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June 15, 2013
Services
Friends may visit with the family at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, on Wednesday, June 19, 2013 from 5-8 PM.
Funeral Services will be held at the funeral home, Wednesday at 8 PM, immediately following the visiting hours.
Jean M. Cary, age 80 of Pompton Plains, died on Saturday, June 15, 2013. She had been a resident of Pompton Plains since 1972.
Jean worked at the bank (now Wells Fargo) on the corner of Rt. 23 South and Greendale Rd. in Pompton Plains. She was with the bank for over twenty four years and saw the name of the bank change more than just a few times. She was a familiar face to everyone that banked there and surely she handed out countless lollipops over the years. She retired as the Assistant Branch Manager in 1996 when it was First Union Bank.
Jean grew up in Jersey City, which is where she met her husband, Robert (2007). The two of them had been working at the local A&P grocery, in the butcher section. They began sharing their responsibilities and doing tasks for each other. Jean was not fond of preparing fresh ducks or plucking chickens, so Bob did it for her. Likewise, Bob couldn’t stand the fresh fish that came in every day, so Jean took care of those. There began a relationship of compromise and sharing that led to marriage in 1953. They enjoyed fifty three years together before Bob passed in 2007. Bob served in the U.S. Coast Guard during the early years of their marriage. On one occasion he was able to have Jean join him aboard a Coast Guard Cutter cruising from Boston to Nova Scotia. Well, cruising on a Cutter during the winter, in the North Atlantic, was anything but a pleasure cruise. Jean was certain she wouldn’t survive, but they made it. Bob arranged for a flight back home, aboard a Coast Guard flight shuttling Korean War wounded back to the mainland. It was a terrible flight. The plane had no seats, only a bench along the wall, and no heat other than a single light bulb over her head! She even gave up her coat to a wounded soldier who certainly needed the warmth more than she did. Needless to say, Jean knew then that traveling was not an activity she wanted to participate in any longer. To this day, the sight of a boat made her nauseous and there was no way you could get her on an airplane. Family vacations to the Jersey Shore; Point Pleasant, Cape May and Wildwood were just fine with her.
Jean was a bit of a spitfire. She was very personable and outgoing, witty, and loved to tease. Time spent with Jean was usually time spent laughing. She enjoyed playing Bingo and would frequent just about any place where she could find a game going on. Traveling around became more difficult over the years as her arthritis acted up and she wasn’t able to play as much as she would have liked. She was a great cook and would always host Sunday dinner. Her sauce recipe was without equal, and she made a wonderful Chicken Scampi. Just recently, Jean began cooking with her grandson, teaching him some of her recipes. She enjoyed having her children and especially grandchildren gather at her home. There was no question that her grandchildren were at the top of her ‘favorites’ list, with ‘Bingo’, of course, being a close second.
Jean is survived by her three children; Robbyn Tresize of Pompton Plains, Robert and his wife Ellen of Oak Ridge, and Ronnie Martinelli and her husband Anthony of East Hanover, five grandchildren; Kyle, Brian, and Samantha Cary of Oak Ridge, and Nicholas and A.J. Martinelli of East Hanover, and one brother; Warren Green of Texas. She was predeceased by her husband Robert in 2007, two brothers; Robert Green and Donald Green, and one sister; Dorothy Perrazzo.
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Friends may visit with the family at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, on Wednesday, June 19, 2013 from 5-8 PM.
Funeral Services will be held at the funeral home, Wednesday at 8 PM, immediately following the visiting hours.
June 15, 2013
Services
Friends may visit with the family at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, on Wednesday, June 19, 2013 from 5-8 PM.
Funeral Services will be held at the funeral home, Wednesday at 8 PM, immediately following the visiting hours.
Jean M. Cary, age 80 of Pompton Plains, died on Saturday, June 15, 2013. She had been a resident of Pompton Plains since 1972.
Jean worked at the bank (now Wells Fargo) on the corner of Rt. 23 South and Greendale Rd. in Pompton Plains. She was with the bank for over twenty four years and saw the name of the bank change more than just a few times. She was a familiar face to everyone that banked there and surely she handed out countless lollipops over the years. She retired as the Assistant Branch Manager in 1996 when it was First Union Bank.
Jean grew up in Jersey City, which is where she met her husband, Robert (2007). The two of them had been working at the local A&P grocery, in the butcher section. They began sharing their responsibilities and doing tasks for each other. Jean was not fond of preparing fresh ducks or plucking chickens, so Bob did it for her. Likewise, Bob couldn’t stand the fresh fish that came in every day, so Jean took care of those. There began a relationship of compromise and sharing that led to marriage in 1953. They enjoyed fifty three years together before Bob passed in 2007. Bob served in the U.S. Coast Guard during the early years of their marriage. On one occasion he was able to have Jean join him aboard a Coast Guard Cutter cruising from Boston to Nova Scotia. Well, cruising on a Cutter during the winter, in the North Atlantic, was anything but a pleasure cruise. Jean was certain she wouldn’t survive, but they made it. Bob arranged for a flight back home, aboard a Coast Guard flight shuttling Korean War wounded back to the mainland. It was a terrible flight. The plane had no seats, only a bench along the wall, and no heat other than a single light bulb over her head! She even gave up her coat to a wounded soldier who certainly needed the warmth more than she did. Needless to say, Jean knew then that traveling was not an activity she wanted to participate in any longer. To this day, the sight of a boat made her nauseous and there was no way you could get her on an airplane. Family vacations to the Jersey Shore; Point Pleasant, Cape May and Wildwood were just fine with her.
Jean was a bit of a spitfire. She was very personable and outgoing, witty, and loved to tease. Time spent with Jean was usually time spent laughing. She enjoyed playing Bingo and would frequent just about any place where she could find a game going on. Traveling around became more difficult over the years as her arthritis acted up and she wasn’t able to play as much as she would have liked. She was a great cook and would always host Sunday dinner. Her sauce recipe was without equal, and she made a wonderful Chicken Scampi. Just recently, Jean began cooking with her grandson, teaching him some of her recipes. She enjoyed having her children and especially grandchildren gather at her home. There was no question that her grandchildren were at the top of her ‘favorites’ list, with ‘Bingo’, of course, being a close second.
Jean is survived by her three children; Robbyn Tresize of Pompton Plains, Robert and his wife Ellen of Oak Ridge, and Ronnie Martinelli and her husband Anthony of East Hanover, five grandchildren; Kyle, Brian, and Samantha Cary of Oak Ridge, and Nicholas and A.J. Martinelli of East Hanover, and one brother; Warren Green of Texas. She was predeceased by her husband Robert in 2007, two brothers; Robert Green and Donald Green, and one sister; Dorothy Perrazzo.
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