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September 15, 2010
Services
Funeral services will be held Friday evening September 17, 2010 at 8 PM at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne.
Friends may visit with the family at the funeral home on Friday from 2-4, 7-9 PM.
Ethel Rose Crook Bauer age 85 of Packanack Lake, Wayne died suddenly Wednesday, September 15, 2010 at the Chilton Memorial Hospital in Pompton Plains. Her passing was quiet and peaceful with her loving family at her side.
She was born in Manhattan, New York City and spent her formative years in the city attending Public School No. 193 and Jane Addam's Vocational H.S. She went on to work at the Elizabeth Arden Salons on 5th Ave, Maine Chance Farm and in Phoenix Arizona. Ethel was a highly skilled beautician all of her life and was Polly Bergan's exclusive hair dresser in the late 40's and early 50's. Her clientele was Lucille Ball, Betty Davis and Joan Crawford. Even Elizabeth Arden enjoyed Ethel's company as her close personal friend and stylist. Having the spirit of entrepreneurship in herself, she opened a beauty salon in her home and had many dedicated clients.
Ethel was gifted with a gregarious and glamorous personality and a large social circle of many friends. Her manner of dress and presentation of herself was of a regal nature. She was very involved in community activities: Packanack Players, Packanack Tennis Team, Elk's Club and the Anchor and Saber Club. She loved to travel, swim, ski, golf, bowl, play bridge, throw parties, and go to as many beaches as possible. She was the Auntie Mame of Packanack Lake with tennis racket in hand and always working on her tan. Her compassion was boundless and unhesitant reaching out to many in their times of need.
She was very proud of her Irish heritage and loved Irish music and food. She was very fond of "Danny Boy" and "When Irish Eyes Are Smiling". St Patrick's Day was her favorite holiday where she would make a giant pot of corned beef and cabbage for the whole family and then go out to listen to the bag pipes and drink green beer.
Ethel and her late husband Frederick took many trips via Eastern Airlines to Australia, Alaska, the Caribbean and many other locations.
She met her husband to be Frederick Bauer at Princeton University. After a courtship of six months they married on April 24, 1954 and honeymooned in Bermuda. They had fifty-four years of “dedicated and lavishly outgoing” marriage together.
Her finest dedication in her life journey was motherhood. She was a very dedicated mother. Her children readily express that she was the best mother in the whole world.
Family Stories or comments:
Freddie: At the IHOP in the late 60's my mother and I were having breakfast. When it came time to go my mother looked in her pocketbook and had this horrified look on her face. She had forgotten her money and wondered what she was going to do to pay the bill. Finally we had a plan. We were going to skip out on the bill. First I was to go to the men's room and then my mother would slip out when the coast was clear to get the car for a quick getaway. After waiting for 10 minutes as we had planned, I would casually stroll out and run for the car. I was mortified as I got into the car and my mother sped off. Once around the corner my mother began to laugh uncontrollably. It was another of her pranks. She had paid the bill while I was in the bathroom.
Timmy: To my brothers and sisters, as my fire career starts to wind down. I just wanted to reflect on how important you all are. I have always felt safe in the station because I have seen you put yourself in harm’s way to help someone and someone would always protect me. Today I held my Mom's hand and watched her take her last breath. For a moment, I felt unprotected... then Jesus took her hand ... love you Mom. I love you all, thanks for what you do.
Tommy- My fondest memory of my mom is all the times she would take me to Buxtons with her friend Larry Shawberg to fill my stomach, the bottomless pit. It was a game to them to allow me to order anything I wanted on the menu. When I thought I was finished it was fallow by a Big Bux which is 16 scoops of ice cream 4 toppings, banana's whip cream and a cherry.
Leo: Even in my darkest day, my mom can always make me smile.
