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January 24, 2018
Services
Friends may visit with the family at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, on Saturday, January 27, 2018 from 9:30 – 10:30 AM. A Funeral mass will be celebrated by Fr. Dan Kelly at Immaculate Heart of Mary RC Church, Wayne, at 11 AM on Saturday. Burial will follow at the Christ the King Cemetery in Franklin Lakes.
Eleanor M. Doyle (nee Burke), 81 of Little Silver and formerly of Wayne, died on Wednesday, January 24, 2018. She was surrounded by her loving family when she passed.
Eleanor had been an executive secretary for Equitable Life Insurance in New York City during her early career. She later enjoyed thirty-five years as secretary of the Athletic Department at William Paterson University. She was a faithful supporter of all the athletic teams at William Paterson, but she especially liked watching the women’s sports. She also volunteered her expertise with many of the scholarship funds at the school.
Eleanor was raised in New York City and lived there for roughly the first thirty years of her life. She was a graduate of Mother Cabrini High School in Manhattan and later graduated from the Drake Business School. As someone who used the subway system often, she was very proud in the 1950’s to have been a “Miss Subways” nominee. On October 30, 1965, she married the love of her life; James Doyle. They had first lived in New York City before settling into their home at Packanack Lake in Wayne. During their forty years in Packanack Lake, they were very involved in the community. Jim played softball on the Klorpz team, and Eleanor enjoyed cheering him on and socializing with the other wives. You could also find her relaxing on the west beach during the summers, or chatting it up on the steps of her church, Immaculate Heart of Mary, after Sunday mass. Jim and Eleanor were fortunate to travel together and had visited Ireland, France, San Francisco, Tahoe, as well as several of our National parks. The two of them enjoyed a loving marriage of forty-five years before his passing in 2010.
Eleanor was also blessed with very strong friendships, most of which lasted her entire life. She had a group that vacationed annually to Eddy Farm in Pennsylvania, and later they would go to Cape May, along with their spouses. She cherished her friends and was truly grateful for the long-held bonds they all shared. Eleanor was also a very talented crafter who liked to paint and crochet. She was particularly good at making “old things new again,” turning garage-sale finds into unique, personalized treasures.
Eleanor is survived by her loving daughter; Jane Christensen and her husband Doug, and her dear grandson; Haakon Christensen, all of Little Silver, NJ, two sisters; JoAnn Gallagher and her husband William of New Fairfield, CT, and Noreen Alt and her husband Robert of Toms River, NJ, and one brother; John Burke and his wife Margaret of Galloway, NJ, and by her dear brother-in-law; Alan Peterfreund and his wife Susan Mosler of Hadley, MA. She was predeceased by her loving husband James in 2010, by their infant daughter; Mary Clare many years ago, and by one sister; Catherine Peterfreund in 2008.
Friends wishing to make a donation in Eleanor's memory are asked to consider; Food For The Poor, In Memory of Eleanor Doyle, 6401 Lyons Road, Coconut Creek, FL, 33073, or visit; www.foodforthepoor.org/donate
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Friends may visit with the family at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, on Saturday, January 27, 2018 from 9:30 – 10:30 AM. A Funeral mass will be celebrated by Fr. Dan Kelly at Immaculate Heart of Mary RC Church, Wayne, at 11 AM on Saturday. Burial will follow at the Christ the King Cemetery in Franklin Lakes.
January 24, 2018
Services
Friends may visit with the family at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, on Saturday, January 27, 2018 from 9:30 – 10:30 AM. A Funeral mass will be celebrated by Fr. Dan Kelly at Immaculate Heart of Mary RC Church, Wayne, at 11 AM on Saturday. Burial will follow at the Christ the King Cemetery in Franklin Lakes.
Eleanor M. Doyle (nee Burke), 81 of Little Silver and formerly of Wayne, died on Wednesday, January 24, 2018. She was surrounded by her loving family when she passed.
Eleanor had been an executive secretary for Equitable Life Insurance in New York City during her early career. She later enjoyed thirty-five years as secretary of the Athletic Department at William Paterson University. She was a faithful supporter of all the athletic teams at William Paterson, but she especially liked watching the women’s sports. She also volunteered her expertise with many of the scholarship funds at the school.
Eleanor was raised in New York City and lived there for roughly the first thirty years of her life. She was a graduate of Mother Cabrini High School in Manhattan and later graduated from the Drake Business School. As someone who used the subway system often, she was very proud in the 1950’s to have been a “Miss Subways” nominee. On October 30, 1965, she married the love of her life; James Doyle. They had first lived in New York City before settling into their home at Packanack Lake in Wayne. During their forty years in Packanack Lake, they were very involved in the community. Jim played softball on the Klorpz team, and Eleanor enjoyed cheering him on and socializing with the other wives. You could also find her relaxing on the west beach during the summers, or chatting it up on the steps of her church, Immaculate Heart of Mary, after Sunday mass. Jim and Eleanor were fortunate to travel together and had visited Ireland, France, San Francisco, Tahoe, as well as several of our National parks. The two of them enjoyed a loving marriage of forty-five years before his passing in 2010.
Eleanor was also blessed with very strong friendships, most of which lasted her entire life. She had a group that vacationed annually to Eddy Farm in Pennsylvania, and later they would go to Cape May, along with their spouses. She cherished her friends and was truly grateful for the long-held bonds they all shared. Eleanor was also a very talented crafter who liked to paint and crochet. She was particularly good at making “old things new again,” turning garage-sale finds into unique, personalized treasures.
Eleanor is survived by her loving daughter; Jane Christensen and her husband Doug, and her dear grandson; Haakon Christensen, all of Little Silver, NJ, two sisters; JoAnn Gallagher and her husband William of New Fairfield, CT, and Noreen Alt and her husband Robert of Toms River, NJ, and one brother; John Burke and his wife Margaret of Galloway, NJ, and by her dear brother-in-law; Alan Peterfreund and his wife Susan Mosler of Hadley, MA. She was predeceased by her loving husband James in 2010, by their infant daughter; Mary Clare many years ago, and by one sister; Catherine Peterfreund in 2008.
Friends wishing to make a donation in Eleanor's memory are asked to consider; Food For The Poor, In Memory of Eleanor Doyle, 6401 Lyons Road, Coconut Creek, FL, 33073, or visit; www.foodforthepoor.org/donate
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