December 15, 2010

Emily Scrivens

Little Falls

Services

The family will receive friends at Vander May Funeral Home at 567 Ratzer Road in Wayne on Sunday, December 19, from 3 PM to 7 PM. A funeral service will be held Monday, December 20, 2010 10 AM at Vander May Funeral Home with burial immediately after at Laurel Grove Cemetery in Totowa.

Emily Scrivens of Little Falls died Wednesday, December 15, 2010 surrounded by her family.

She was born in Fair Lawn on April 29, 1915. She was predeceased by her first husband John De Freitas and her second husband, William Scrivens. She was also predeceased by three sisters and five brothers.

Surviving are her step daughter Barbara Scrivens Amatruda, three grandchildren, Kristan Ruggiero, Tara Ohland and Peter Ohland and three great grand children, Ryan Ruggiero, Paige Ruggiero and Dylan Ohland. Emily had a very special relationship with her nephew Jack Scrivens, his wife Kathy and their sons John and Mark. They traveled together, spent holiday time together and helped her in many ways.   She leaves two other nephews, Charles Scrivens and Roger Ackerman.   She was predeceased by nephew, Ivan Ackerman, whose wife Joan survives.

Emily was employed at Little Falls Laundry for many years as a head seamstress. She was a star member of their bowling team. She and her husband Bill traveled extensively, especially enjoying cruises. Emily was an excellent knitter and was always making beautiful knit wear for young and old. She was also an excellent cook and often cooked for her older neighbors in Little Falls.

Memorial donations in Emily’s memory may be made to the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, Northern New Jersey Chapter, 560 Sylvan Avenue, Englewood Cliffs, NJ 07632.

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Services

The family will receive friends at Vander May Funeral Home at 567 Ratzer Road in Wayne on Sunday, December 19, from 3 PM to 7 PM. A funeral service will be held Monday, December 20, 2010 10 AM at Vander May Funeral Home with burial immediately after at Laurel Grove Cemetery in Totowa.

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