Vivien - My dad was to travel on a business trip to California alone but my mother and I wanted to go too. Being that is was too expensive to purchase two tickets at the last minute my mom came up with a plan; a plan that horrified my dad. She asked me to go to the basement and get a duffel bag. My dad groaned to my mom and said "you wouldn't dare. That's all the fuel my mom needed to get her plan underway. The next thing I noticed I was in the duffel with both legs ace bandaged and a baby bonnet on. My mom's plan was to pass me off as a 2 year old even though I was 7. As the ticket agent was weighing the bag she expressed to my mom "Mrs. Bauer this is a very large baby you have". My mom leaned in close to whisper in the agents ear "She's retarded". The next thing I remember my mom saying to me was "Do not get out of the bag until the plane takes off". The stewardess gave me puzzles to put together; which I completed. However my mom quickly pulled them apart while reminding me that I was to act retarded. The pilot even came back to our seats to ask if we needed an ambulance to meet us in California. My mom, with a big smile and placing her hand on his arm said, “Thanks for the offer but my sister is a Doctor in California who will be picking us up". We successfully made it to California and were waiting for our luggage to arrive when the same pilot came up to us and said "Mrs. Bauer maybe next time you should purchase a ticket for your daughter". Ever since then my Aunt Leona had sent me a ticket for my summer vacations to California.
My dad was pleasantly surprised his wife had successfully pulled off another crazy antic.
Mommy and Daddy I will always Love you both and part of your loving spirit lives in me.
Surviving to mourn the loss of this very special mother and grandmother are Frederick Norman Bauer of Packanack Lake, Timothy Ryan Bauer and his wife Sharon of Atlanta, Georgia, Thomas Mitchel Bauer and his wife Mary of Cape Cod, Massachusetts, Leo Crook Bauer of Packanack Lake and Vivien Ann Bauer of Irvine, California; one sister Leona Vivien Miller of Carlsbad, California; cherished grandmother of Kimberly, Suzanna, Elizabeth, Catherine, Michael, Mary Rose and Kiara. We must not forget Pooh-Bear too.
Those planning an expression of sympathy in Ethel’s memory are asked to consider The Carmel of Jesus Mary & Joseph, “Building Fund”, 430 Monastery Road, Elysburg, PA, 17824-7143 or The Boy Scouts of America, 25 Ramapo Valley Rd, Oakland, NJ 07436-1709.
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Funeral services will be held Friday evening September 17, 2010 at 8 PM at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne.
Friends may visit with the family at the funeral home on Friday from 2-4, 7-9 PM.
September 15, 2010
Services
Funeral services will be held Friday evening September 17, 2010 at 8 PM at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne.
Friends may visit with the family at the funeral home on Friday from 2-4, 7-9 PM.
Ethel Rose Crook Bauer age 85 of Packanack Lake, Wayne died suddenly Wednesday, September 15, 2010 at the Chilton Memorial Hospital in Pompton Plains. Her passing was quiet and peaceful with her loving family at her side.
She was born in Manhattan, New York City and spent her formative years in the city attending Public School No. 193 and Jane Addam's Vocational H.S. She went on to work at the Elizabeth Arden Salons on 5th Ave, Maine Chance Farm and in Phoenix Arizona. Ethel was a highly skilled beautician all of her life and was Polly Bergan's exclusive hair dresser in the late 40's and early 50's. Her clientele was Lucille Ball, Betty Davis and Joan Crawford. Even Elizabeth Arden enjoyed Ethel's company as her close personal friend and stylist. Having the spirit of entrepreneurship in herself, she opened a beauty salon in her home and had many dedicated clients.
Ethel was gifted with a gregarious and glamorous personality and a large social circle of many friends. Her manner of dress and presentation of herself was of a regal nature. She was very involved in community activities: Packanack Players, Packanack Tennis Team, Elk's Club and the Anchor and Saber Club. She loved to travel, swim, ski, golf, bowl, play bridge, throw parties, and go to as many beaches as possible. She was the Auntie Mame of Packanack Lake with tennis racket in hand and always working on her tan. Her compassion was boundless and unhesitant reaching out to many in their times of need.
She was very proud of her Irish heritage and loved Irish music and food. She was very fond of "Danny Boy" and "When Irish Eyes Are Smiling". St Patrick's Day was her favorite holiday where she would make a giant pot of corned beef and cabbage for the whole family and then go out to listen to the bag pipes and drink green beer.
Ethel and her late husband Frederick took many trips via Eastern Airlines to Australia, Alaska, the Caribbean and many other locations.
