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Friends may visit with the family at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, on Tuesday, June 16, 2015 from 2-4 & 7-9 PM. Funeral Services will be held at 8:30 AM on Wednesday, June 17, 2015 from the funeral home, then to St. George Greek Orthodox Church, 818 Valley Rd., Clifton, where at 10 AM a Funeral Service will be offered. Burial will follow at the Laurel Grove Memorial Park Cemetery, Totowa.
Isabelle B. Levetsanos (neePulford), age 79 of Totowa, died peacefully on Thursday, June 11, 2015. Her family had all gathered at her bedside and she was surrounded by their love when she passed.
Isabelle grew up in the Dublin section of Paterson, near to the Great Falls, and graduated from St. John’s Cathedral High School in 1954. It was during high school that she met her husband, James, who was just a few years older. As she waited for the bus in front of his infamous hot dog store ("Jimmy The Greek's"), he caught a glimpse of her out of the window. She was often around that area and was known as "the sweater girl" because that was the name of her favorite store. It was then that he asked her out for the first time. He was the kind of man who complimented her sense of humor. They soon married on July 14, 1957 at St. Athanasios Church in Paterson and shared their honeymoon in Wildwood, NJ including the tour of the New England states. They enjoyed fifty six years together, including plenty of travel and eight trips to Greece prior to Jim's passing in 2013. Isabelle missed him dearly ever since.
During her career, Isabelle worked for NJ Bell Telephone and progressed her way to the drafting department. She drew the plans for the telephone wires and systems that run throughout the area. She started there shortly after high school, took a few years off while raising her children, then went back to work there for many more years. She was a proud member of the Pioneers and would often volunteer to help with the various benevolent causes they participated in. She eventually retired from NJ Bell in 1996.
Isabelle was a woman who made people smile just in her presence. She was always full of positive energy, always funny and laughing. Just being with her made you feel good about yourself, and there is no doubt she changed many lives during her years.
She was great at preparing traditional Greek meals and many home made meals from "scratch," especially bread and pasta. She had many hobbies including stained glass work, quilting, sewing, crochet and was an avid reader. She enjoyed dancing and listening to Swing music of the 40's and 50's and she recounted dancing with family members as she grew up. She loved to Jitterbug, but more than anything loved her Frank Sinatra and Judy Garland.,
Her twinkling blue eyes, her incredible sense of humor, her beautiful smile and her undying love for her family and friends are just a few of the characteristics that describe her. She was a wonderful mother to her children, daughter to her parents and wife to her huband. She completely embraced her role as a grandmother. Isabelle loved to take her grandchildren everywhere, to have fun; the movies, Chuck E. Cheese, Funtime Junction, shopping, playing cards, going to the pool and the beach, or just sitting on the couch enjoying one of her back rubs. She gave them the world every chance she could. Her love for her grandchildren was boundless and they were her dearest friends. And it was them who she spent her last moments with. Each of the girls have their special memories that they will hold dear to their hearts, keeping their grandmother’s legacy alive throughout their lifetimes, but of course they will miss her very much.
Isabelle maintained lifelong friendship with her maid of honor, Marie A. (Cantalo) Nazzarese, Rachel Giannini, Barbara Bremer and Joyce M Sgambelluri. They shared so many wonderful memories together. She loved them so.
Isabelle is survived by her four children; Gus Levetsanos, Barbara Levetsanos, James L. Levetsanos, all of Totowa, and Jamie De Visser and her husband Forrest of Wayne, and her four cherished granddaughters; Alyssa and Olivia De Visser of Wayne, and Jessica and Korin Levetsanos of Totowa. She was predeceased by her husband James K. Levetsanos in 2013, by her brother Leonard Pulford, and by her infant brother Peter Pulford many years ago.
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Friends may visit with the family at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, on Tuesday, June 16, 2015 from 2-4 & 7-9 PM. Funeral Services will be held at 8:30 AM on Wednesday, June 17, 2015 from the funeral home, then to St. George Greek Orthodox Church, 818 Valley Rd., Clifton, where at 10 AM a Funeral Service will be offered. Burial will follow at the Laurel Grove Memorial Park Cemetery, Totowa.
