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November 10, 2008
Services
Friends may visit with the family at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne on Friday 11/14 from 2-4, 7-9 PM.
Funeral services will be held Saturday 11/15 11:00 AM at the Preakness Reformed Church, Church Lane, Wayne. Reception to follow at the church.
Henry “Hank” W. Von Glahn Jr., age 82 of Wayne, died on Monday November 10, 2008 at the Valley Hospital in Ridgewood.
Born in Hoboken, NJ, Hank grew up in Woodridge, NJ. He graduated from Woodridge High School with the class of 1944.
He and his wife Fran have lived in Wayne since moving there in 1956.
Hank was employed with Continental Can Company of Paterson for forty two years before retiring in 1989.
Hank was a long time, active member of the Preakness Reformed Church of Wayne, serving as both an Elder and Deacon. They will miss him dearly at the church, especially on Tuesdays which is when he would always bring food and cake to the staff there. He volunteered his time generously for the church and other causes such as the Helping Hands, St. Josephs Hospital in Wayne, and almost anything that had to do with Multiple Sclerosis.
He possessed a “kind and willing heart” which he gladly shared.
Hank's children recall family vacations to Sandy Hook where their father would almost always take them on one of his ‘nature walks’. He continued that tradition with his grandchildren, also taking them on Saturday morning ‘nature walks’. He simply loved the outdoors. He would tell you himself that his favorite vacation spot was probably his own backyard, where he could feed the birds, relax, and just enjoy the outdoors. Hank enjoyed golfing for most of his life, but he and Fran were avid square dancers. They belonged to the “Spinning Wheels of Wayne”, a square dancing group, and they performed at various events around the area.
Hank and Fran met in 1955 on a triple-blind date at a bowling alley. That date was merely the beginning of fifty three years together. They married in 1956 and have enjoyed a loving marriage ever since.
Hank will be dearly missed by his beloved wife Frances “Fran” (nee Templin), four children; Henry VonGlahn and his wife Sandra of Hackettstown, Linda Laidlaw and her husband Tom of Parsippany, Janet Dean of Wayne, and Willa Kippert and her husband Rick of St. Petersburg, FL, and five grandchildren; Lynne and Carl VonGlahn of Hackettstown, NJ, Shawn Laidlaw of Parsippany, and Jonathan and Karla Kippert of St. Petersburg, FL. He will also be missed by his dear sister-in-law Ann Ferguson of St. Cloud, FL.
As expressions of sympathy, if friends so wish, donations may be made in Hank’s memory to Multiple Sclerosis Swim-In, c/o Barbara Lightbody, 31 Margie Ave, Cresskill NJ 07626.
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Friends may visit with the family at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne on Friday 11/14 from 2-4, 7-9 PM.
Funeral services will be held Saturday 11/15 11:00 AM at the Preakness Reformed Church, Church Lane, Wayne. Reception to follow at the church.
November 10, 2008
Services
Friends may visit with the family at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne on Friday 11/14 from 2-4, 7-9 PM.
Funeral services will be held Saturday 11/15 11:00 AM at the Preakness Reformed Church, Church Lane, Wayne. Reception to follow at the church.
Henry “Hank” W. Von Glahn Jr., age 82 of Wayne, died on Monday November 10, 2008 at the Valley Hospital in Ridgewood.
Born in Hoboken, NJ, Hank grew up in Woodridge, NJ. He graduated from Woodridge High School with the class of 1944.
He and his wife Fran have lived in Wayne since moving there in 1956.
Hank was employed with Continental Can Company of Paterson for forty two years before retiring in 1989.
Hank was a long time, active member of the Preakness Reformed Church of Wayne, serving as both an Elder and Deacon. They will miss him dearly at the church, especially on Tuesdays which is when he would always bring food and cake to the staff there. He volunteered his time generously for the church and other causes such as the Helping Hands, St. Josephs Hospital in Wayne, and almost anything that had to do with Multiple Sclerosis.
He possessed a “kind and willing heart” which he gladly shared.
Hank's children recall family vacations to Sandy Hook where their father would almost always take them on one of his ‘nature walks’. He continued that tradition with his grandchildren, also taking them on Saturday morning ‘nature walks’. He simply loved the outdoors. He would tell you himself that his favorite vacation spot was probably his own backyard, where he could feed the birds, relax, and just enjoy the outdoors. Hank enjoyed golfing for most of his life, but he and Fran were avid square dancers. They belonged to the “Spinning Wheels of Wayne”, a square dancing group, and they performed at various events around the area.
Hank and Fran met in 1955 on a triple-blind date at a bowling alley. That date was merely the beginning of fifty three years together. They married in 1956 and have enjoyed a loving marriage ever since.
Hank will be dearly missed by his beloved wife Frances “Fran” (nee Templin), four children; Henry VonGlahn and his wife Sandra of Hackettstown, Linda Laidlaw and her husband Tom of Parsippany, Janet Dean of Wayne, and Willa Kippert and her husband Rick of St. Petersburg, FL, and five grandchildren; Lynne and Carl VonGlahn of Hackettstown, NJ, Shawn Laidlaw of Parsippany, and Jonathan and Karla Kippert of St. Petersburg, FL. He will also be missed by his dear sister-in-law Ann Ferguson of St. Cloud, FL.
As expressions of sympathy, if friends so wish, donations may be made in Hank’s memory to Multiple Sclerosis Swim-In, c/o Barbara Lightbody, 31 Margie Ave, Cresskill NJ 07626.
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