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October 17, 2010
Services
She will be laid to rest with her husband John at the Laurel Grove Memorial Park in Totowa.
Funeral services will be held Friday, October 22, 2010 at 10:30 AM at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne. Friends may visit with the family at the funeral home on Thursday from 2-4, 7-9 PM.
Edna was born in Paterson and lived her childhood on the east side of the city. She attended School Number Fifteen, where she received many annual awards for perfect attendance and later Eastside High School, graduating with the Class of 1942.
Edna loved to roller skate and it was at a local rink where she met a handsome young man by the name of John ‘Jack’ Delaney. During the war, while Jack served in the Army Air Corps, Edna worked for the Curtis-Wright Company in nearby Caldwell, helping to produce the aircraft engines and propellers used in many of the Allied aircraft during WWII.
Upon Jack’s return from service in N. Africa they married on November 3, 1945. Their wonderful and fun marriage lasted nearly sixty-three years until John’s unfortunate passing on September 11, 2008. They loved to travel and she was always eager to share the stories and pictures from the many places they enjoyed together.
The Delaney’s were described by their many friends and acquaintances as a “phenomenally social” couple. In 1949, together with a number of other friends, they formed the “Three Arts Club”. The countless picnics, parties, card games and other group events of the club were an integral part of the social fabric of the lives of Edna, Jack and their many friends for many, many years.
Edna was a loving mother and very devoted daughter. After seeing her husband off to work and her children to school, she provided daily loving care to her wheel-chair bound mother for over ten years. Those who knew her marveled at her ability to seamlessly run the two households.
After her mother’s passing Edna decided to rejoin the work force and enjoyed employment at Arkin’s Jeweler’s at the Willowbrook Mall in Wayne. During the years she worked at Arkin’s, she was a valued employee, adored by her co-workers.
Perhaps the highlight of her life was the arrival of her four grandchildren. Edna and Jack loved indulging them all, but they were most generous with their time. It was not unusual for them to spend hour’s playing cards or board games with the grandchildren, with howls of laughter ringing out from the kitchen table.
Sadness visited her life’s journey when she was predeceased by her three brothers Frank, Robert and Edward Peters and her sister Hazel Cioletti.
Surviving to mourn this wonderful mother and grandmother are Donna Delaney and her husband Tom Stoskopf of Atlanta, Georgia, John Delaney and his wife Barbara of Stanhope and Diane Somerdyk and her husband Charles of Milmont Park, Pennsylvania; four grandchildren Lauren Delaney Via and her husband Wes, Caitlin Delaney, Grant and Moira Somerdyk.
In lieu of flowers memorial donations to the Alzheimer’s Association, 400 Morris Avenue, Suite 251, Denville, NJ 07834. www.alz.org would be appreciated.
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She will be laid to rest with her husband John at the Laurel Grove Memorial Park in Totowa.
Funeral services will be held Friday, October 22, 2010 at 10:30 AM at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne. Friends may visit with the family at the funeral home on Thursday from 2-4, 7-9 PM.
October 17, 2010
Services
She will be laid to rest with her husband John at the Laurel Grove Memorial Park in Totowa.
Funeral services will be held Friday, October 22, 2010 at 10:30 AM at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne. Friends may visit with the family at the funeral home on Thursday from 2-4, 7-9 PM.
Edna was born in Paterson and lived her childhood on the east side of the city. She attended School Number Fifteen, where she received many annual awards for perfect attendance and later Eastside High School, graduating with the Class of 1942.
Edna loved to roller skate and it was at a local rink where she met a handsome young man by the name of John ‘Jack’ Delaney. During the war, while Jack served in the Army Air Corps, Edna worked for the Curtis-Wright Company in nearby Caldwell, helping to produce the aircraft engines and propellers used in many of the Allied aircraft during WWII.
Upon Jack’s return from service in N. Africa they married on November 3, 1945. Their wonderful and fun marriage lasted nearly sixty-three years until John’s unfortunate passing on September 11, 2008. They loved to travel and she was always eager to share the stories and pictures from the many places they enjoyed together.
The Delaney’s were described by their many friends and acquaintances as a “phenomenally social” couple. In 1949, together with a number of other friends, they formed the “Three Arts Club”. The countless picnics, parties, card games and other group events of the club were an integral part of the social fabric of the lives of Edna, Jack and their many friends for many, many years.
Edna was a loving mother and very devoted daughter. After seeing her husband off to work and her children to school, she provided daily loving care to her wheel-chair bound mother for over ten years. Those who knew her marveled at her ability to seamlessly run the two households.
After her mother’s passing Edna decided to rejoin the work force and enjoyed employment at Arkin’s Jeweler’s at the Willowbrook Mall in Wayne. During the years she worked at Arkin’s, she was a valued employee, adored by her co-workers.
Perhaps the highlight of her life was the arrival of her four grandchildren. Edna and Jack loved indulging them all, but they were most generous with their time. It was not unusual for them to spend hour’s playing cards or board games with the grandchildren, with howls of laughter ringing out from the kitchen table.
Sadness visited her life’s journey when she was predeceased by her three brothers Frank, Robert and Edward Peters and her sister Hazel Cioletti.
Surviving to mourn this wonderful mother and grandmother are Donna Delaney and her husband Tom Stoskopf of Atlanta, Georgia, John Delaney and his wife Barbara of Stanhope and Diane Somerdyk and her husband Charles of Milmont Park, Pennsylvania; four grandchildren Lauren Delaney Via and her husband Wes, Caitlin Delaney, Grant and Moira Somerdyk.
In lieu of flowers memorial donations to the Alzheimer’s Association, 400 Morris Avenue, Suite 251, Denville, NJ 07834. www.alz.org would be appreciated.
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