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Friends may visit with the family at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, on Thursday, February 25, 2016 from 5-9 PM.
Funeral Services will be held on Friday, February 26, 2016 at 9:30 AM from the funeral home, then to Immaculate Heart of Mary R.C. Church, 580 Ratzer Road., Wayne, where at 10:30 AM a Funeral Mass will be offered. Interment will follow at Gate of Heaven Cemetery, East Hanover.
Jennie Rafanello, age 94 of Wayne, passed on Monday, February 22, 2016, with her loving family by her side.
Jennie was predeceased by her parents, Giovanni and Alberiga Biondi; her beloved husband Victor, who was the love of her life and favorite dancing partner; her brothers: Joseph, Anthony, Dominic, and John, and her sisters: Mary, Dorothy, Frances, and Ida.
She met and fell in love with the man of her dreams and they were inseparable throughout their 62 years of marriage. They had two loving daughters, Mary Ann and Lorraine.
During World War II, Jennie served her country taping seams of European-bound Thunderjets at Newark Airport. She was featured in an article in the Star Ledger which she displayed proudly to all relatives and friends.
Jen resided with her daughter Lorraine and family in Wayne for 36 years. She loved taking walks admiring this beautiful lake area. She looked forward to her frequent outings with her great grandchildren to almost every diner in New Jersey. To Jen, purchasing lottery tickets was a MUST and it became a weekly chore for her daughters.
Jennie dedicated her adult life baby-sitting her two grandchildren, Deanna and Michael. Her favorite saying was “The kids keep me young.” She enjoyed taking care of them and was instrumental in teaching them life lessons and she was so proud of their accomplishments. In addition to her role as a grandmother, she was a caring aunt who influenced the lives of her many nieces and nephews, especially Marilyn and Victor who thought the world of her.
Her family will remember with a smile all the funny stories she and her sister Frances shared nightly on the telephone. They always compared notes on the time schedules of their favorite shows namely, “The Midtown Men.” Her sister, Ida, will always have a special place in her heart. Jennie often reminisced about the fun times shared together with her family. Weekly trips to the hair salon, driven by their “chauffeur,” Vic, filled their lives with pleasure.
Jennie is survived by her loving daughters: Mary Ann and husband Richard Lalicata, and Lorraine and beloved son-in-law Frank Jacobs (2008) who brought immense joy to her life. She had two devoted grandchildren: Deanna and husband Vic Galante, and Michael Jacobs and fiancée Caroline Kao. She had three precious great grandchildren: Gia, Jack and Nicholas. They always had her laughing and was fondly known as “Umma Jen.”
Jennie will be surely missed but not forgotten by those who she has touched and loved over the years. Her family is extremely grateful that God put us into the same corner of His beautiful world with this beautiful woman.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital P.O. Box 1000, Dept. 142, Memphis, TN 38148-0142 (www.stjude.org), would be appreciated.
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Friends may visit with the family at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, on Thursday, February 25, 2016 from 5-9 PM.
Funeral Services will be held on Friday, February 26, 2016 at 9:30 AM from the funeral home, then to Immaculate Heart of Mary R.C. Church, 580 Ratzer Road., Wayne, where at 10:30 AM a Funeral Mass will be offered. Interment will follow at Gate of Heaven Cemetery, East Hanover.
Services
Friends may visit with the family at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, on Thursday, February 25, 2016 from 5-9 PM.
Funeral Services will be held on Friday, February 26, 2016 at 9:30 AM from the funeral home, then to Immaculate Heart of Mary R.C. Church, 580 Ratzer Road., Wayne, where at 10:30 AM a Funeral Mass will be offered. Interment will follow at Gate of Heaven Cemetery, East Hanover.
Jennie Rafanello, age 94 of Wayne, passed on Monday, February 22, 2016, with her loving family by her side.
Jennie was predeceased by her parents, Giovanni and Alberiga Biondi; her beloved husband Victor, who was the love of her life and favorite dancing partner; her brothers: Joseph, Anthony, Dominic, and John, and her sisters: Mary, Dorothy, Frances, and Ida.
She met and fell in love with the man of her dreams and they were inseparable throughout their 62 years of marriage. They had two loving daughters, Mary Ann and Lorraine.
During World War II, Jennie served her country taping seams of European-bound Thunderjets at Newark Airport. She was featured in an article in the Star Ledger which she displayed proudly to all relatives and friends.
Jen resided with her daughter Lorraine and family in Wayne for 36 years. She loved taking walks admiring this beautiful lake area. She looked forward to her frequent outings with her great grandchildren to almost every diner in New Jersey. To Jen, purchasing lottery tickets was a MUST and it became a weekly chore for her daughters.
Jennie dedicated her adult life baby-sitting her two grandchildren, Deanna and Michael. Her favorite saying was “The kids keep me young.” She enjoyed taking care of them and was instrumental in teaching them life lessons and she was so proud of their accomplishments. In addition to her role as a grandmother, she was a caring aunt who influenced the lives of her many nieces and nephews, especially Marilyn and Victor who thought the world of her.
Her family will remember with a smile all the funny stories she and her sister Frances shared nightly on the telephone. They always compared notes on the time schedules of their favorite shows namely, “The Midtown Men.” Her sister, Ida, will always have a special place in her heart. Jennie often reminisced about the fun times shared together with her family. Weekly trips to the hair salon, driven by their “chauffeur,” Vic, filled their lives with pleasure.
Jennie is survived by her loving daughters: Mary Ann and husband Richard Lalicata, and Lorraine and beloved son-in-law Frank Jacobs (2008) who brought immense joy to her life. She had two devoted grandchildren: Deanna and husband Vic Galante, and Michael Jacobs and fiancée Caroline Kao. She had three precious great grandchildren: Gia, Jack and Nicholas. They always had her laughing and was fondly known as “Umma Jen.”
Jennie will be surely missed but not forgotten by those who she has touched and loved over the years. Her family is extremely grateful that God put us into the same corner of His beautiful world with this beautiful woman.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital P.O. Box 1000, Dept. 142, Memphis, TN 38148-0142 (www.stjude.org), would be appreciated.
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