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May 22, 2014
Services
Friends may visit with the family at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, on Tuesday, May 27, 2014 from 4-8 PM.
Funeral Services will be held on Wednesday, May 28, 2014 at 9:30 AM from the funeral home, then to St. Gerard R.C. Church, 501 West Broadway, Paterson, where at 10:30 AM a Funeral Mass will be offered. Private interment will take place at Our Mother of Sorrows Cemetery, Finch Hill, PA.
Henrietta T. Rose (nee Shamborsky), age 93 of Morristown and formerly of Chatham and Kearny, entered into eternal rest on Thursday, May 22, 2014. She was born and raised in Eynon, PA.
The second of five children, Henrietta’s father Edward was the Eynon postmaster and, as a young girl, Henrietta worked in her family’s local general store. Following high school graduation, Henrietta went on to be the first of her parent’s four daughters to graduate from Marywood College (now known as Marywood University) in Scranton, PA. Her first teaching position was at a high school in Baltimore, MD.
Henrietta’s brother Ed had a friend in college named Felix Rose. Ed thought that Felix would be a nice guy for Henrietta to meet. Ed was right, and after a pleasant courtship, the two were united in holy matrimony on Saturday, August 28, 1943. Following the wedding, Felix, who was serving in the U.S. Navy during World War II, eventually returned to the Pacific Theater, where he served as a Dental Officer in a Sea Bee's Battalion. Meanwhile, Henrietta quit her teaching position in Baltimore and came home to join the rest of her family in Eynon, PA. There she devoted herself to raising her and Felix’s daughter Marie.
After the war ended and upon Felix’s return, he and the family moved to Brooklyn, NY where they soon welcomed two more children – Felicia, and Henry. The family moved again, this time to Kearny,NJ . Henrietta eventually went to Columbia University where she earned her master’s degree in Music. She took a job with the Essex County Vocational and Technical High School in Newark. For over the next twenty years, she taught music and served as director of the schools glee club and chorus until retiring in 1981 after a fulfilling and happy career. Unfortunately, right after retiring, her beloved Felix passed away.
Henrietta became active in organizing and fundraising with the Polish Cultural Foundation of Clark, NJ where she also served as a member of their board of trustees.. As a Grandma, she loved taking the grandchildren to shows and museums. Henrietta herself loved going to the opera, ballet, or Broadway.
Henrietta was very devoted to her faith. She prayed daily and was so very proud when John Paul II was canonized. Recently she was living at Emeritus Senior Living in Wayne and she loved attending mass there. Henrietta was involved in all activities at Emeritus, proudly displaying her art work, and leading the twice monthly sing-a-longs for the residents.
Henrietta could be described as feisty – don’t ever tell her she was wrong! But she was also very loving and compassionate, especially towards her children and grandchildren. She will be missed!
Surviving are her two daughters: Marie and husband James Damion, and Felicia Rose; her son Henry and wife Mary Beth Rose; and her two grandchildren: Matthew and wife Kate Rose, and Katie and husband Lee Francis. She was predeceased by her husband Felix in 1981. and by her grandson Justin Damion in 2006.
In lieu of flowers, those planning an expression of sympathy in Henrietta’s name are asked to consider St. Stanislaw Parish, 146 Irvine Turner Blvd., Newark, NJ 07103.
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Friends may visit with the family at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, on Tuesday, May 27, 2014 from 4-8 PM.
Funeral Services will be held on Wednesday, May 28, 2014 at 9:30 AM from the funeral home, then to St. Gerard R.C. Church, 501 West Broadway, Paterson, where at 10:30 AM a Funeral Mass will be offered. Private interment will take place at Our Mother of Sorrows Cemetery, Finch Hill, PA.
May 22, 2014
Services
Friends may visit with the family at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, on Tuesday, May 27, 2014 from 4-8 PM.
Funeral Services will be held on Wednesday, May 28, 2014 at 9:30 AM from the funeral home, then to St. Gerard R.C. Church, 501 West Broadway, Paterson, where at 10:30 AM a Funeral Mass will be offered. Private interment will take place at Our Mother of Sorrows Cemetery, Finch Hill, PA.
Henrietta T. Rose (nee Shamborsky), age 93 of Morristown and formerly of Chatham and Kearny, entered into eternal rest on Thursday, May 22, 2014. She was born and raised in Eynon, PA.
The second of five children, Henrietta’s father Edward was the Eynon postmaster and, as a young girl, Henrietta worked in her family’s local general store. Following high school graduation, Henrietta went on to be the first of her parent’s four daughters to graduate from Marywood College (now known as Marywood University) in Scranton, PA. Her first teaching position was at a high school in Baltimore, MD.
Henrietta’s brother Ed had a friend in college named Felix Rose. Ed thought that Felix would be a nice guy for Henrietta to meet. Ed was right, and after a pleasant courtship, the two were united in holy matrimony on Saturday, August 28, 1943. Following the wedding, Felix, who was serving in the U.S. Navy during World War II, eventually returned to the Pacific Theater, where he served as a Dental Officer in a Sea Bee's Battalion. Meanwhile, Henrietta quit her teaching position in Baltimore and came home to join the rest of her family in Eynon, PA. There she devoted herself to raising her and Felix’s daughter Marie.
After the war ended and upon Felix’s return, he and the family moved to Brooklyn, NY where they soon welcomed two more children – Felicia, and Henry. The family moved again, this time to Kearny,NJ . Henrietta eventually went to Columbia University where she earned her master’s degree in Music. She took a job with the Essex County Vocational and Technical High School in Newark. For over the next twenty years, she taught music and served as director of the schools glee club and chorus until retiring in 1981 after a fulfilling and happy career. Unfortunately, right after retiring, her beloved Felix passed away.
Henrietta became active in organizing and fundraising with the Polish Cultural Foundation of Clark, NJ where she also served as a member of their board of trustees.. As a Grandma, she loved taking the grandchildren to shows and museums. Henrietta herself loved going to the opera, ballet, or Broadway.
Henrietta was very devoted to her faith. She prayed daily and was so very proud when John Paul II was canonized. Recently she was living at Emeritus Senior Living in Wayne and she loved attending mass there. Henrietta was involved in all activities at Emeritus, proudly displaying her art work, and leading the twice monthly sing-a-longs for the residents.
Henrietta could be described as feisty – don’t ever tell her she was wrong! But she was also very loving and compassionate, especially towards her children and grandchildren. She will be missed!
Surviving are her two daughters: Marie and husband James Damion, and Felicia Rose; her son Henry and wife Mary Beth Rose; and her two grandchildren: Matthew and wife Kate Rose, and Katie and husband Lee Francis. She was predeceased by her husband Felix in 1981. and by her grandson Justin Damion in 2006.
In lieu of flowers, those planning an expression of sympathy in Henrietta’s name are asked to consider St. Stanislaw Parish, 146 Irvine Turner Blvd., Newark, NJ 07103.
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