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December 12, 2013
Services
Friends may visit with the family at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, on Sunday, December 15, 2013 from 3-7 PM. Funeral Services will be held at 9 AM on Monday, December 16, 2013 from the funeral home, then to St. Mary’s RC Church where at 10 AM a Funeral Mass will be offered. Burial will follow at the Christ the King Cemetery, Franklin Lakes.
Joan M. Parker (nee Schablik), age 74 of Wayne, died peacefully at home on Thursday, December 12, 2013 after a four year battle with a recurrence of ovarian cancer. She had been listening to Christmas music with her loving husband and family gathered at her bedside.
Born in Passaic, Joan was the only child to Mary and John Schablik. Her childhood years were spent in Clifton. She attended Holy Trinity School and Pope Pius XII High School. She continued her education at the College of St. Elizabeth in Morristown, graduating with a bachelor degree in Mathematics and Secondary Education. She was then employed by Esso Research and Engineering in Florham Park as an engineering assistant. She was a full-time mom for many years before beginning a second career in real estate. Initially she worked with Masters Real Estate, later with Century21-Casey, Schlott Realtors, and finally Coldwell Banker where she retired in 2010. Throughout her career, she received many sales awards for outstanding performance.
She met her husband, Edward Parker, on a double date back in 1955. As awkward as first dates usually are, things were compounded when Joan forgot his name part way through the evening. Nevertheless, Joan invited Ed to her 16th birthday party shortly thereafter and they hit it off. They married on September 30, 1961 and honeymooned on the island of Bermuda. They settled in Paterson for just a few years before moving to Wayne in 1963, raising three children there. Over the years, Joan and Ed were fortunate to travel extensively. They have visited Europe, including Rome, Greece, Spain, and cruised throughout the Mediterranean. They’ve been to Alaska, Hawaii, several family trips to Disney, and even the Riviera Maya in Mexico. She even enjoyed some unique experiences like hot air ballooning and scenic biplane rides. Together, they celebrated more than fifty two years of an exciting and loving marriage.
Joan was a parishioner of St. Mary’s RC Church in Pompton Lakes. She and her husband volunteered at the food pantry and were honored to serve. Together, they received the Francis Medal for their efforts.
Joan is survived by her husband Edward of Wayne, her son David Parker and his wife Laura of Maryland, her daughter Lauren Parker formerly of Wayne, son-in-law Scott Wolfarth of Ridgefield, CT, and six grandchildren: Derek and Lisa Parker, Kyle Wolfarth, Timothy, Paige and Andrew Mazzie. Joan was predeceased by her daughter Renee M. Wolfarth in 2002.
Donations in Joan’s memory to the Wounded Warrior Project, PO BOX 758517, Topeka, KS 66675 or to St. Mary’s Food Pantry, 17 Pompton Ave, Pompton Lakes, NJ 07442, or St. Barnabas Foundation-Cancer Center, 95 Old Short Hills Road, West Orange, NJ 07052, would be greatly appreciated.
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Friends may visit with the family at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, on Sunday, December 15, 2013 from 3-7 PM. Funeral Services will be held at 9 AM on Monday, December 16, 2013 from the funeral home, then to St. Mary’s RC Church where at 10 AM a Funeral Mass will be offered. Burial will follow at the Christ the King Cemetery, Franklin Lakes.
December 12, 2013
Services
Friends may visit with the family at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, on Sunday, December 15, 2013 from 3-7 PM. Funeral Services will be held at 9 AM on Monday, December 16, 2013 from the funeral home, then to St. Mary’s RC Church where at 10 AM a Funeral Mass will be offered. Burial will follow at the Christ the King Cemetery, Franklin Lakes.
Joan M. Parker (nee Schablik), age 74 of Wayne, died peacefully at home on Thursday, December 12, 2013 after a four year battle with a recurrence of ovarian cancer. She had been listening to Christmas music with her loving husband and family gathered at her bedside.
Born in Passaic, Joan was the only child to Mary and John Schablik. Her childhood years were spent in Clifton. She attended Holy Trinity School and Pope Pius XII High School. She continued her education at the College of St. Elizabeth in Morristown, graduating with a bachelor degree in Mathematics and Secondary Education. She was then employed by Esso Research and Engineering in Florham Park as an engineering assistant. She was a full-time mom for many years before beginning a second career in real estate. Initially she worked with Masters Real Estate, later with Century21-Casey, Schlott Realtors, and finally Coldwell Banker where she retired in 2010. Throughout her career, she received many sales awards for outstanding performance.
She met her husband, Edward Parker, on a double date back in 1955. As awkward as first dates usually are, things were compounded when Joan forgot his name part way through the evening. Nevertheless, Joan invited Ed to her 16th birthday party shortly thereafter and they hit it off. They married on September 30, 1961 and honeymooned on the island of Bermuda. They settled in Paterson for just a few years before moving to Wayne in 1963, raising three children there. Over the years, Joan and Ed were fortunate to travel extensively. They have visited Europe, including Rome, Greece, Spain, and cruised throughout the Mediterranean. They’ve been to Alaska, Hawaii, several family trips to Disney, and even the Riviera Maya in Mexico. She even enjoyed some unique experiences like hot air ballooning and scenic biplane rides. Together, they celebrated more than fifty two years of an exciting and loving marriage.
Joan was a parishioner of St. Mary’s RC Church in Pompton Lakes. She and her husband volunteered at the food pantry and were honored to serve. Together, they received the Francis Medal for their efforts.
Joan is survived by her husband Edward of Wayne, her son David Parker and his wife Laura of Maryland, her daughter Lauren Parker formerly of Wayne, son-in-law Scott Wolfarth of Ridgefield, CT, and six grandchildren: Derek and Lisa Parker, Kyle Wolfarth, Timothy, Paige and Andrew Mazzie. Joan was predeceased by her daughter Renee M. Wolfarth in 2002.
Donations in Joan’s memory to the Wounded Warrior Project, PO BOX 758517, Topeka, KS 66675 or to St. Mary’s Food Pantry, 17 Pompton Ave, Pompton Lakes, NJ 07442, or St. Barnabas Foundation-Cancer Center, 95 Old Short Hills Road, West Orange, NJ 07052, would be greatly appreciated.
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