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Friends may visit with the family at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, on Tuesday August 25, 2105 from 2-4 & 7-9 PM.
Funeral Services will be held Wednesday August 26 at 8:30AM from the funeral home, then to St James RC Church, 410 Totowa Rd, Totowa where at 9:30AM a Funeral Mass will be offered.
Georgianna Fergerson (nee Schalk) age 95 of Totowa passed away peacefully on August 20, 2015 while receiving the loving care of her family.
Georgianna was born in Jersey City and was raised in Paterson. She lived in Paterson for most of her childhood and then moved to Totowa. It was also in Totowa where Georgianna settled with her husband George Fergerson. They remained in Totowa for the rest of their lives and while living there, they raised their two daughters.
She began her work life at Baumgartner’s Bakery in Paterson. She would take the bus home and was given the nickname “Cookie.” She was given this nickname by the people who rode the bus with her because she always carried the sweet smell of the bakery with her.
While George and Georgianna were raising their children, Georgianna was very active in the Totowa school system. She was on the Totowa Board of Education for 14 years.
Eventually when her children grew up and they were on their own, Georgianna headed back to the workplace. She retuned to Meyer Bros department store working in both the Paterson and Wayne locations.
She was long time parishioner of St James of the Marches RC Church in Totowa. Georgianna was a member of the St James Travel Club and St James Rosary Society. She was also a member of the Passaic County Senior Center in Totowa where she enjoyed playing cards and bingo and spending time with the many friends that she made there.
In her youth, Georgianna and her family would spend many memorable summer vacations in the Cape Cod area particularly in Provincetown. Over time, Georgianna’s husband George became the best of friends with Georgianna’s brother Bob. They worked together for quite some time and when George became sick, Bob would visit with Georgianna and George at least once a week and on Sundays too. Bob would always call before he set out to their house and told Georgianna, “put the coffee pot on Sis, I’m on my way!”
Georgianna loved roller skating and horseback riding. She could be seen every day walking along Union Boulevard. Everyone knew her as the white haired lady who walked everywhere. After selling the family home on Boyle Ave. Georgianna moved within Totowa and was able to spend her later years with a wonderful family with two young boys. The boys would visit with her every day, and she said "they kept her young" and they became her "second" family.
Most recently, Georgianna lived at Sunrise of Wayne where she found a caring staff and made many new relationships. Georgianna lived a very full life and made friends wherever she went. She was blessed with a wonderful family and many friends. She will be sincerely missed by everyone who knew her.
Georgianna is survived by one daughter; Lisa Fergerson Burns and her husband Mark of Bristol, VT, two grandchildren and many nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by her husband George Fergerson (1982), her daughter Bonnie Fergerson 2014, her brother Bob Schalck and her sister Tess Egberts.
In lieu of flowers, friends and loved ones may make donations in Georgianna’s name to the charity of their choice.
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Friends may visit with the family at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, on Tuesday August 25, 2105 from 2-4 & 7-9 PM.
Funeral Services will be held Wednesday August 26 at 8:30AM from the funeral home, then to St James RC Church, 410 Totowa Rd, Totowa where at 9:30AM a Funeral Mass will be offered.
Services
Friends may visit with the family at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, on Tuesday August 25, 2105 from 2-4 & 7-9 PM.
Funeral Services will be held Wednesday August 26 at 8:30AM from the funeral home, then to St James RC Church, 410 Totowa Rd, Totowa where at 9:30AM a Funeral Mass will be offered.
Georgianna Fergerson (nee Schalk) age 95 of Totowa passed away peacefully on August 20, 2015 while receiving the loving care of her family.
Georgianna was born in Jersey City and was raised in Paterson. She lived in Paterson for most of her childhood and then moved to Totowa. It was also in Totowa where Georgianna settled with her husband George Fergerson. They remained in Totowa for the rest of their lives and while living there, they raised their two daughters.
She began her work life at Baumgartner’s Bakery in Paterson. She would take the bus home and was given the nickname “Cookie.” She was given this nickname by the people who rode the bus with her because she always carried the sweet smell of the bakery with her.
While George and Georgianna were raising their children, Georgianna was very active in the Totowa school system. She was on the Totowa Board of Education for 14 years.
Eventually when her children grew up and they were on their own, Georgianna headed back to the workplace. She retuned to Meyer Bros department store working in both the Paterson and Wayne locations.
She was long time parishioner of St James of the Marches RC Church in Totowa. Georgianna was a member of the St James Travel Club and St James Rosary Society. She was also a member of the Passaic County Senior Center in Totowa where she enjoyed playing cards and bingo and spending time with the many friends that she made there.
In her youth, Georgianna and her family would spend many memorable summer vacations in the Cape Cod area particularly in Provincetown. Over time, Georgianna’s husband George became the best of friends with Georgianna’s brother Bob. They worked together for quite some time and when George became sick, Bob would visit with Georgianna and George at least once a week and on Sundays too. Bob would always call before he set out to their house and told Georgianna, “put the coffee pot on Sis, I’m on my way!”
Georgianna loved roller skating and horseback riding. She could be seen every day walking along Union Boulevard. Everyone knew her as the white haired lady who walked everywhere. After selling the family home on Boyle Ave. Georgianna moved within Totowa and was able to spend her later years with a wonderful family with two young boys. The boys would visit with her every day, and she said "they kept her young" and they became her "second" family.
Most recently, Georgianna lived at Sunrise of Wayne where she found a caring staff and made many new relationships. Georgianna lived a very full life and made friends wherever she went. She was blessed with a wonderful family and many friends. She will be sincerely missed by everyone who knew her.
Georgianna is survived by one daughter; Lisa Fergerson Burns and her husband Mark of Bristol, VT, two grandchildren and many nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by her husband George Fergerson (1982), her daughter Bonnie Fergerson 2014, her brother Bob Schalck and her sister Tess Egberts.
In lieu of flowers, friends and loved ones may make donations in Georgianna’s name to the charity of their choice.
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