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July 13, 2014
Services
Friends may visit with the family at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, on Tuesday July 15 from 4-8 PM. Funeral Services will be held 10 AM Wednesday July 16th at Preakness Reformed Church, 131 Church Lane, Wayne NJ.
Helen “Hel” Paladino, age 59 of Wayne passed away peacefully on Sunday July 13, 2014 after a long and courageous battle with cancer.
Helen was born in Paterson and spent a great portion of her childhood in Hawthorne. After her graduation from Hawthorne High School in 1972, she attended William Paterson University and in 1976 graduated with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Sociology.
Helen worked answering phones for a short time at Hawthorne Chevrolet. She then got a job in the credit and collection department at Minolta in Ramsey, NJ. She worked there for several years. During her time at Minolta one of her co-workers set her up on a blind date with her (the co-worker’s) brother, James Paladino. Helen dated James for about two years until they were finally married in 1993. Shortly after they were married they moved to Wayne where they raised their family and shared 21 years of cherished marriage.
After leaving Minolta, Helen landed a job at Russ Berrie & Co in Oakland where she became the Director of Credit and Collection. She worked for Russ Berrie & Co for about ten years. It was during the latter part of her time there, when she was diagnosed with a rare form of Breast Cancer. Helen kept working until her illness forced her to stop.
Helen was very devoted to her faith. She was very involved and active at Preakness Reformed Church in Wayne where she also taught Sunday School. She was a devoted wife and a loving mother. Even though her time was “short” on this earth, she still believed in her heart that she had a very fulfilling life. She was caring, selfless and a very strong individual, she seemed to care about everyone else first, even when she was so very sick. She spent a lot of quality time with her family which included being in the bleachers to see her son Michael play baseball and time watching her grandsons. Helen enjoyed family celebrations and holidays, wether it was a birthday or Christmas Eve, her singing and playing guitar with immediate and extended family made memories all will cherish.
Helen’s family remembers her expressing that even though she was being called to the Lord too soon, that her life was still every bit complete. Helen also enjoyed crochet, baking, knitting and was quite an avid reader. She was a very special person and will be sincerely missed by all who knew her.
Helen is survived by her husband James Anthony Paladino of Wayne; 2 daughters Tara Kearney and her husband John of Wayne, and Kristin Garcia and her husband Anthony of Little Falls; 2 sons Joseph Paladino and his wife Courtney of Exton, PA, and Michael Paladino of Wayne; her mother Doris Goemaat of Hawthorne; one sister Jana DeJong and her husband Paul of Hawthorne; one brother Jay Goemaat and his wife Pam of Midland Park; and three grandsons Jack and Alex Kearney, and Anthony Luca Garcia; she was predeceased by her father John Goemaat in April 2011.
In lieu of flowers, please consider donations in Helen’s name to Preakness Reformed Church, 131 Church Lane, Wayne NJ 07470.
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Friends may visit with the family at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, on Tuesday July 15 from 4-8 PM. Funeral Services will be held 10 AM Wednesday July 16th at Preakness Reformed Church, 131 Church Lane, Wayne NJ.
July 13, 2014
Services
Friends may visit with the family at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, on Tuesday July 15 from 4-8 PM. Funeral Services will be held 10 AM Wednesday July 16th at Preakness Reformed Church, 131 Church Lane, Wayne NJ.
Helen “Hel” Paladino, age 59 of Wayne passed away peacefully on Sunday July 13, 2014 after a long and courageous battle with cancer.
Helen was born in Paterson and spent a great portion of her childhood in Hawthorne. After her graduation from Hawthorne High School in 1972, she attended William Paterson University and in 1976 graduated with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Sociology.
Helen worked answering phones for a short time at Hawthorne Chevrolet. She then got a job in the credit and collection department at Minolta in Ramsey, NJ. She worked there for several years. During her time at Minolta one of her co-workers set her up on a blind date with her (the co-worker’s) brother, James Paladino. Helen dated James for about two years until they were finally married in 1993. Shortly after they were married they moved to Wayne where they raised their family and shared 21 years of cherished marriage.
After leaving Minolta, Helen landed a job at Russ Berrie & Co in Oakland where she became the Director of Credit and Collection. She worked for Russ Berrie & Co for about ten years. It was during the latter part of her time there, when she was diagnosed with a rare form of Breast Cancer. Helen kept working until her illness forced her to stop.
Helen was very devoted to her faith. She was very involved and active at Preakness Reformed Church in Wayne where she also taught Sunday School. She was a devoted wife and a loving mother. Even though her time was “short” on this earth, she still believed in her heart that she had a very fulfilling life. She was caring, selfless and a very strong individual, she seemed to care about everyone else first, even when she was so very sick. She spent a lot of quality time with her family which included being in the bleachers to see her son Michael play baseball and time watching her grandsons. Helen enjoyed family celebrations and holidays, wether it was a birthday or Christmas Eve, her singing and playing guitar with immediate and extended family made memories all will cherish.
Helen’s family remembers her expressing that even though she was being called to the Lord too soon, that her life was still every bit complete. Helen also enjoyed crochet, baking, knitting and was quite an avid reader. She was a very special person and will be sincerely missed by all who knew her.
Helen is survived by her husband James Anthony Paladino of Wayne; 2 daughters Tara Kearney and her husband John of Wayne, and Kristin Garcia and her husband Anthony of Little Falls; 2 sons Joseph Paladino and his wife Courtney of Exton, PA, and Michael Paladino of Wayne; her mother Doris Goemaat of Hawthorne; one sister Jana DeJong and her husband Paul of Hawthorne; one brother Jay Goemaat and his wife Pam of Midland Park; and three grandsons Jack and Alex Kearney, and Anthony Luca Garcia; she was predeceased by her father John Goemaat in April 2011.
In lieu of flowers, please consider donations in Helen’s name to Preakness Reformed Church, 131 Church Lane, Wayne NJ 07470.
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