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Services
Friends may visit with the family at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, on Sunday March 15, 2015 from 2-6 PM.
Funeral services will be held 11AM Monday, March 16 at the Funeral Home.
Interment will be in Calvary Cemetery, Paterson.
Jacqueline E. “Jacquie” Ferri (nee Kohlrus) age 84 of Wayne passed away peacefully at Chilton Memorial Hospital on Thursday, March 12,
Jacquie was born and raised in Garfield, NJ. As a teenager she worked as a librarian making 25 cents an hour. Not only did she find her great love of reading during this time she earned what she called her movie money and went to the movies every weekend at the local theater. She loved movies, shows and theater and eventually shared this love with her children and grandchildren making sure they experienced Broadway shows in NY.
After graduating high school Jacquie attended Nursing School at Hackensack Hospital. While at school she still enjoyed her theater trips and during one trip to "South Pacific", on a double date she met and fell in love at first sight with her future husband Frank Ferri. They were married May 12, 1951 and she graduated Nursing School June 1, 1951.
They moved to Rochelle Park and started their family, having Frank Jr in 1952, Jack in 1953 and Lynnbeth in 1954. After quickly realizing they outgrew their little house they bought property "in the country" in Wayne, and built their dream home. Where Jacquie resided until her death.
In 1958 Jacquie joined the Chilton Memorial Hospital Staff, quickly becoming a part of the Chilton family where she excelled in her duties as a nurse. While her children were young she worked the night shift. After the death of her son in 1971 Jacquie made the decision to go on the day shift in the Emergency Room in Chilton’s “new building”. There she truly became a caring and compassionate advocate for her patients and their families. She helped create the ER Departments Annual Teddy Bear Clinic where children would bring their “sick” stuffed animals for treatment. The staff would x-ray, stitch, and even put casts on their stuffed patients to the delight of the children, while educating them in the workings of the ER. In 1993 she received the Nursing Department Commitment to Excellence Award for her service at Chilton. She remained on staff 40 years, retiring in 1998.
In 1994 after 44 years of marriage Jacquie lost her beloved husband. She was a devoted wife, loving mother, an exceptional grandmother and above all else she was a wonderful great-grandmother. Her family remembers her as a strong person, always there for them, helping and supporting them in every way possible. Always ready for an adventure, loads of fun and a good laugh. She touched the lives of many people in her professional career and in her private life. She will be sorely missed by all who knew her.
Jacquie is survived by her son Frank Ferri Jr. and his wife Danijela of Cranberry Twp, PA; her daughter Lynnbeth Sullivan and her husband Brian of Wayne, her 5 grandchildren; Jack Sullivan and his wife Stacey, Kimberly Wisz and her husband Rich, Travis Sullivan and his wife Ann, Alyssa Sokoloff and her husband Randy, Maureen Robertson and her husband Trevor, her 11great-grandchildren Tyler, Kayla, Gavin, Owen, Benjamin, Tessa, Felicia, Emily, Devon, Shaemus, and Emma.
Those planning an expression of sympathy in Jacquie's name are asked to consider The American Cancer Society NJ Chapter, 20 Mercer St, Hackensack,NJ 07601.
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Friends may visit with the family at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, on Sunday March 15, 2015 from 2-6 PM.
Funeral services will be held 11AM Monday, March 16 at the Funeral Home.
Interment will be in Calvary Cemetery, Paterson.
Services
Friends may visit with the family at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, on Sunday March 15, 2015 from 2-6 PM.
Funeral services will be held 11AM Monday, March 16 at the Funeral Home.
Interment will be in Calvary Cemetery, Paterson.
Jacqueline E. “Jacquie” Ferri (nee Kohlrus) age 84 of Wayne passed away peacefully at Chilton Memorial Hospital on Thursday, March 12,
Jacquie was born and raised in Garfield, NJ. As a teenager she worked as a librarian making 25 cents an hour. Not only did she find her great love of reading during this time she earned what she called her movie money and went to the movies every weekend at the local theater. She loved movies, shows and theater and eventually shared this love with her children and grandchildren making sure they experienced Broadway shows in NY.
After graduating high school Jacquie attended Nursing School at Hackensack Hospital. While at school she still enjoyed her theater trips and during one trip to "South Pacific", on a double date she met and fell in love at first sight with her future husband Frank Ferri. They were married May 12, 1951 and she graduated Nursing School June 1, 1951.
They moved to Rochelle Park and started their family, having Frank Jr in 1952, Jack in 1953 and Lynnbeth in 1954. After quickly realizing they outgrew their little house they bought property "in the country" in Wayne, and built their dream home. Where Jacquie resided until her death.
In 1958 Jacquie joined the Chilton Memorial Hospital Staff, quickly becoming a part of the Chilton family where she excelled in her duties as a nurse. While her children were young she worked the night shift. After the death of her son in 1971 Jacquie made the decision to go on the day shift in the Emergency Room in Chilton’s “new building”. There she truly became a caring and compassionate advocate for her patients and their families. She helped create the ER Departments Annual Teddy Bear Clinic where children would bring their “sick” stuffed animals for treatment. The staff would x-ray, stitch, and even put casts on their stuffed patients to the delight of the children, while educating them in the workings of the ER. In 1993 she received the Nursing Department Commitment to Excellence Award for her service at Chilton. She remained on staff 40 years, retiring in 1998.
In 1994 after 44 years of marriage Jacquie lost her beloved husband. She was a devoted wife, loving mother, an exceptional grandmother and above all else she was a wonderful great-grandmother. Her family remembers her as a strong person, always there for them, helping and supporting them in every way possible. Always ready for an adventure, loads of fun and a good laugh. She touched the lives of many people in her professional career and in her private life. She will be sorely missed by all who knew her.
Jacquie is survived by her son Frank Ferri Jr. and his wife Danijela of Cranberry Twp, PA; her daughter Lynnbeth Sullivan and her husband Brian of Wayne, her 5 grandchildren; Jack Sullivan and his wife Stacey, Kimberly Wisz and her husband Rich, Travis Sullivan and his wife Ann, Alyssa Sokoloff and her husband Randy, Maureen Robertson and her husband Trevor, her 11great-grandchildren Tyler, Kayla, Gavin, Owen, Benjamin, Tessa, Felicia, Emily, Devon, Shaemus, and Emma.
Those planning an expression of sympathy in Jacquie's name are asked to consider The American Cancer Society NJ Chapter, 20 Mercer St, Hackensack,NJ 07601.
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