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Services
Friends may visit with the family at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, on Wednesday, August 19, 2015 from 4-8 PM.
Funeral Services will be held Thursday 8:30 AM from the funeral home, then to St. Joseph’s RC Church, 7 Parker Ave., Passaic, NJ where a 10 AM Funeral Mass will be offered.
Burial will follow at the St. Michael’s Cemetery, South Hackensack.
Elaine Mary Tkach (nee Moskal) passed away on August 14, 2015 at the age of 82. She had been a resident of the Packanack Lake section of Wayne for 42 years. Elaine attended Passaic High School and St. Mary’s Nursing School in Passaic. After receiving her Registered Nursing Degree, she worked in the operating room at St. Mary’s Hospital. During this time she made some wonderful life-long friends.<
She worked at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Paterson, Chilton Memorial Hospital in Pequannock, and while at the Wayne General Hospital she worked in the maternity ward. She retired in the 1980’s after a successful and rewarding career.
Elaine was a very sociable woman whose diverse interests and many friends to share them with. Her greatest love was being an equestrian. She learned to ride horses as a young girl, spending many days at the paddock which existed at the stables on Garrett Mountain in Paterson. She had several horses throughout the years and among her most cherished were Picolino and Shar Khan. With her care and love Shar Khan lived to be 30 years old. Elaine also loved her dogs, cats, and a well-trained champion Doberman named Thor. During her lifetime she loved and cared for all animals.
Elaine was active in the Packanack community where she acted, and danced with the Packanack Players. She was fond of musicals, played the piano, and danced ballet. She also was talented at sketching in charcoal and sculpting. Elaine was an excellent cook, often hosting dinners at home and cookouts. She would always go all-out when it came to entertaining, especially for holiday meals. Her soups were delicious and she baked everything from scratch. She was a tireless hostess who simply loved to be surrounded by family and friends.
As a bridesmaid she met her husband John at her uncle’s wedding in 1952 and they hit it off. They married on November 26, 1955 and honeymooned in the Poconos. During the years they were fortunate to enjoy traveling together, including such places as Bermuda, Florida, and many summers at the Jersey Shore and Myrtle Beach, SC. She loved swimming and you would often find her in the water during those family vacations. Elaine was a caring and loving mom to her three sons, servicing as a Cub Scout Den Mother for each of them. She was also devoted to her Catholic faith and attended Mass every Sunday. She and her family would frequently drive all the way to Passaic because she preferred the traditional Mass at Saint Joseph’s RC Church. Elaine and family also attended the Latin Mass celebrated at Our Lady of Fatima Church in Pequannock. She was a faith-filled woman.
Elaine is survived by her devoted husband of 60 years, John of Wayne, three sons Bruce, Darryl, and Gary, a brother Robert Moskal and his wife Pam of Elk Grove, CA, a sister-in-law Dorothy Harrington and her husband Dan and brother-in-law Joseph Tkach; nieces Joy and Dawn, and nephews David and Jeffrey.
Memorial donations in Elaine’s honor to the Alzheimer’s Association, Greater NJ Chapter, PO Box 97011, Washington, DC 20090-6011, the ASPCA, PO Box 96929, Washington, DC 20090-6929, or Wayne Memorial First Aid Squad, PO Box 2004, Wayne, NJ 07474 would be appreciated.
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Friends may visit with the family at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, on Wednesday, August 19, 2015 from 4-8 PM.
Funeral Services will be held Thursday 8:30 AM from the funeral home, then to St. Joseph’s RC Church, 7 Parker Ave., Passaic, NJ where a 10 AM Funeral Mass will be offered.
Burial will follow at the St. Michael’s Cemetery, South Hackensack.
Services
Friends may visit with the family at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, on Wednesday, August 19, 2015 from 4-8 PM.
Funeral Services will be held Thursday 8:30 AM from the funeral home, then to St. Joseph’s RC Church, 7 Parker Ave., Passaic, NJ where a 10 AM Funeral Mass will be offered.
Burial will follow at the St. Michael’s Cemetery, South Hackensack.
Elaine Mary Tkach (nee Moskal) passed away on August 14, 2015 at the age of 82. She had been a resident of the Packanack Lake section of Wayne for 42 years. Elaine attended Passaic High School and St. Mary’s Nursing School in Passaic. After receiving her Registered Nursing Degree, she worked in the operating room at St. Mary’s Hospital. During this time she made some wonderful life-long friends.<
She worked at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Paterson, Chilton Memorial Hospital in Pequannock, and while at the Wayne General Hospital she worked in the maternity ward. She retired in the 1980’s after a successful and rewarding career.
Elaine was a very sociable woman whose diverse interests and many friends to share them with. Her greatest love was being an equestrian. She learned to ride horses as a young girl, spending many days at the paddock which existed at the stables on Garrett Mountain in Paterson. She had several horses throughout the years and among her most cherished were Picolino and Shar Khan. With her care and love Shar Khan lived to be 30 years old. Elaine also loved her dogs, cats, and a well-trained champion Doberman named Thor. During her lifetime she loved and cared for all animals.
Elaine was active in the Packanack community where she acted, and danced with the Packanack Players. She was fond of musicals, played the piano, and danced ballet. She also was talented at sketching in charcoal and sculpting. Elaine was an excellent cook, often hosting dinners at home and cookouts. She would always go all-out when it came to entertaining, especially for holiday meals. Her soups were delicious and she baked everything from scratch. She was a tireless hostess who simply loved to be surrounded by family and friends.
As a bridesmaid she met her husband John at her uncle’s wedding in 1952 and they hit it off. They married on November 26, 1955 and honeymooned in the Poconos. During the years they were fortunate to enjoy traveling together, including such places as Bermuda, Florida, and many summers at the Jersey Shore and Myrtle Beach, SC. She loved swimming and you would often find her in the water during those family vacations. Elaine was a caring and loving mom to her three sons, servicing as a Cub Scout Den Mother for each of them. She was also devoted to her Catholic faith and attended Mass every Sunday. She and her family would frequently drive all the way to Passaic because she preferred the traditional Mass at Saint Joseph’s RC Church. Elaine and family also attended the Latin Mass celebrated at Our Lady of Fatima Church in Pequannock. She was a faith-filled woman.
Elaine is survived by her devoted husband of 60 years, John of Wayne, three sons Bruce, Darryl, and Gary, a brother Robert Moskal and his wife Pam of Elk Grove, CA, a sister-in-law Dorothy Harrington and her husband Dan and brother-in-law Joseph Tkach; nieces Joy and Dawn, and nephews David and Jeffrey.
Memorial donations in Elaine’s honor to the Alzheimer’s Association, Greater NJ Chapter, PO Box 97011, Washington, DC 20090-6011, the ASPCA, PO Box 96929, Washington, DC 20090-6929, or Wayne Memorial First Aid Squad, PO Box 2004, Wayne, NJ 07474 would be appreciated.
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