She met her husband to be Frederick Bauer at Princeton University. After a courtship of six months they married on April 24, 1954 and honeymooned in Bermuda. They had fifty-four years of “dedicated and lavishly outgoing” marriage together.
Her finest dedication in her life journey was motherhood. She was a very dedicated mother. Her children readily express that she was the best mother in the whole world.
Family Stories or comments:
Freddie: At the IHOP in the late 60's my mother and I were having breakfast. When it came time to go my mother looked in her pocketbook and had this horrified look on her face. She had forgotten her money and wondered what she was going to do to pay the bill. Finally we had a plan. We were going to skip out on the bill. First I was to go to the men's room and then my mother would slip out when the coast was clear to get the car for a quick getaway. After waiting for 10 minutes as we had planned, I would casually stroll out and run for the car. I was mortified as I got into the car and my mother sped off. Once around the corner my mother began to laugh uncontrollably. It was another of her pranks. She had paid the bill while I was in the bathroom.
Timmy: To my brothers and sisters, as my fire career starts to wind down. I just wanted to reflect on how important you all are. I have always felt safe in the station because I have seen you put yourself in harm’s way to help someone and someone would always protect me. Today I held my Mom's hand and watched her take her last breath. For a moment, I felt unprotected... then Jesus took her hand ... love you Mom. I love you all, thanks for what you do.
Tommy- My fondest memory of my mom is all the times she would take me to Buxtons with her friend Larry Shawberg to fill my stomach, the bottomless pit. It was a game to them to allow me to order anything I wanted on the menu. When I thought I was finished it was fallow by a Big Bux which is 16 scoops of ice cream 4 toppings, banana's whip cream and a cherry.
Leo: Even in my darkest day, my mom can always make me smile.
Vivien - My dad was to travel on a business trip to California alone but my mother and I wanted to go too. Being that is was too expensive to purchase two tickets at the last minute my mom came up with a plan; a plan that horrified my dad. She asked me to go to the basement and get a duffel bag. My dad groaned to my mom and said "you wouldn't dare. That's all the fuel my mom needed to get her plan underway. The next thing I noticed I was in the duffel with both legs ace bandaged and a baby bonnet on. My mom's plan was to pass me off as a 2 year old even though I was 7. As the ticket agent was weighing the bag she expressed to my mom "Mrs. Bauer this is a very large baby you have". My mom leaned in close to whisper in the agents ear "She's retarded". The next thing I remember my mom saying to me was "Do not get out of the bag until the plane takes off". The stewardess gave me puzzles to put together; which I completed. However my mom quickly pulled them apart while reminding me that I was to act retarded. The pilot even came back to our seats to ask if we needed an ambulance to meet us in California. My mom, with a big smile and placing her hand on his arm said, “Thanks for the offer but my sister is a Doctor in California who will be picking us up". We successfully made it to California and were waiting for our luggage to arrive when the same pilot came up to us and said "Mrs. Bauer maybe next time you should purchase a ticket for your daughter". Ever since then my Aunt Leona had sent me a ticket for my summer vacations to California.
My dad was pleasantly surprised his wife had successfully pulled off another crazy antic.
Mommy and Daddy I will always Love you both and part of your loving spirit lives in me.
Surviving to mourn the loss of this very special mother and grandmother are Frederick Norman Bauer of Packanack Lake, Timothy Ryan Bauer and his wife Sharon of Atlanta, Georgia, Thomas Mitchel Bauer and his wife Mary of Cape Cod, Massachusetts, Leo Crook Bauer of Packanack Lake and Vivien Ann Bauer of Irvine, California; one sister Leona Vivien Miller of Carlsbad, California; cherished grandmother of Kimberly, Suzanna, Elizabeth, Catherine, Michael, Mary Rose and Kiara. We must not forget Pooh-Bear too.
Those planning an expression of sympathy in Ethel’s memory are asked to consider The Carmel of Jesus Mary & Joseph, “Building Fund”, 430 Monastery Road, Elysburg, PA, 17824-7143 or The Boy Scouts of America, 25 Ramapo Valley Rd, Oakland, NJ 07436-1709.
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