Services
Friends may visit with the family at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, on Tuesday, June 16, 2015 from 2-4 & 7-9 PM. Funeral Services will be held at 8:30 AM on Wednesday, June 17, 2015 from the funeral home, then to St. George Greek Orthodox Church, 818 Valley Rd., Clifton, where at 10 AM a Funeral Service will be offered. Burial will follow at the Laurel Grove Memorial Park Cemetery, Totowa.
Isabelle B. Levetsanos (neePulford), age 79 of Totowa, died peacefully on Thursday, June 11, 2015. Her family had all gathered at her bedside and she was surrounded by their love when she passed.
Isabelle grew up in the Dublin section of Paterson, near to the Great Falls, and graduated from St. John’s Cathedral High School in 1954. It was during high school that she met her husband, James, who was just a few years older. As she waited for the bus in front of his infamous hot dog store ("Jimmy The Greek's"), he caught a glimpse of her out of the window. She was often around that area and was known as "the sweater girl" because that was the name of her favorite store. It was then that he asked her out for the first time. He was the kind of man who complimented her sense of humor. They soon married on July 14, 1957 at St. Athanasios Church in Paterson and shared their honeymoon in Wildwood, NJ including the tour of the New England states. They enjoyed fifty six years together, including plenty of travel and eight trips to Greece prior to Jim's passing in 2013. Isabelle missed him dearly ever since.
During her career, Isabelle worked for NJ Bell Telephone and progressed her way to the drafting department. She drew the plans for the telephone wires and systems that run throughout the area. She started there shortly after high school, took a few years off while raising her children, then went back to work there for many more years. She was a proud member of the Pioneers and would often volunteer to help with the various benevolent causes they participated in. She eventually retired from NJ Bell in 1996.
Isabelle was a woman who made people smile just in her presence. She was always full of positive energy, always funny and laughing. Just being with her made you feel good about yourself, and there is no doubt she changed many lives during her years.
She was great at preparing traditional Greek meals and many home made meals from "scratch," especially bread and pasta. She had many hobbies including stained glass work, quilting, sewing, crochet and was an avid reader. She enjoyed dancing and listening to Swing music of the 40's and 50's and she recounted dancing with family members as she grew up. She loved to Jitterbug, but more than anything loved her Frank Sinatra and Judy Garland.,
Her twinkling blue eyes, her incredible sense of humor, her beautiful smile and her undying love for her family and friends are just a few of the characteristics that describe her. She was a wonderful mother to her children, daughter to her parents and wife to her huband. She completely embraced her role as a grandmother. Isabelle loved to take her grandchildren everywhere, to have fun; the movies, Chuck E. Cheese, Funtime Junction, shopping, playing cards, going to the pool and the beach, or just sitting on the couch enjoying one of her back rubs. She gave them the world every chance she could. Her love for her grandchildren was boundless and they were her dearest friends. And it was them who she spent her last moments with. Each of the girls have their special memories that they will hold dear to their hearts, keeping their grandmother’s legacy alive throughout their lifetimes, but of course they will miss her very much.
Isabelle maintained lifelong friendship with her maid of honor, Marie A. (Cantalo) Nazzarese, Rachel Giannini, Barbara Bremer and Joyce M Sgambelluri. They shared so many wonderful memories together. She loved them so.
Isabelle is survived by her four children; Gus Levetsanos, Barbara Levetsanos, James L. Levetsanos, all of Totowa, and Jamie De Visser and her husband Forrest of Wayne, and her four cherished granddaughters; Alyssa and Olivia De Visser of Wayne, and Jessica and Korin Levetsanos of Totowa. She was predeceased by her husband James K. Levetsanos in 2013, by her brother Leonard Pulford, and by her infant brother Peter Pulford many years ago.
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