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June 20, 2011
Services
Friends are invited to visit with the family on Friday, June 24, 2011 from 2-4 and 7-9 PM at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Rd., Wayne.
A memorial service will be held 11:30 AM on Saturday, June 25, 2011 at the Trinity Baptist Church, 160 Changebridge Road, Montville [ www.trinitymontville.org ].
Helen Driesse age 64 of Pompton Plains died Monday, June 20, 2011 peacefully at home with the comfort of family by her side.
She was born in Paterson and moved to Montville when she was eight years old. She was raised in Montville having graduated from Boonton High School with the Class of 1964. Helen fell in love with Gerald Driesse, a man she had known for many years, as their parents were friends and they attended the same church. Their relationship really blossomed when Gerald’s brother Henry married Helen’s sister Marie. Gerald was best man and Helen was maid of honor and they fell in love. They married fourteen months later at the Free Reformed Church, Clifton on March 16, 1968. They have enjoyed forty-three years of a loving marriage that was centered on a dedication to serving the Lord Jesus Christ. They have lived in Pompton Plains for the past forty-three years.
Before dedicating herself to raising her family, Helen worked at the Boonton Molding Corporation as a computer operator. After raising her family she worked part time at the Trinity Book Service, Montville for several years.
Helen was a member of the Trinity Baptist Church in Montville where she played the piano, and volunteered at the school when it first started.
She had a gift for making people feel comfortable and enjoyed entertaining at her home. Whether it was family, friends or fellow church members her special touch on the food preparation, presentation, and her ability to make all feel welcome will be sorely missed. Helen also had a love of music and was an accomplished pianist and organist.
She was the loving wife of Gerald J. Driesse; devoted mother of Sharon Keener and her husband Jonathan of Corona, CA, Brian Driesse and his wife Sara of Montville, Jeffrey Driesse of Branchville, and Michele Kruzek and her husband Wayne of Lincoln Park; devoted daughter of Jacob Van Wyck of Pompton Plains and the late Marie (Sweetman) Van Wyck(1998); cherished grandmother of Jenna, Rebecca, Makayla, Seth, Matthew, Stephen, Zachariah, and Zoe Keener, Owen, Judah, and Helena Driesse, and Emma and Madeline Kruzek; loved sister of Agnes Dykstra of Pompton Plains, Marie Driesse and her husband Henry of Pompton Plains, Jake Van Wyck and his wife Audrey of Pompton Plains, and Ruth Sweetman and her husband Sam of Otisville, NY.
In lieu of flowers tax deductible donations in Helen's name can be made to the Trinity Christian School via their website [ tcsnj.org ] or by mailing a donation to Trinity Christian School, 160 Changebridge Road, Montville, NJ 07045.
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Friends are invited to visit with the family on Friday, June 24, 2011 from 2-4 and 7-9 PM at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Rd., Wayne.
A memorial service will be held 11:30 AM on Saturday, June 25, 2011 at the Trinity Baptist Church, 160 Changebridge Road, Montville [ www.trinitymontville.org ].
June 20, 2011
Services
Friends are invited to visit with the family on Friday, June 24, 2011 from 2-4 and 7-9 PM at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Rd., Wayne.
A memorial service will be held 11:30 AM on Saturday, June 25, 2011 at the Trinity Baptist Church, 160 Changebridge Road, Montville [ www.trinitymontville.org ].
Helen Driesse age 64 of Pompton Plains died Monday, June 20, 2011 peacefully at home with the comfort of family by her side.
She was born in Paterson and moved to Montville when she was eight years old. She was raised in Montville having graduated from Boonton High School with the Class of 1964. Helen fell in love with Gerald Driesse, a man she had known for many years, as their parents were friends and they attended the same church. Their relationship really blossomed when Gerald’s brother Henry married Helen’s sister Marie. Gerald was best man and Helen was maid of honor and they fell in love. They married fourteen months later at the Free Reformed Church, Clifton on March 16, 1968. They have enjoyed forty-three years of a loving marriage that was centered on a dedication to serving the Lord Jesus Christ. They have lived in Pompton Plains for the past forty-three years.
Before dedicating herself to raising her family, Helen worked at the Boonton Molding Corporation as a computer operator. After raising her family she worked part time at the Trinity Book Service, Montville for several years.
Helen was a member of the Trinity Baptist Church in Montville where she played the piano, and volunteered at the school when it first started.
She had a gift for making people feel comfortable and enjoyed entertaining at her home. Whether it was family, friends or fellow church members her special touch on the food preparation, presentation, and her ability to make all feel welcome will be sorely missed. Helen also had a love of music and was an accomplished pianist and organist.
She was the loving wife of Gerald J. Driesse; devoted mother of Sharon Keener and her husband Jonathan of Corona, CA, Brian Driesse and his wife Sara of Montville, Jeffrey Driesse of Branchville, and Michele Kruzek and her husband Wayne of Lincoln Park; devoted daughter of Jacob Van Wyck of Pompton Plains and the late Marie (Sweetman) Van Wyck(1998); cherished grandmother of Jenna, Rebecca, Makayla, Seth, Matthew, Stephen, Zachariah, and Zoe Keener, Owen, Judah, and Helena Driesse, and Emma and Madeline Kruzek; loved sister of Agnes Dykstra of Pompton Plains, Marie Driesse and her husband Henry of Pompton Plains, Jake Van Wyck and his wife Audrey of Pompton Plains, and Ruth Sweetman and her husband Sam of Otisville, NY.
In lieu of flowers tax deductible donations in Helen's name can be made to the Trinity Christian School via their website [ tcsnj.org ] or by mailing a donation to Trinity Christian School, 160 Changebridge Road, Montville, NJ 07045.
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