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Friends may visit with the family from 2-5 PM on Sunday, February 15, 2015 at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne. &S232;&S232;Military Honors will be presented on Sunday at 4:45 PM at the conclusion of the visitation hours.
Cremation will be held privately with burial at the Brigadier General William C. Doyle National Veterans Cemetery at a future date.
Doris J. Chiocca (nee Clarke) age 95 of Pompton Plains, formerly of Wayne, passed peacefully at home with the comfort of family by her side, on Friday, February 13, 2015.
She was born in Jersey City, raised in Union City, and when Doris and John married they moved into a two-family home with John&S217;s parents. Soon they began looking for a home in the familiar area of Wayne and Oakland where Doris&S217; and John&S217;s families had often spent weekends at the areas rivers and lakes. In 1955 they settled into the Pines Lake section of Wayne where they would raise their family. Doris married when she was thirty years old, a relatively late time for the era.
Doris was extremely patriotic and married late in life, in part because she enlisted in the United States Army and served with the Women&S217;s Air Corps (WAC) Army Air Force&S217;s Squadron D 1045th during WWII, having been honorably discharged on February 2, 1946. She pursued a career in the field of dentistry, after having assisted in a dentists&S217; office during high school. While in the military Doris served as a Dental Technician and was stationed at Atlantic City. After completing her service in the military she attended Temple University in Philadelphia where she received her associates degree as a Dental Hygienist. During this post-war period, Doris liked to visit, and occasionally worked on, a dude ranch in New York State. Once she was licensed as a Dental Hygienist she worked for a Dr. Posner on 5th Avenue in New York City, before dedicating herself to raising her family. As her children matured she again worked as a Dental Hygienist for a number of dentists in the area. Ultimately, Doris began working for Dr. Melvin Schnur in Wayne. Her association with Dr. Schnur lasted many years (he referred to her as &S220;eagle eye&S221; due to her thorough and fastidious work). She loved her work and considered Dr. Schnur a dear friend.
As a result of her hard work, Doris was able to take her family on a number of vacations overseas. Material trappings meant little to Doris. It was the experiences and adventures that she and her husband, John created for their children that meant the most to her, which experiences included trips to Bermuda, Mexico, the Canary Islands, and multiple trips to Portugal and many other European countries. Even in her later years she and John traveled extensively, including Elderhostel trips which allowed them to pursue a number of their interests. Doris&S217; hands always had to be busy. She was always at her children&S217;s school and Pines Lake community events. She was very active with the Pines Lake Garden Club, Pines Lake Seniors, the Laurelwood Arboretum, and even the Pines Lake Kazoo Band. For many years she made Christmas ornaments for the Pines Lake Seniors, delivering the extras to Veterans&S217; organizations. Doris was also part of a group of parents that founded the Wayne Hills High School Patriots Club. She even found time later in life to obtain a degree in Fine Arts from Montclair State University. Nature, the environment, art, and crafts were true loves of Doris&S217;. On any given day she would be making stained glass pieces, painting, taking photographs, making jewelry, and trying her hand at sculpture or pottery making. Doris was truly an independent woman, one who was guided by a simple principle, that is, be true to yourself and be kind to those around you. To that end, she was so very proud of her service during WWII. She was thankful when her daughters and husband took her to Washington D.C. in 1997 so that she could participate in the dedication of the Women in Military Service for America Memorial. She loved the New York Rangers, always had her iPad at the ready for emailing friends, finding interesting things to learn on the internet, and playing Words With Friends with all who would challenge her. Her family will always remember her arts, crafts, specially themed birthday cakes, her playing knee hockey with her hockey playing grandson (right up until just last year), homemade holiday and birthday cards, annual summer trips to Avalon with her whole family, and her and John&S217;s Halloween costumes when the grandchildren came trick-or-treating. She was always putting the needs of others before her own and even in her autumn days she was concerned about and sought to provide guidance to those who were there to give her care.
Doris was the loving wife of John Chiocca, whom she met through their involvement in the West Hoboken American Legion Post; devoted mother of Lynne Chiocca and her husband Ronald Riccardo of Poinciana, FL, Barbara Chiocca and her husband Henry Merriman of North Granby, CT, the Honorable Randal Chiocca and his wife Deborah of Wayne, and Douglas Chiocca and his wife Diane of Wayne; cherished grandmother of Kaitlin Prieto, Nathaniel Merriman, Daniel Chiocca, Parker Merriman, Nicholas Chiocca, and Gianna Chiocca; loved sister of Adele Trenz of Poughkeepsie, NY, and Kathleen Niziol and her husband Edward of West Milford.&S232;&S232;
Those inclined to send flowers are asked to instead consider a donation to the Friends of Laurelwood Arboretum, PO Box 2433, Wayne, NJ 07474-2433 or the Women's Memorial Foundation Dept. 560 Washington, DC 20042-0560.
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Friends may visit with the family from 2-5 PM on Sunday, February 15, 2015 at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne. &S232;&S232;Military Honors will be presented on Sunday at 4:45 PM at the conclusion of the visitation hours.
