Office Hours: Monday – Friday, 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Calls outside of office hours? No worries! Our team will respond within 10–15 minutes.
March 27, 2018
Services
Friends may visit with the family from 4-8PM on Monday April 2, 2018 at the VanderMay Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Rd, Wayne. A funeral service will be offered at 7:30PM during the visiting hours.
Helen M. Martens (nee Tilquist) age 89 of Wayne passed away peacefully on Tuesday March 27, 2018 in the presence of and while receiving the loving care of her family.
Helen was born in Linden, NJ, the third of six children to Gustav and Alice Tilquist. They lived for a few years in Elizabeth and then moved to Morgan, NJ where Helen would spend her formative years. After graduating from Sayreville High School with the class of 1946, Helen got a job as a Diamond Inspector in the Brunswick area of New Jersey. She worked as a Diamond Inspector for about four years when she met a handsome young man by the name of William Martens. Helen had known William for a little while before they started dating. When Helen and William first met, William was dating Helen’s older sister Nancy.
Helen and William dated for a while and as fate would have it they fell in love and were married in April of 1950. After getting married they settled in Union City. They would call Union City their home and there they would raise their three children. Also subsequent to their marriage, William insisted that Helen stop working and devote herself to being a full time homemaker. In 1974, tragedy struck Helen’s life when William passed away suddenly and unexpectedly. Helen and William cherished twenty-four years of loving and loyal marriage together. Several years after William’s passing, Helen received a job offer from Roben Manufacturing in Jersey City. She was offered a position as a Secretary/Receptionist. She worked with them in Jersey City and then continued her work with Roben when they relocated to Lakewood, NJ. Helen kept this position until her retirement in 1995. Eventually Helen moved to Wayne in 1986 with her daughter Loretta and her family.
While living in Union City, Helen belonged to a “Scrabble Group” with her friends in the area. The group agreed that they would all pay dues every week when they played. After collecting dues for a time, the members would all go out for dinner and attend a Broadway Show together. Aside from all of Helen’s interests and hobbies, her greatest passion was for her family. Helen was an extremely devoted mother and was always there for her children. Helen touched the lives of many people and will be sincerely missed by everyone that knew her.
Helen is survived by her daughter Loretta Kratky and her husband Robert of Wayne, two sons; William Martens and his wife Doreen of Secaucus, and David and his wife Doreen of Totowa, seven grandchildren; Craig Martens of Secaucus, Lacey Yuan of Secaucus, Brandon Kratky of Wayne, Gregory Kratky of Wayne, Kristen Martens of Totowa, Ryan Martens of Totowa, and Kelly Martens of Totowa, and three great grandchildren; Hailey, Bishop, and Piper. Helen was predeceased by her husband Willam Martens in 1974. She was also predeceasedby her siblings; Nancy Kidd, Margaret Speicker, James Tilquist, Peter Tilquist, and Alice Bailey.
In lieu of flowers, friends and loved ones may make donations in Helen’s name to the charity of their choice.
If you would like to send a private condolence directly to the family use this condolence section.
Friends may visit with the family from 4-8PM on Monday April 2, 2018 at the VanderMay Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Rd, Wayne. A funeral service will be offered at 7:30PM during the visiting hours.
March 27, 2018
Services
Friends may visit with the family from 4-8PM on Monday April 2, 2018 at the VanderMay Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Rd, Wayne. A funeral service will be offered at 7:30PM during the visiting hours.
Helen M. Martens (nee Tilquist) age 89 of Wayne passed away peacefully on Tuesday March 27, 2018 in the presence of and while receiving the loving care of her family.
Helen was born in Linden, NJ, the third of six children to Gustav and Alice Tilquist. They lived for a few years in Elizabeth and then moved to Morgan, NJ where Helen would spend her formative years. After graduating from Sayreville High School with the class of 1946, Helen got a job as a Diamond Inspector in the Brunswick area of New Jersey. She worked as a Diamond Inspector for about four years when she met a handsome young man by the name of William Martens. Helen had known William for a little while before they started dating. When Helen and William first met, William was dating Helen’s older sister Nancy.
Helen and William dated for a while and as fate would have it they fell in love and were married in April of 1950. After getting married they settled in Union City. They would call Union City their home and there they would raise their three children. Also subsequent to their marriage, William insisted that Helen stop working and devote herself to being a full time homemaker. In 1974, tragedy struck Helen’s life when William passed away suddenly and unexpectedly. Helen and William cherished twenty-four years of loving and loyal marriage together. Several years after William’s passing, Helen received a job offer from Roben Manufacturing in Jersey City. She was offered a position as a Secretary/Receptionist. She worked with them in Jersey City and then continued her work with Roben when they relocated to Lakewood, NJ. Helen kept this position until her retirement in 1995. Eventually Helen moved to Wayne in 1986 with her daughter Loretta and her family.
While living in Union City, Helen belonged to a “Scrabble Group” with her friends in the area. The group agreed that they would all pay dues every week when they played. After collecting dues for a time, the members would all go out for dinner and attend a Broadway Show together. Aside from all of Helen’s interests and hobbies, her greatest passion was for her family. Helen was an extremely devoted mother and was always there for her children. Helen touched the lives of many people and will be sincerely missed by everyone that knew her.
Helen is survived by her daughter Loretta Kratky and her husband Robert of Wayne, two sons; William Martens and his wife Doreen of Secaucus, and David and his wife Doreen of Totowa, seven grandchildren; Craig Martens of Secaucus, Lacey Yuan of Secaucus, Brandon Kratky of Wayne, Gregory Kratky of Wayne, Kristen Martens of Totowa, Ryan Martens of Totowa, and Kelly Martens of Totowa, and three great grandchildren; Hailey, Bishop, and Piper. Helen was predeceased by her husband Willam Martens in 1974. She was also predeceasedby her siblings; Nancy Kidd, Margaret Speicker, James Tilquist, Peter Tilquist, and Alice Bailey.
In lieu of flowers, friends and loved ones may make donations in Helen’s name to the charity of their choice.
Guestbook
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Suspendisse varius enim in eros elementum tristique. Duis cursus, mi quis viverra ornare, eros dolor interdum nulla, ut commodo diam libero vitae erat. Aenean faucibus nibh et justo cursus id rutrum lorem imperdiet. Nunc ut sem vitae risus tristique posuere.