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Services
Friends may visit with the family at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, on Tuesday, June 21, 2016 from 4-8 PM.
Funeral Services will be held on Wednesday, June 22, 2016 at 9:30 AM from the funeral home, then to Our Lady of the Valley R.C. Church, 630 Valley Road, Wayne, where at 10:30 AM a Funeral Mass will be offered.
Joanne Jansen, age 66, of Wayne, passed unexpectedly on Friday, June 17, 2016.
Born in Passaic, she moved to the Packanack Lake section of Wayne where she graduated from Wayne Hills High School, Class of 1968. Her class enjoyed the notoriety of being the first class to graduate from Wayne Hills.
Right after graduation, Joanne began employment as a cafeteria worker with the Wayne Board of Education. Her career spanned over thirty years in which she worked at Schuyler-Colfax Middle School, George Washington Middle School, and Wayne Hills High School, retiring in 2010.
It was in the Wayne School system where Joanne met her beloved husband Bill. They married on May 4, 1985 at Immaculate Heart of Mary Church in Wayne. They were blessed with a loving marriage that spanned 31 years. Joanne adored Bill with all her heart and they would often dine out together at some of their favorite spots in town. Joanne liked to watch Bill bowl at Holiday Bowl in Oakland and they also enjoyed going to the former Gabriel’s in the Mountain View section of Wayne to see different bands playing their favorite music from the 1950’s and 1960’s.
Already as a young girl, Joanne had a love for football. Her father was a former football coach in the Clifton schools and she would often be present to root for her father’s team. That love of football never faded and on most Sundays, you could find Joanne in front of the television rooting for either the Giants or the Jets.
A parishioner of Our Lady of the Valley RC Church in Wayne, Joanne was a member of their church’s women’s group.
Joanne is survived by her beloved husband Bill; dear brother Emil and wife Kimberly Chaky of Jarrettsville, MD; dear mother-in-law Margaret Jansen of Wayne and sister-in-law Franceen Jansen Govatos of North Bergen; and nephew Wyatt and niece Jenna.
In lieu of flowers, those planning an expression of sympathy in Joanne’s name are asked to consider Little Sisters of the Poor 140 Shepard's Lane Totowa NJ 07512 or at www.littlesistersofthepoortotowa.org
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Friends may visit with the family at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, on Tuesday, June 21, 2016 from 4-8 PM.
Funeral Services will be held on Wednesday, June 22, 2016 at 9:30 AM from the funeral home, then to Our Lady of the Valley R.C. Church, 630 Valley Road, Wayne, where at 10:30 AM a Funeral Mass will be offered.
Services
Friends may visit with the family at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, on Tuesday, June 21, 2016 from 4-8 PM.
Funeral Services will be held on Wednesday, June 22, 2016 at 9:30 AM from the funeral home, then to Our Lady of the Valley R.C. Church, 630 Valley Road, Wayne, where at 10:30 AM a Funeral Mass will be offered.
Joanne Jansen, age 66, of Wayne, passed unexpectedly on Friday, June 17, 2016.
Born in Passaic, she moved to the Packanack Lake section of Wayne where she graduated from Wayne Hills High School, Class of 1968. Her class enjoyed the notoriety of being the first class to graduate from Wayne Hills.
Right after graduation, Joanne began employment as a cafeteria worker with the Wayne Board of Education. Her career spanned over thirty years in which she worked at Schuyler-Colfax Middle School, George Washington Middle School, and Wayne Hills High School, retiring in 2010.
It was in the Wayne School system where Joanne met her beloved husband Bill. They married on May 4, 1985 at Immaculate Heart of Mary Church in Wayne. They were blessed with a loving marriage that spanned 31 years. Joanne adored Bill with all her heart and they would often dine out together at some of their favorite spots in town. Joanne liked to watch Bill bowl at Holiday Bowl in Oakland and they also enjoyed going to the former Gabriel’s in the Mountain View section of Wayne to see different bands playing their favorite music from the 1950’s and 1960’s.
Already as a young girl, Joanne had a love for football. Her father was a former football coach in the Clifton schools and she would often be present to root for her father’s team. That love of football never faded and on most Sundays, you could find Joanne in front of the television rooting for either the Giants or the Jets.
A parishioner of Our Lady of the Valley RC Church in Wayne, Joanne was a member of their church’s women’s group.
Joanne is survived by her beloved husband Bill; dear brother Emil and wife Kimberly Chaky of Jarrettsville, MD; dear mother-in-law Margaret Jansen of Wayne and sister-in-law Franceen Jansen Govatos of North Bergen; and nephew Wyatt and niece Jenna.
In lieu of flowers, those planning an expression of sympathy in Joanne’s name are asked to consider Little Sisters of the Poor 140 Shepard's Lane Totowa NJ 07512 or at www.littlesistersofthepoortotowa.org
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