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January 12, 2020
Services
Family and friends may gather for Memorial Visitation at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, on Friday, January 17, 2020 from 5-8 PM.
A Memorial Mass will be offered on Saturday, January 18, 2020 beginning 9:30 AM at St. Mary’s R.C. Church, 17 Pompton Avenue, Pompton Lakes. Please meet directly at the church.
Joan Marosits, age 77, of Pompton Plains, passed away on Sunday, January 12, 2020.
Joan was born to Emma and Jerome Frost in Buffalo, NY. As a child, her family moved to Ridgewood, NJ, where neighbors became lifelong friends. She attended the Academy of St. Elizabeth, a private secondary school in Convent Station, NJ in preparation to become a nun. Upon graduation, Joan heard the calling to pursue a career in nursing. She graduated St. Francis School of Nursing in Poughkeepsie, NY. Her nursing career covered the gamut from pediatrics to geriatrics. When her own children were young, she went back to school to earn her Bachelors in Education so that she could serve as a school nurse and health educator. She blessed the lives of countless adults and children before retiring in 2005 from Lincoln School, Pompton Lakes, NJ, where she spent the majority of her career.
Joan raised her much-loved children in Wayne, NJ, where they were active parishioners of St. Ann’s Melkite Catholic Church in West Paterson. When Jackie and Bill each started their own families and settled in the area, she began attending Our Lady of Good Council Church in Pompton Plains. Most recently, Joan was a integral member of the St. Mary’s community in Pompton Lakes. Over the years, Joan was involved in so many different ministries, proving service to so many people that is difficult to list them all. Most notably, her involvement with Mission of Hope, Eucharistic Ministry, Centering Prayer, and Stephen Ministry were a genuine examples of stewardship.
Joan has been described as a strong and compassionate follower of Christ. She was a friend to all she met. She was a good listener, an advocate for the weak, and found beauty in all of God’s creation. While Joan kept busy investing in the lives of others, she found greatest joy spending time with family. She would often load the grandkids up for adventures, visiting nursing homes to administer Eucharist or attend Rosary meetings. One of their favorite destinations was the Bergen Wildlife Center in Wyckoff – a place they referred to as The Bamboo Place.
Joan was the loving mother of Jacqueline and husband Damon Hahn of Maricopa, AZ and William, Jr and wife Barbara Marosits of Wayne; adoring grandmother of Emma M. Marosits, Megan J. Hahn, William J. Marosits, and Robert C. Hahn; and dear sister of Jacqueline Modig of Maricopa, AZ.
In lieu of flowers, those planning an expression of sympathy in Joan’s name are asked to consider a donation to their favorite charity in Joan’s name.
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Family and friends may gather for Memorial Visitation at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, on Friday, January 17, 2020 from 5-8 PM.
A Memorial Mass will be offered on Saturday, January 18, 2020 beginning 9:30 AM at St. Mary’s R.C. Church, 17 Pompton Avenue, Pompton Lakes. Please meet directly at the church.
January 12, 2020
Services
Family and friends may gather for Memorial Visitation at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, on Friday, January 17, 2020 from 5-8 PM.
A Memorial Mass will be offered on Saturday, January 18, 2020 beginning 9:30 AM at St. Mary’s R.C. Church, 17 Pompton Avenue, Pompton Lakes. Please meet directly at the church.
Joan Marosits, age 77, of Pompton Plains, passed away on Sunday, January 12, 2020.
Joan was born to Emma and Jerome Frost in Buffalo, NY. As a child, her family moved to Ridgewood, NJ, where neighbors became lifelong friends. She attended the Academy of St. Elizabeth, a private secondary school in Convent Station, NJ in preparation to become a nun. Upon graduation, Joan heard the calling to pursue a career in nursing. She graduated St. Francis School of Nursing in Poughkeepsie, NY. Her nursing career covered the gamut from pediatrics to geriatrics. When her own children were young, she went back to school to earn her Bachelors in Education so that she could serve as a school nurse and health educator. She blessed the lives of countless adults and children before retiring in 2005 from Lincoln School, Pompton Lakes, NJ, where she spent the majority of her career.
Joan raised her much-loved children in Wayne, NJ, where they were active parishioners of St. Ann’s Melkite Catholic Church in West Paterson. When Jackie and Bill each started their own families and settled in the area, she began attending Our Lady of Good Council Church in Pompton Plains. Most recently, Joan was a integral member of the St. Mary’s community in Pompton Lakes. Over the years, Joan was involved in so many different ministries, proving service to so many people that is difficult to list them all. Most notably, her involvement with Mission of Hope, Eucharistic Ministry, Centering Prayer, and Stephen Ministry were a genuine examples of stewardship.
Joan has been described as a strong and compassionate follower of Christ. She was a friend to all she met. She was a good listener, an advocate for the weak, and found beauty in all of God’s creation. While Joan kept busy investing in the lives of others, she found greatest joy spending time with family. She would often load the grandkids up for adventures, visiting nursing homes to administer Eucharist or attend Rosary meetings. One of their favorite destinations was the Bergen Wildlife Center in Wyckoff – a place they referred to as The Bamboo Place.
Joan was the loving mother of Jacqueline and husband Damon Hahn of Maricopa, AZ and William, Jr and wife Barbara Marosits of Wayne; adoring grandmother of Emma M. Marosits, Megan J. Hahn, William J. Marosits, and Robert C. Hahn; and dear sister of Jacqueline Modig of Maricopa, AZ.
In lieu of flowers, those planning an expression of sympathy in Joan’s name are asked to consider a donation to their favorite charity in Joan’s name.
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