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July 26, 2022
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Friends may visit with the family from 10am - 12pm on Monday, August 1, 2022 at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Rd, Wayne, NJ. A funeral service will be held at 12pm on Monday August 1, 2022 at the funeral home at the conclusion of the visiting hours.
Interment will be in Glendale, Cemetery, 28 Hoover Ave, Bloomfield, NJ.
Jean Donhauser (nee Thompson), age 88, of Pompton Lakes NJ passed away peacefully on Tuesday, July 26, 2022.
Jean was born in Newark to Gertrude and Howard Thompson and raised in Belleville. She graduated Belleville High School in 1951 and went on to work several years as a secretary for Prudential Insurance Company, Newark. After marriage she moved to Monroe NY for several years and in 1962 she and her family relocated to Pompton Lakes NJ where she remained until her passing.
Jean worked several years for the Pompton Lakes Board of Education as a school secretary, first in Lakeside Middle School and then Lincoln Elementary School. In 1983 she accepted an Administrative Assistant position with NJEA UniServ, retiring in 2000.
Jean enjoyed travelling extensively around the country, Hawaii, Canada and Europe with her favorite destination being Scotland. Upon retirement she joined the Pompton Lakes Golden Age Club serving several terms on its board. There she very much enjoyed the company of old friends and neighbors, arranging day trips, playing cards and attending weekly luncheons at local restaurants. Jean also kept in close contact with other retired NJEA colleagues.
Jean was a member of the Bloomingdale Methodist Church.
She is survived by her daughters, Elizabeth Eutermarks and son in law Raymond, Trudy Butchko, Jean O'Connell and son in law Chris of Pompton Lakes. She is also survived by a son, John Donhauser.
She leaves behind nine dearly loved grandchildren and nine cherished great grandchildren.
In lieu of flowers, donations in Jean’s name may be made to National Processing Center Alzheimer’s Association, Greater NJ Chapter, PO Box 96011, Washington DC 20090 http://www.alz.org or Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center P.O. Box 27106, New York, NY 10087-7106 http://www.mskcc.org
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Friends may visit with the family from 10am - 12pm on Monday, August 1, 2022 at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Rd, Wayne, NJ. A funeral service will be held at 12pm on Monday August 1, 2022 at the funeral home at the conclusion of the visiting hours.
Interment will be in Glendale, Cemetery, 28 Hoover Ave, Bloomfield, NJ.
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