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December 25, 2020
Services
A Funeral Mass will be celebrated on Tuesday, December 29th at 11am at St Mary’s Church, 17 Pompton Ave, Pompton Lakes.
James R Patten, age 78 of Wayne NJ died peacefully at home with his family by his side.
Jim was born and raised in New York City to Vincent and Mary Patten. He attended Rice High School and graduated from St Francis College in Brooklyn and was a broker in the maritime industry for Poten Partners for many years.
He met his wife Claire while working for Sinclair Oil in NYC. He and Claire moved to Wayne in 1970 and raised 3 boys in Packanack Lake. Jim was a member of Packanack Golf Club and also played for the Klorpz softball team for many years. He also enjoyed playing horseshoes with his friends. Jim was an avid sports fan who rooted for the Mets, Giants and The Fighting Irish. Nothing made him happier than watching his grandkids play sports and was at every game he could attend.
Jim was loving husband to Claire Patten and devoted father to James Patten Jr and wife Heather of Wayne, Brian Patten of Hoboken and Robert Patten and wife Stacy of Wayne and grandfather to Alex, Shane and Riley Patten all of Wayne.
In lieu of flowers our family would appreciate donations to Hospice of NJ or the Wayne First Aid Squad
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A Funeral Mass will be celebrated on Tuesday, December 29th at 11am at St Mary’s Church, 17 Pompton Ave, Pompton Lakes.
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