Ethel M. Ferray

Ethel M Ferray, age 96 of Wayne passed away on Friday, June 16, 2023.

She was born on February 21, 1927 to George, Sr. and Margaret (nee Grasso) Fitzgerald and raised in Elmwood Park along with her older brother, George Jr. and younger sister Margaret (Peggy).

She graduated East Side High School in Paterson in 1944 and was the Treasurer of her Junior High School Public School 25 in Paterson.

She married Charles Ferray April 15^th, 1950. They moved to Wayne after building their dream home in 1965 where they raised their only child, Dennis.

Ethel’s first job was waitressing at a restaurant in Paterson, NJ. When her boss opened the Wayne Manor, he asked her to work there where she later became a head waitress and then the bookkeeper. She retired at age 75 after being there for over 40 years.

She loved animals and had dogs, cats and birds for many years. She reveled in her “grand dogs” when she no longer had her own. She also loved to travel with her friends particularly to historic locations where she always brought back historical information for her family on where she’d been.

Her passion was fashion. She loved to shop for clothes, mix and match donning the latest classy fashions complete with matching shoes and purses. Her favorite activity was dining out checking out new restaurants with her big circle of friends.

She leaves behind her only child, Dennis, his wife Leslee and the center of her universe, her granddaughter, Shannon. She was predeceased by her precious brother, George Fitzgerald, Jr and sister Margaret (Peggy) Lozito.

In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Alan Parcell Wayne Animal Shelter, 201 Pompton Plains Crossroad, Wayne, NJ  07470.  www.waynetownship.com/animal-shelter.html