beloved sister in law of Bob Staada and Dorothy Staada as well as an aunt to numerous nieces and nephews who remained close throughout her life. She is remembered and cherished by everyone in the family. The family has many fond memories of summers at Sparta Lake and Lake Hopatcong, and the annual trips to the Hotel Elberon in Wildwood. Cooking was not Doris’ forte. George did most of the cooking but she claimed to make great lemon merengue pie and pineapple upside-down cake. The family swears that her husband George actually made them because after his passing in 1979 neither were ever made again. It all makes sense because George worshiped the ground Doris walked on; she was his princess, and they had a loving and devoted marriage of thirty-four years.
Doris was the loving mother of George A. Staada, Jr. and his wife Barbara of Cornelius, North Carolina (formerly of West Milford), Glenn A. Staada and his wife Evelyn of Long Valley, and Michele Hammell and her husband Jim of West Milford. She was the cherished grandmother of Tracey Cusick and her husband Chris, Jennifer Meisten and her husband Ken, Glenn Staada, Jr. and his wife JoEllen, Thomas Staada and his wife Karen, Kristin Doyal and her husband Matthew, and Jamie Hammell. Doris loved her nine great grandchildren Shannon Cusick, Jack Cusick, Lily Meisten, Isabella (Bella) Meisten, Nicholas (Nicky) Staada, Natalie Staada, Scott Doyal, Eviana (Evie) Doyal, and Tyler Doyal. She was predeceased by two brothers George and Bob Threlfall.
In lieu of flowers memorial donations to the Karen Ann Quinlan Hospice, 99 Sparta Ave., Newton, NJ 07860, the ALS Association, Gift Processing Center, PO Box 6051, Albert Lea, MN 56007, or the JDRF, 26 Broadway, 14th Floor, NY, NY 10004 would be appreciated.
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Friends may visit with the family from 4-8 PM on Friday, June 17, 2016 at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne.
To celebrate Doris' passion for life visitors may wear something pink, her favorite color.
Funeral services will be held 10 AM on Saturday, June 18, 2016 at the funeral home.
Interment will be in Cedar Lawn Cemetery, Paterson.
Services
Friends may visit with the family from 4-8 PM on Friday, June 17, 2016 at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne.
To celebrate Doris' passion for life visitors may wear something pink, her favorite color.
Funeral services will be held 10 AM on Saturday, June 18, 2016 at the funeral home.
Interment will be in Cedar Lawn Cemetery, Paterson.
Doris I Staada (formerly Threlfall), age 89, of Fairlawn, Paterson, and West Milford, passed peacefully on Wednesday, June 8, 2016.
She was born in the family home at 73 Henry Street in Paterson, to Bill and Anna Threlfall. Doris attended Eastside High School with the Class of 1944. She met a cute boy named George Staada while at a party in Fairlawn. The two fell in love and while George was on leave from the US Navy they married on August 4, 1945 at the Warren Point Presbyterian Church in Fairlawn. Doris and George honeymooned in Norfolk, Virginia where they ran out of money. George had to call his father to come pick them up, as George’s leave was over and he was being re-deployed.
As a young lady Doris worked as a telephone switchboard operator for New Jersey Bell Telephone in Paterson. After George’s service Doris dedicated herself to being a homemaker and raising her children. Doris was a member of the Madison Avenue Presbyterian Church, where she was an active member in the Couples Club for many years. In addition, Doris was an involved leader in both the Brownies, and Girls Scouts of America. After her children grew up, Doris worked for the M&M Mars Company in Hackettstown; for a while she also worked for a watch company at the Mount Olive Trade Zone. Doris retired at the age of 60 to care for a special needs woman for several years.
Doris will be remembered as a friendly and cheerful woman who lit up any room she entered. She was a great dancer and singer, and loved a good party. She cherished her family and had an infectious laugh. Doris was also an accomplished seamstress. She made curtains, designed her own dresses, and even made the christening gown that has been used by generations of family members. Her love of travel brought her to Hawaii Florida, New Orleans, Vermont, and many trips to the Jersey Shore. Doris is the beloved sister in law of Bob Staada and Dorothy Staada as well as an aunt to numerous nieces and nephews who remained close throughout her life. She is remembered and cherished by everyone in the family. The family has many fond memories of summers at Sparta Lake and Lake Hopatcong, and the annual trips to the Hotel Elberon in Wildwood. Cooking was not Doris’ forte. George did most of the cooking but she claimed to make great lemon merengue pie and pineapple upside-down cake. The family swears that her husband George actually made them because after his passing in 1979 neither were ever made again. It all makes sense because George worshiped the ground Doris walked on; she was his princess, and they had a loving and devoted marriage of thirty-four years.
Doris was the loving mother of George A. Staada, Jr. and his wife Barbara of Cornelius, North Carolina (formerly of West Milford), Glenn A. Staada and his wife Evelyn of Long Valley, and Michele Hammell and her husband Jim of West Milford. She was the cherished grandmother of Tracey Cusick and her husband Chris, Jennifer Meisten and her husband Ken, Glenn Staada, Jr. and his wife JoEllen, Thomas Staada and his wife Karen, Kristin Doyal and her husband Matthew, and Jamie Hammell. Doris loved her nine great grandchildren Shannon Cusick, Jack Cusick, Lily Meisten, Isabella (Bella) Meisten, Nicholas (Nicky) Staada, Natalie Staada, Scott Doyal, Eviana (Evie) Doyal, and Tyler Doyal. She was predeceased by two brothers George and Bob Threlfall.
In lieu of flowers memorial donations to the Karen Ann Quinlan Hospice, 99 Sparta Ave., Newton, NJ 07860, the ALS Association, Gift Processing Center, PO Box 6051, Albert Lea, MN 56007, or the JDRF, 26 Broadway, 14th Floor, NY, NY 10004 would be appreciated.
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