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July 19, 2017
Services
Friends may visit with the family at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, on Monday, July 24, 2017 from 2-4 & 6-8 PM. Funeral Services will be held at 9:30 AM on Tuesday, July 25 from the funeral home, then to Immaculate Heart of Mary RC Church, Wayne, where at 10:30AM a Funeral Mass will be offered. Burial will follow at St. Mary’s Cemetery in Saddle Brook, NJ.
Doris L. Glowa (nee Lucas), 87 of Wayne, died peacefully on Thursday, July 19, 2017 at the Christian Healthcare Center in Wykcoff. She had lived in Wayne since 1972.
Doris was raised in East Paterson, now known as Elmwood Park, and she graduated from Lodi High School with the class of 1948. She worked for the Felsway Corporation in Totowa from the 1970’s and into the 1990’s before retiring.
Just one year after high school, Doris met John Glowa at her cousin Irene’s wedding; Doris was Maid of Honor and John was the Best Man. They hit it off and John invited her out on a date. Doris accepted but thought it was a bit odd that John scheduled their date for three weeks later! She eventually learned that John had been saving up his money during those weeks so that he’d be able to take Doris wherever she wanted to go. Lucky for John, she was content to simply go for ice cream, and one year later they married. After exchanging vows at St. Anne’s Church in Fair Lawn, they embarked on a cross country honeymoon to visit Doris’ childhood friend, Sonia Hill, who had moved to Phoenix, Arizona some years earlier. Doris and John loved the American Southwest and made the road trip several times to visit Sonia and the rest of the Hill family. Doris loved to travel and she was a bit of a history buff as well, so their trips were often planned with historical destinations in mind. Doris had a vast knowledge of history and she knew all sorts of trivia. She certainly took advantage of the public library and spent a great deal of time there. She also had a fantastic sense of humor and loved a good joke. She loved to watch movies and her ‘movie knowledge’ was astounding! She knew all the stars, their filmography, awards, and even what some of them were up to in their personal lives. She had a particular liking of Timothy Dalton, who had played James Bond at one point in his career. When she discovered the “Timothy Dalton Fan Club,” she could not resist the temptation to join. It became a sort of social activity for her, corresponding with other members of the club, sharing trivia, making friends, and generally having fun.
When John became ill, Doris took great care of him. She was a devoted wife and did everything she could for her beloved John. He passed in 2003 after fifty three years of marriage and Doris missed him dearly.
Doris is survived by her two beloved daughters; Andrea Galazzo and her husband Joseph of Wayne, and Patricia Pignatello and her husband Paul of Wayne, granddaughter Allison Pignatello of Wayne, a step-grandson Joseph Galazzo and his wife Rachel of Hoboken, her cousin and godson; Jeff Lipesky and his wife Clorinda of Flanders, NJ, and of course her dearest, lifelong friend; Sonia Hill of Phoenix, Arizona. She was predeceased by her beloved husband John in 2003.
Friends wishing to make a donation in Doris’ name should consider the Alzheimer’s Association Greater New Jersey, 3 Eves Drive, Suite 310, Marlton, NJ 08053, www.alz.org.
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Friends may visit with the family at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, on Monday, July 24, 2017 from 2-4 & 6-8 PM. Funeral Services will be held at 9:30 AM on Tuesday, July 25 from the funeral home, then to Immaculate Heart of Mary RC Church, Wayne, where at 10:30AM a Funeral Mass will be offered. Burial will follow at St. Mary’s Cemetery in Saddle Brook, NJ.
July 19, 2017
Services
Friends may visit with the family at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, on Monday, July 24, 2017 from 2-4 & 6-8 PM. Funeral Services will be held at 9:30 AM on Tuesday, July 25 from the funeral home, then to Immaculate Heart of Mary RC Church, Wayne, where at 10:30AM a Funeral Mass will be offered. Burial will follow at St. Mary’s Cemetery in Saddle Brook, NJ.
Doris L. Glowa (nee Lucas), 87 of Wayne, died peacefully on Thursday, July 19, 2017 at the Christian Healthcare Center in Wykcoff. She had lived in Wayne since 1972.
Doris was raised in East Paterson, now known as Elmwood Park, and she graduated from Lodi High School with the class of 1948. She worked for the Felsway Corporation in Totowa from the 1970’s and into the 1990’s before retiring.
Just one year after high school, Doris met John Glowa at her cousin Irene’s wedding; Doris was Maid of Honor and John was the Best Man. They hit it off and John invited her out on a date. Doris accepted but thought it was a bit odd that John scheduled their date for three weeks later! She eventually learned that John had been saving up his money during those weeks so that he’d be able to take Doris wherever she wanted to go. Lucky for John, she was content to simply go for ice cream, and one year later they married. After exchanging vows at St. Anne’s Church in Fair Lawn, they embarked on a cross country honeymoon to visit Doris’ childhood friend, Sonia Hill, who had moved to Phoenix, Arizona some years earlier. Doris and John loved the American Southwest and made the road trip several times to visit Sonia and the rest of the Hill family. Doris loved to travel and she was a bit of a history buff as well, so their trips were often planned with historical destinations in mind. Doris had a vast knowledge of history and she knew all sorts of trivia. She certainly took advantage of the public library and spent a great deal of time there. She also had a fantastic sense of humor and loved a good joke. She loved to watch movies and her ‘movie knowledge’ was astounding! She knew all the stars, their filmography, awards, and even what some of them were up to in their personal lives. She had a particular liking of Timothy Dalton, who had played James Bond at one point in his career. When she discovered the “Timothy Dalton Fan Club,” she could not resist the temptation to join. It became a sort of social activity for her, corresponding with other members of the club, sharing trivia, making friends, and generally having fun.
When John became ill, Doris took great care of him. She was a devoted wife and did everything she could for her beloved John. He passed in 2003 after fifty three years of marriage and Doris missed him dearly.
Doris is survived by her two beloved daughters; Andrea Galazzo and her husband Joseph of Wayne, and Patricia Pignatello and her husband Paul of Wayne, granddaughter Allison Pignatello of Wayne, a step-grandson Joseph Galazzo and his wife Rachel of Hoboken, her cousin and godson; Jeff Lipesky and his wife Clorinda of Flanders, NJ, and of course her dearest, lifelong friend; Sonia Hill of Phoenix, Arizona. She was predeceased by her beloved husband John in 2003.
Friends wishing to make a donation in Doris’ name should consider the Alzheimer’s Association Greater New Jersey, 3 Eves Drive, Suite 310, Marlton, NJ 08053, www.alz.org.
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