Cremation will be held privately with burial at the Brigadier General William C. Doyle National Veterans Cemetery at a future date.
Services
Friends may visit with the family from 2-5 PM on Sunday, February 15, 2015 at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne. &S232;&S232;Military Honors will be presented on Sunday at 4:45 PM at the conclusion of the visitation hours.
Cremation will be held privately with burial at the Brigadier General William C. Doyle National Veterans Cemetery at a future date.
Doris J. Chiocca (nee Clarke) age 95 of Pompton Plains, formerly of Wayne, passed peacefully at home with the comfort of family by her side, on Friday, February 13, 2015.
She was born in Jersey City, raised in Union City, and when Doris and John married they moved into a two-family home with John&S217;s parents. Soon they began looking for a home in the familiar area of Wayne and Oakland where Doris&S217; and John&S217;s families had often spent weekends at the areas rivers and lakes. In 1955 they settled into the Pines Lake section of Wayne where they would raise their family. Doris married when she was thirty years old, a relatively late time for the era.
Doris was extremely patriotic and married late in life, in part because she enlisted in the United States Army and served with the Women&S217;s Air Corps (WAC) Army Air Force&S217;s Squadron D 1045th during WWII, having been honorably discharged on February 2, 1946. She pursued a career in the field of dentistry, after having assisted in a dentists&S217; office during high school. While in the military Doris served as a Dental Technician and was stationed at Atlantic City. After completing her service in the military she attended Temple University in Philadelphia where she received her associates degree as a Dental Hygienist. During this post-war period, Doris liked to visit, and occasionally worked on, a dude ranch in New York State. Once she was licensed as a Dental Hygienist she worked for a Dr. Posner on 5th Avenue in New York City, before dedicating herself to raising her family. As her children matured she again worked as a Dental Hygienist for a number of dentists in the area. Ultimately, Doris began working for Dr. Melvin Schnur in Wayne. Her association with Dr. Schnur lasted many years (he referred to her as &S220;eagle eye&S221; due to her thorough and fastidious work). She loved her work and considered Dr. Schnur a dear friend.
As a result of her hard work, Doris was able to take her family on a number of vacations overseas. Material trappings meant little to Doris. It was the experiences and adventures that she and her husband, John created for their children that meant the most to her, which experiences included trips to Bermuda, Mexico, the Canary Islands, and multiple trips to Portugal and many other European countries. Even in her later years she and John traveled extensively, including Elderhostel trips which allowed them to pursue a number of their interests. Doris&S217; hands always had to be busy. She was always at her children&S217;s school and Pines Lake community events. She was very active with the Pines Lake Garden Club, Pines Lake Seniors, the Laurelwood Arboretum, and even the Pines Lake Kazoo Band. For many years she made Christmas ornaments for the Pines Lake Seniors, delivering the extras to Veterans&S217; organizations. Doris was also part of a group of parents that founded the Wayne Hills High School Patriots Club. She even found time later in life to obtain a degree in Fine Arts from Montclair State University. Nature, the environment, art, and crafts were true loves of Doris&S217;. On any given day she would be making stained glass pieces, painting, taking photographs, making jewelry, and trying her hand at sculpture or pottery making. Doris was truly an independent woman, one who was guided by a simple principle, that is, be true to yourself and be kind to those around you. To that end, she was so very proud of her service during WWII. She was thankful when her daughters and husband took her to Washington D.C. in 1997 so that she could participate in the dedication of the Women in Military Service for America Memorial. She loved the New York Rangers, always had her iPad at the ready for emailing friends, finding interesting things to learn on the internet, and playing Words With Friends with all who would challenge her. Her family will always remember her arts, crafts, specially themed birthday cakes, her playing knee hockey with her hockey playing grandson (right up until just last year), homemade holiday and birthday cards, annual summer trips to Avalon with her whole family, and her and John&S217;s Halloween costumes when the grandchildren came trick-or-treating. She was always putting the needs of others before her own and even in her autumn days she was concerned about and sought to provide guidance to those who were there to give her care.
Doris was the loving wife of John Chiocca, whom she met through their involvement in the West Hoboken American Legion Post; devoted mother of Lynne Chiocca and her husband Ronald Riccardo of Poinciana, FL, Barbara Chiocca and her husband Henry Merriman of North Granby, CT, the Honorable Randal Chiocca and his wife Deborah of Wayne, and Douglas Chiocca and his wife Diane of Wayne; cherished grandmother of Kaitlin Prieto, Nathaniel Merriman, Daniel Chiocca, Parker Merriman, Nicholas Chiocca, and Gianna Chiocca; loved sister of Adele Trenz of Poughkeepsie, NY, and Kathleen Niziol and her husband Edward of West Milford.&S232;&S232;
Those inclined to send flowers are asked to instead consider a donation to the Friends of Laurelwood Arboretum, PO Box 2433, Wayne, NJ 07474-2433 or the Women's Memorial Foundation Dept. 560 Washington, DC 20042-0560.
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