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January 5, 2014
Services
Friends may visit with the family on Friday, January 17, 2014 from 4-6:30 PM at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne. A Funeral Service will follow the time of visitation and begin immediately at 6:30 PM in the funeral home.
Hildegard P. Douglas, age 82, a long-time resident of Wayne, entered into eternal rest on Sunday, January 5, 2014.
Hildegard was born on January 10, 1931 in Newark, NJ to Frederick and Matilda Pross. She lived in Newark until moving to Wayne in 1959.
She received a bachelor’s degree from Kean University, Union, NJ (formerly Newark State Teachers College, Newark) in 1952. Hildie married Richard J. Douglas in 1954 at Emmanuel Methodist Church in Newark.
Hildie was a teacher for the Wayne Board of Education having taught at John F. Kennedy Elementary School, grades three and five, and Lafayette Elementary School, grade four. Her teaching career spanned thirty-eight years and, upon her retirement in 1999, she was honored with a beautiful evening by her associates.
Hildegard had a soft spot in her heart for cats and kittens. She had a few of her own, including Missy and Bouncy, and her favorite cat Boy who sadly passed away in February, 2013. She enjoyed volunteering for the plight of homeless cats and was very active in Pet Adoption Thru Caring Hands (PATCH) of Pompton Plains, Homeless Tails of Wayne, and previously, Friends of Wayne Animals (FOWA).
Hildegard was predeceased by her beloved husband, Richard Douglas, and is survived by her dear daughter Alison Douglas of Wayne; her brother Arthur Pross and wife Cathy of Myrtle Beach, SC; her niece Lisa Pross and her son Zachary of Somerville; and her nephew Arthur Pross and sister-in-law, Judith Pross, both of Charleston, SC.
In lieu of flowers, donations in memory of Hildegard may be made to Pet Adoption Thru Caring Hands (PATCH), 26 Lakeside Ave., Pompton Lakes NJ 07442, or Homeless Tails, Inc. P.O. Box 1422, Wayne, NJ 07474.
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Friends may visit with the family on Friday, January 17, 2014 from 4-6:30 PM at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne. A Funeral Service will follow the time of visitation and begin immediately at 6:30 PM in the funeral home.
January 5, 2014
Services
Friends may visit with the family on Friday, January 17, 2014 from 4-6:30 PM at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne. A Funeral Service will follow the time of visitation and begin immediately at 6:30 PM in the funeral home.
Hildegard P. Douglas, age 82, a long-time resident of Wayne, entered into eternal rest on Sunday, January 5, 2014.
Hildegard was born on January 10, 1931 in Newark, NJ to Frederick and Matilda Pross. She lived in Newark until moving to Wayne in 1959.
She received a bachelor’s degree from Kean University, Union, NJ (formerly Newark State Teachers College, Newark) in 1952. Hildie married Richard J. Douglas in 1954 at Emmanuel Methodist Church in Newark.
Hildie was a teacher for the Wayne Board of Education having taught at John F. Kennedy Elementary School, grades three and five, and Lafayette Elementary School, grade four. Her teaching career spanned thirty-eight years and, upon her retirement in 1999, she was honored with a beautiful evening by her associates.
Hildegard had a soft spot in her heart for cats and kittens. She had a few of her own, including Missy and Bouncy, and her favorite cat Boy who sadly passed away in February, 2013. She enjoyed volunteering for the plight of homeless cats and was very active in Pet Adoption Thru Caring Hands (PATCH) of Pompton Plains, Homeless Tails of Wayne, and previously, Friends of Wayne Animals (FOWA).
Hildegard was predeceased by her beloved husband, Richard Douglas, and is survived by her dear daughter Alison Douglas of Wayne; her brother Arthur Pross and wife Cathy of Myrtle Beach, SC; her niece Lisa Pross and her son Zachary of Somerville; and her nephew Arthur Pross and sister-in-law, Judith Pross, both of Charleston, SC.
In lieu of flowers, donations in memory of Hildegard may be made to Pet Adoption Thru Caring Hands (PATCH), 26 Lakeside Ave., Pompton Lakes NJ 07442, or Homeless Tails, Inc. P.O. Box 1422, Wayne, NJ 07474.
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