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March 12, 2018
Services
Friends may visit with the family from 3-7PM on Thursday March 15, 2018 at the VanderMay Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Rd, Wayne. Funeral services will be held 10AM at the funeral home on Friday March 16. Entombment will be in Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, Totowa.
Grace E. Vagell (nee Noble) born July 15, 1943 left this world on Monday March 12, 2018.
She was born in Paterson, NJ to parents Roy and Dolores Noble.
She graduated Eastside High School and Barbizon School of Modeling in which she did a photo shoot for BSA Magazine. She worked as a statistical typist/steno for Kearfott/General Precision Aerospace then raised her three sons which meant the world to her. She then worked for Lakeland Regional High School in the main office for the Vice Principal and was Supervisor of Substitute Teachers. She worked there 22½ years and retired in 2005.
Grace belonged to the Elk’s Ladies’ Auxiliary #1895 of Pompton Lakes and served as their Chaplain.
She was a member of Class of 1961 Reunion Committee.
She also organized the “Fab Five” luncheons with the same girls she went to Kindergarten with.
Grace enjoyed cooking/eating, reading, crossword puzzles, poker, Bocce, watching TV mysteries and comedies with her husband, Bingo and writing poetry which she hoped to someday publish. She wrote and read the prayers for the Elk’s Dinner Parties.
Beloved wife of Robert W. Vagell, Sr. Loving mother of three sons, Matthew (Amy), Roy, and Ronald Giarmo.
Loving grandmother of Camerson Giarmo.
Loving stepmother of Cindy (Frank) Bacigal, Lynn (Jerome) Levy, Robbe (Todd)Huth Vagell and step grandchildren Gabrielle Levy, Corrine & Paige Bacigal and Lucca Huth Vagell.
Devoted sister of Roy (Nancy) Noble and nephew Damien (Caroline) Noble and their children Julien and Alexandra Noble and niece Jessica (Lou) Durso.
Also devoted cousins and very dear friends.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Grace’s name to Elk’s Lodge #1895, 1 Perrin Ave, Pompton Lakes, NJ 07442.
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Friends may visit with the family from 3-7PM on Thursday March 15, 2018 at the VanderMay Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Rd, Wayne. Funeral services will be held 10AM at the funeral home on Friday March 16. Entombment will be in Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, Totowa.

March 12, 2018
Services
Friends may visit with the family from 3-7PM on Thursday March 15, 2018 at the VanderMay Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Rd, Wayne. Funeral services will be held 10AM at the funeral home on Friday March 16. Entombment will be in Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, Totowa.
Grace E. Vagell (nee Noble) born July 15, 1943 left this world on Monday March 12, 2018.
She was born in Paterson, NJ to parents Roy and Dolores Noble.
She graduated Eastside High School and Barbizon School of Modeling in which she did a photo shoot for BSA Magazine. She worked as a statistical typist/steno for Kearfott/General Precision Aerospace then raised her three sons which meant the world to her. She then worked for Lakeland Regional High School in the main office for the Vice Principal and was Supervisor of Substitute Teachers. She worked there 22½ years and retired in 2005.
Grace belonged to the Elk’s Ladies’ Auxiliary #1895 of Pompton Lakes and served as their Chaplain.
She was a member of Class of 1961 Reunion Committee.
She also organized the “Fab Five” luncheons with the same girls she went to Kindergarten with.
Grace enjoyed cooking/eating, reading, crossword puzzles, poker, Bocce, watching TV mysteries and comedies with her husband, Bingo and writing poetry which she hoped to someday publish. She wrote and read the prayers for the Elk’s Dinner Parties.
Beloved wife of Robert W. Vagell, Sr. Loving mother of three sons, Matthew (Amy), Roy, and Ronald Giarmo.
Loving grandmother of Camerson Giarmo.
Loving stepmother of Cindy (Frank) Bacigal, Lynn (Jerome) Levy, Robbe (Todd)Huth Vagell and step grandchildren Gabrielle Levy, Corrine & Paige Bacigal and Lucca Huth Vagell.
Devoted sister of Roy (Nancy) Noble and nephew Damien (Caroline) Noble and their children Julien and Alexandra Noble and niece Jessica (Lou) Durso.
Also devoted cousins and very dear friends.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Grace’s name to Elk’s Lodge #1895, 1 Perrin Ave, Pompton Lakes, NJ 07442.
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