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June 13, 2014
Services
Friends may visit with the family at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, on Wednesday, June 18, 2014 from 2-4 & 7-9 PM. A funeral service will be held at 8 PM in the funeral home, officiated by Rabbi Stephen Wylen of Temple Beth Tikvah, Wayne.
She was a pleasure to meet, and a loving wife of Kenneth Gold, for 46 years
Joann Gold was a friend to all she met. Whether it was a store clerk who shared family stories with her. Someone who was in the hospital or needed a ride somewhere. Anyone who needed help from Rotary, an organization she joined and loved dearly. Same with the Foundation for the Handicapped, in Wayne, where she served several years as a Board of Directors member. When Joann walked in, many of the handicapped workers waved at her, said “Hello,” or came up to hug her.
She was a hostess who always wanted to have gatherings at her and husband Ken Gold’s home in Wayne. For ten years, there was a Super Bowl party at the house, which raised money for charities, such as the Gift of Life program that brings badly sick children from poor countries for life saving surgery.
And, all kinds of dinners for good friends and family, where she always served more than people could eat. And, she thoroughly enjoyed it.
Joann graduated for the School of Communication at Boston University, and was definitely one of the most pleasant communicators you could find…often writing news releases for various charities.
She worked at the Wella Corporation in Marketing, where she met and helped publicize stars such as Priscilla Presley, Jaclyn Smith, and Farrah Fawcett Majors.
Then she was Marketing Manager at one of Strykers’ major makers of medical implants, a position she had for many years. After retirement, she ran her own communications business…and then retired to devote her efforts to various charities and civic organizations.
She was a pleasure to meet, and a loving wife of Kenneth Gold, for 46 years. Joann leaves a Sister, Barbara Shallit and her husband Isaac Shallit; a nephew Danny Shallit and his wife Joanny Shallit; a niece Aliza Novie and her husband Leif Novie, and Ken Gold’s brother Richard Bruce Gold.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations to the Foundation for the Handicapped, 30 Woodridge Terrace, Wayne, NJ 07470, 973-956-1313, 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 Wednesday, June 18, 2014 from 2-4 & 7-9 PM. A funeral service will be held at 8 PM in the funeral home, officiated by Rabbi Stephen Wylen of Temple Beth Tikvah, Wayne.
June 13, 2014
Services
Friends may visit with the family at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, on Wednesday, June 18, 2014 from 2-4 & 7-9 PM. A funeral service will be held at 8 PM in the funeral home, officiated by Rabbi Stephen Wylen of Temple Beth Tikvah, Wayne.
She was a pleasure to meet, and a loving wife of Kenneth Gold, for 46 years
Joann Gold was a friend to all she met. Whether it was a store clerk who shared family stories with her. Someone who was in the hospital or needed a ride somewhere. Anyone who needed help from Rotary, an organization she joined and loved dearly. Same with the Foundation for the Handicapped, in Wayne, where she served several years as a Board of Directors member. When Joann walked in, many of the handicapped workers waved at her, said “Hello,” or came up to hug her.
She was a hostess who always wanted to have gatherings at her and husband Ken Gold’s home in Wayne. For ten years, there was a Super Bowl party at the house, which raised money for charities, such as the Gift of Life program that brings badly sick children from poor countries for life saving surgery.
And, all kinds of dinners for good friends and family, where she always served more than people could eat. And, she thoroughly enjoyed it.
Joann graduated for the School of Communication at Boston University, and was definitely one of the most pleasant communicators you could find…often writing news releases for various charities.
She worked at the Wella Corporation in Marketing, where she met and helped publicize stars such as Priscilla Presley, Jaclyn Smith, and Farrah Fawcett Majors.
Then she was Marketing Manager at one of Strykers’ major makers of medical implants, a position she had for many years. After retirement, she ran her own communications business…and then retired to devote her efforts to various charities and civic organizations.
She was a pleasure to meet, and a loving wife of Kenneth Gold, for 46 years. Joann leaves a Sister, Barbara Shallit and her husband Isaac Shallit; a nephew Danny Shallit and his wife Joanny Shallit; a niece Aliza Novie and her husband Leif Novie, and Ken Gold’s brother Richard Bruce Gold.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations to the Foundation for the Handicapped, 30 Woodridge Terrace, Wayne, NJ 07470, 973-956-1313, would be greatly appreciated.
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