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January 23, 2014
Services
Friends may visit from 2-4 and 7-9 PM on Monday, January 27, 2014 at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne.
Funeral services will be held 10:30 AM on Tuesday, January 28, 2014 at the funeral home.
Dorothy (Fortun) Ranges age 86 of Wayne passed peacefully with her loving family by her side on Thursday, January 23, 2014.
She was born in Jersey City and lived in Lyndhurst then Rutherford having graduated from Rutherford High School with the class of 1945. Dot played the coronet in the Lyndhurst American Legion Post 109 Drum and Bugle Corps. She married Paul W. Ranges, Jr. at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Rutherford in 1951 and honeymooned in Miami Fl. They lived in Hasbrouck Heights and Cedar Grove, before moving to the Packanack Lake Section of Wayne in 1960. They had an eventful, but loving marriage that blessed them with seven children. Paul and Dot were married for twenty-nine years before his passing in May of 1980.
Dot worked at the Valley Brooke Pharmacy in Wayne for over twenty-five years having also worked at Prudential Insurance in Parsippany and the Anchor savings Bank in Wayne before retiring. Dot served as a volunteer at Chilton Hospital for over twenty years, as well as a State Certified Patient Advocate for several years. She was also a member of the Packanack Lake Country Club and Packanack Community Church. Dot enjoyed reading romance novels, watching the Turner Classic movie channel, figure skating, and watching cooking shows. She was an avid Yankee fan and enjoyed watching the games on TV.
Dot was an accomplished seamstress and through the years made many of her children's clothing and drapes for the home. Her creative Skills were not limited to sewing as she excelled at ceramics, watercolor painting, cooking and baking. Many fond memories were made at the West Side Beach of Packanack Lake where Dot, along with Ginny and Roy Kucks, would stake their claim under the Big Tree. Her grandchildren have fond memories of spending time on the beach along with grandma’s picnic lunches. Dot cherished the time with her best friends Alva, Peg, and Marguerite, enjoying lunches at Charlie Brown’s and the occasional movie night. During the summer months, she looked forward to going to Point Pleasant for concerts on the beach.
She was the loving wife of the late Paul W. Ranges, Jr (1980); Beloved mother of Debby Baumgarten and her husband Kenneth of Wantage,NJ; Paul Ranges III and his wife Sharon of Manchester, NJ; Kathy Ranges Carlino, Mark Ranges, and Peter Ranges all of Wayne, NJ; Donna Costabile and her husband John of Sparta, NJ; and the late Judith Ranges Foisy (1988); Cherished grandmother of Paul Ranges IV and his wife Kim of Nutley, NJ; Michael Ranges and his wife Candis of Hillsborough, NJ; Dana Ranges of Milltown, CT; Tracee Baumgarten and her fiance DJ McCoach of Rockaway, NJ; Tyler Baumgarten of Wantage, NJ; Matthew Ranges of Tuckerton, NJ; Kevin Ranges of Wayne, NJ, Victoria Carlino of Wayne, NJ; Kyle Costabile, Trevor Costabile and Anthony Costabile all of Sparta, NJ; adored great grandmother of Meya and Celena Ranges; Reese and Michael Jr. Ranges; loved sister of Mildred Westervelt of Lodi, NJ; much loved Aunt to Nancy Rood of Sparta; Robert Ranges of Upper Saddle River; and Richard Ranges of Syosset, NY.
In lieu of flowers memorial donations to St. Jude Children Research Hospital would be greatly appreciated; please reference Dorothy Ranges tribute account (please visit St Jude.com and click on Donate Now)
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Friends may visit from 2-4 and 7-9 PM on Monday, January 27, 2014 at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne.
Funeral services will be held 10:30 AM on Tuesday, January 28, 2014 at the funeral home.
January 23, 2014
Services
Friends may visit from 2-4 and 7-9 PM on Monday, January 27, 2014 at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne.
Funeral services will be held 10:30 AM on Tuesday, January 28, 2014 at the funeral home.
Dorothy (Fortun) Ranges age 86 of Wayne passed peacefully with her loving family by her side on Thursday, January 23, 2014.
She was born in Jersey City and lived in Lyndhurst then Rutherford having graduated from Rutherford High School with the class of 1945. Dot played the coronet in the Lyndhurst American Legion Post 109 Drum and Bugle Corps. She married Paul W. Ranges, Jr. at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Rutherford in 1951 and honeymooned in Miami Fl. They lived in Hasbrouck Heights and Cedar Grove, before moving to the Packanack Lake Section of Wayne in 1960. They had an eventful, but loving marriage that blessed them with seven children. Paul and Dot were married for twenty-nine years before his passing in May of 1980.
Dot worked at the Valley Brooke Pharmacy in Wayne for over twenty-five years having also worked at Prudential Insurance in Parsippany and the Anchor savings Bank in Wayne before retiring. Dot served as a volunteer at Chilton Hospital for over twenty years, as well as a State Certified Patient Advocate for several years. She was also a member of the Packanack Lake Country Club and Packanack Community Church. Dot enjoyed reading romance novels, watching the Turner Classic movie channel, figure skating, and watching cooking shows. She was an avid Yankee fan and enjoyed watching the games on TV.
Dot was an accomplished seamstress and through the years made many of her children's clothing and drapes for the home. Her creative Skills were not limited to sewing as she excelled at ceramics, watercolor painting, cooking and baking. Many fond memories were made at the West Side Beach of Packanack Lake where Dot, along with Ginny and Roy Kucks, would stake their claim under the Big Tree. Her grandchildren have fond memories of spending time on the beach along with grandma’s picnic lunches. Dot cherished the time with her best friends Alva, Peg, and Marguerite, enjoying lunches at Charlie Brown’s and the occasional movie night. During the summer months, she looked forward to going to Point Pleasant for concerts on the beach.
She was the loving wife of the late Paul W. Ranges, Jr (1980); Beloved mother of Debby Baumgarten and her husband Kenneth of Wantage,NJ; Paul Ranges III and his wife Sharon of Manchester, NJ; Kathy Ranges Carlino, Mark Ranges, and Peter Ranges all of Wayne, NJ; Donna Costabile and her husband John of Sparta, NJ; and the late Judith Ranges Foisy (1988); Cherished grandmother of Paul Ranges IV and his wife Kim of Nutley, NJ; Michael Ranges and his wife Candis of Hillsborough, NJ; Dana Ranges of Milltown, CT; Tracee Baumgarten and her fiance DJ McCoach of Rockaway, NJ; Tyler Baumgarten of Wantage, NJ; Matthew Ranges of Tuckerton, NJ; Kevin Ranges of Wayne, NJ, Victoria Carlino of Wayne, NJ; Kyle Costabile, Trevor Costabile and Anthony Costabile all of Sparta, NJ; adored great grandmother of Meya and Celena Ranges; Reese and Michael Jr. Ranges; loved sister of Mildred Westervelt of Lodi, NJ; much loved Aunt to Nancy Rood of Sparta; Robert Ranges of Upper Saddle River; and Richard Ranges of Syosset, NY.
In lieu of flowers memorial donations to St. Jude Children Research Hospital would be greatly appreciated; please reference Dorothy Ranges tribute account (please visit St Jude.com and click on Donate Now)
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