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July 26, 2014
Services
Friends may visit with the family at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, on Tuesday, July 29, 2014 from 2-4 & 7-9 PM. Funeral Services will be held Wednesday at 10:30 AM from the funeral home, then to Our Lady of the Valley RC Church, Wayne, where at 11:30 AM a Funeral Mass will be offered.
Joan M. Halat, age 77 of Lavallette, NJ and formerly of Wayne, died peacefully on Saturday, July 26, 2014. She had lived in Wayne for many years before retiring to Lavallette in 2002.
Joan was raised in Clifton and graduated from Clifton High School with the class of 1954. She had worked for many years with “Two Guys from Harrison” where she learned data processing. She later worked for White Rose Dairy in Carteret as manager of data processing, retiring just three years ago.
Joan met her husband Ed at a Bingo game. They had fun that evening so Ed asked her out on a date. Sadly, she stood him up! However, soon thereafter Ed learned that she didn’t stand him up on purpose, but had been asked to work late that night. Under the circumstances, and long before cell phones, there was no way she could contact him that night. Nevertheless, once they did have that first date, there was no way to separate them. They were married on May 19, 1956 in Clifton and enjoyed a honeymoon to Florida and Cuba. Actually, ‘enjoyed’ may not be the right word; Cuba was downright frightening at the time and Ed recalls wanting to get back to Florida as soon as possible. They had made the trip to Florida in Ed’s convertible Mercury and were cruising around with the top down the whole time. Of course, they soon realized that they had both been overexposed to the sun and were suffering from sun poisoning! Joan was an easy-going woman and all the drama simply made for a memorable honeymoon. During their fifty eight years together, they traveled all over Europe, to Hawaii and the Caribbean. They managed to always keep life interesting and their marriage was entertaining for both of them. Ed will tell you that she was the best wife he could have ever wished for and he will miss her dearly.
Joan was a wonderful cook and had a habit of overfeeding everyone. She enjoyed cooking at least as much as she enjoyed going to Shop-Rite, usually no less than four times a week! She also had a very strong Catholic faith and prayed the Rosary often. While living in Wayne, she frequently attended Mass at Our Lady of the Valley and her funeral Mass will be celebrated there on Wednesday.
Joan is survived by her devoted husband Edward of Lavallette, by her daughter Holly Halat and her boyfriend Billy of Wayne, by her son Randy and his girlfriend Lina Trofa of Wayne, by her grandson Ajay Halat, her two sisters; Patricia Passenti and her husband Lenny of Barnegat, NJ and Diane Banya and her husband Lester of West Milford, NJ. Joan was predeceased by her sister Dorothy and two brothers; Richard and Ronald.
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Friends may visit with the family at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, on Tuesday, July 29, 2014 from 2-4 & 7-9 PM. Funeral Services will be held Wednesday at 10:30 AM from the funeral home, then to Our Lady of the Valley RC Church, Wayne, where at 11:30 AM a Funeral Mass will be offered.
July 26, 2014
Services
Friends may visit with the family at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, on Tuesday, July 29, 2014 from 2-4 & 7-9 PM. Funeral Services will be held Wednesday at 10:30 AM from the funeral home, then to Our Lady of the Valley RC Church, Wayne, where at 11:30 AM a Funeral Mass will be offered.
Joan M. Halat, age 77 of Lavallette, NJ and formerly of Wayne, died peacefully on Saturday, July 26, 2014. She had lived in Wayne for many years before retiring to Lavallette in 2002.
Joan was raised in Clifton and graduated from Clifton High School with the class of 1954. She had worked for many years with “Two Guys from Harrison” where she learned data processing. She later worked for White Rose Dairy in Carteret as manager of data processing, retiring just three years ago.
Joan met her husband Ed at a Bingo game. They had fun that evening so Ed asked her out on a date. Sadly, she stood him up! However, soon thereafter Ed learned that she didn’t stand him up on purpose, but had been asked to work late that night. Under the circumstances, and long before cell phones, there was no way she could contact him that night. Nevertheless, once they did have that first date, there was no way to separate them. They were married on May 19, 1956 in Clifton and enjoyed a honeymoon to Florida and Cuba. Actually, ‘enjoyed’ may not be the right word; Cuba was downright frightening at the time and Ed recalls wanting to get back to Florida as soon as possible. They had made the trip to Florida in Ed’s convertible Mercury and were cruising around with the top down the whole time. Of course, they soon realized that they had both been overexposed to the sun and were suffering from sun poisoning! Joan was an easy-going woman and all the drama simply made for a memorable honeymoon. During their fifty eight years together, they traveled all over Europe, to Hawaii and the Caribbean. They managed to always keep life interesting and their marriage was entertaining for both of them. Ed will tell you that she was the best wife he could have ever wished for and he will miss her dearly.
Joan was a wonderful cook and had a habit of overfeeding everyone. She enjoyed cooking at least as much as she enjoyed going to Shop-Rite, usually no less than four times a week! She also had a very strong Catholic faith and prayed the Rosary often. While living in Wayne, she frequently attended Mass at Our Lady of the Valley and her funeral Mass will be celebrated there on Wednesday.
Joan is survived by her devoted husband Edward of Lavallette, by her daughter Holly Halat and her boyfriend Billy of Wayne, by her son Randy and his girlfriend Lina Trofa of Wayne, by her grandson Ajay Halat, her two sisters; Patricia Passenti and her husband Lenny of Barnegat, NJ and Diane Banya and her husband Lester of West Milford, NJ. Joan was predeceased by her sister Dorothy and two brothers; Richard and Ronald.
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