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October 9, 2018
Services
Friends may visit with the family from 3-7PM on Friday October 12, 2018 at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Rd, Wayne NJ. Funeral Services will be held 9:30AM on Saturday October 13, 2018 at the funeral home.
Interment will be in Fair Lawn Memorial Park, 21-22 Maple Ave Fair Lawn, NJ.
Jean Marchant (nee Adams) age 76 of Wayne passed away peacefully on Tuesday October 9, 2018 with her family by her side after a long and courageous battle with ALS.
Jean was born and raised in Sussex, NJ. She was one of four children to Elsworth and Ethel Adams. While in high school, Jean excelled in the school band, she was a cheerleader and was on the girl’s school basketball team. She graduated from High Point High School, formerly known as Sussex High School with the class of 1959. Immediately after graduating, she was accepted to and attended Gordon College in Providence RI where she received her Bachelor’s Degree in 1963.
Jean’s first job was as a teacher, she taught different elementary school grades, fourth grade being her favorite. She taught in public school system in the Plainfield area of NJ for about four or five years. Jean left teaching eventually and went on to work part time, first at the Wall Street Journal, then as a Newspaper Carrier Supervisor for the Herald News as well as the Wayne Today Newspaper. Jean was then employed as a Telemarketer at Dial America in Wayne for ten years until retirement about ten years ago.
Late in 1971, Jean met a young man named Paul Marchant. Paul and Jean were introduced by a mutual friend. Their first date was to a local New Jersey Society dance. Jean and Paul dated for about a year and as fate would have it, they fell in love and were married on August 26, 1972. Jean and Paul first settled in Highland Park, they lived there for about two years, then in 1974 moved to Wayne. Jean and Paul called Wayne their home for the rest of their lives together, it is also where they would raise their two sons.
Jean was a big fan of Bingo and enjoyed frequenting Atlantic City with her friends and family. She also enjoyed playing Mahjong. She met once a week on Mondays with her friends she affectionately name the Mahjong Madams. They would play together every Monday for more than twenty years. Jean was an avid bowler and played golf, she was active in the Women’s PAL Auxillary and also played in Women’s Bowling leagues for many years.
Jean was an unselfish person, always putting others needs before her own. She was a devoted mother and was always there for her boys, including being a Den Mother for the Cub Scouts for several years. Her family has fond memories of their yearly winter skiing vacations to Vermont and their summer family vacations to Wildwood. Jean was a very special person who touched the lives of many people. She will be sincerely missed by everyone who knew her.
Jean is survived by her husband Paul Marchant of Wayne, two sons; Daniel Marchant of Wayne, and Timothy Marchant and his wife Amy of Wayne, two grandchildren; Amelie Jeanne Marchant, and Owen Linden Marchant, three nephews; Robert, William, and Thomas, one niece Barbara, and one cousin Patricia. She was predeceased by her sisters; Joyce Adams, Dorothy Boyce, and Betty Friedrichs.
In lieu of flowers, donations in Jean’s name may be made to The ALS Association Greater New York Chapter, 42 Broadway, Suite 1724, New York, NY 10004.
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Friends may visit with the family from 3-7PM on Friday October 12, 2018 at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Rd, Wayne NJ. Funeral Services will be held 9:30AM on Saturday October 13, 2018 at the funeral home.
Interment will be in Fair Lawn Memorial Park, 21-22 Maple Ave Fair Lawn, NJ.
October 9, 2018
Services
Friends may visit with the family from 3-7PM on Friday October 12, 2018 at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Rd, Wayne NJ. Funeral Services will be held 9:30AM on Saturday October 13, 2018 at the funeral home.
Interment will be in Fair Lawn Memorial Park, 21-22 Maple Ave Fair Lawn, NJ.
Jean Marchant (nee Adams) age 76 of Wayne passed away peacefully on Tuesday October 9, 2018 with her family by her side after a long and courageous battle with ALS.
Jean was born and raised in Sussex, NJ. She was one of four children to Elsworth and Ethel Adams. While in high school, Jean excelled in the school band, she was a cheerleader and was on the girl’s school basketball team. She graduated from High Point High School, formerly known as Sussex High School with the class of 1959. Immediately after graduating, she was accepted to and attended Gordon College in Providence RI where she received her Bachelor’s Degree in 1963.
Jean’s first job was as a teacher, she taught different elementary school grades, fourth grade being her favorite. She taught in public school system in the Plainfield area of NJ for about four or five years. Jean left teaching eventually and went on to work part time, first at the Wall Street Journal, then as a Newspaper Carrier Supervisor for the Herald News as well as the Wayne Today Newspaper. Jean was then employed as a Telemarketer at Dial America in Wayne for ten years until retirement about ten years ago.
Late in 1971, Jean met a young man named Paul Marchant. Paul and Jean were introduced by a mutual friend. Their first date was to a local New Jersey Society dance. Jean and Paul dated for about a year and as fate would have it, they fell in love and were married on August 26, 1972. Jean and Paul first settled in Highland Park, they lived there for about two years, then in 1974 moved to Wayne. Jean and Paul called Wayne their home for the rest of their lives together, it is also where they would raise their two sons.
Jean was a big fan of Bingo and enjoyed frequenting Atlantic City with her friends and family. She also enjoyed playing Mahjong. She met once a week on Mondays with her friends she affectionately name the Mahjong Madams. They would play together every Monday for more than twenty years. Jean was an avid bowler and played golf, she was active in the Women’s PAL Auxillary and also played in Women’s Bowling leagues for many years.
Jean was an unselfish person, always putting others needs before her own. She was a devoted mother and was always there for her boys, including being a Den Mother for the Cub Scouts for several years. Her family has fond memories of their yearly winter skiing vacations to Vermont and their summer family vacations to Wildwood. Jean was a very special person who touched the lives of many people. She will be sincerely missed by everyone who knew her.
Jean is survived by her husband Paul Marchant of Wayne, two sons; Daniel Marchant of Wayne, and Timothy Marchant and his wife Amy of Wayne, two grandchildren; Amelie Jeanne Marchant, and Owen Linden Marchant, three nephews; Robert, William, and Thomas, one niece Barbara, and one cousin Patricia. She was predeceased by her sisters; Joyce Adams, Dorothy Boyce, and Betty Friedrichs.
In lieu of flowers, donations in Jean’s name may be made to The ALS Association Greater New York Chapter, 42 Broadway, Suite 1724, New York, NY 10004.
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