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October 24, 2008
Services
Friends may visit with the family on Monday October 27, 2008 from 2-4 and 7-9 at the Vander May Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, NJ.
Funeral services will be held at 10 AM on Tuesday October 28, 2008 at the funeral home.
Burial will be in the cemetery at the First Reformed Church in Pompton Plains.
John Driesse, age 97 of Pompton Plains, formerly of Wayne, died on October 24, 2008.
Mr. Driesse emigrated from the Netherlands in 1930 and was a mason contractor for nearly 50 years in the North Jersey area.
If you knew John, then you knew the most important things in his life were his faith in the Lord, his family, and his commitment to excellence in his work. His children will tell you that he was an excellent provider, no doubt the result of his hard work and Dutch perseverance. While he enjoyed a jigsaw puzzle or a crossword every now and then, his true delight was his family; four children, fourteen grandchildren, and twenty six great-grandchildren. He wanted the best for all of them and they will tell you that the greatest gift he provided was the spiritual lessons they continue to remember. John was an avid reader of religious material, especially his Bible, striving daily to live by the Word. He was a member of Trinity Baptist Church in Montville for many years and had recently been attending the Free Reformed Church in Pompton Plains.
John shared sixty years of loving marriage with his dear wife Marie before her passing in 2001. He is survived by his four children; Nelda Cerynik of Pompton Plains, Henry and Marie Driesse of Pompton Plains, Gerald and Helen Driesse of Pompton Plains, and John and Andrea Driesse of Lincoln Park, fourteen grandchildren; John and Claudia Driesse, Jon and Sharon Keener, John and Laura Prol, Brian and Sara Driesse, Steven and Anita Mol, Bill and Hannah Cerynik, Jeffrey Driesse, Doug and Linda Cerynik, Wayne and Michelle Kruzek, Andrew and Michele Slootmaker, Michael and Nicolette Driesse, Amanda Driesse, Jason Driesse, Brandon Driesse, and twenty six great-grandchildren; Kevin, Shaun, Sophia, Christiana, Jacob, Thomas, Savannah, Joseph, Juliet, Jenna, Rebeccah, Makayla, Seth, Matthew, Stephen, Zacharia, Owen, Judah, Helena, Emma, Liam, Lance, Logan, Lucas, Stefan, and Micah. He was also predeceased by his two brothers; Peter Driesse and Henry Driesse.
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Friends may visit with the family on Monday October 27, 2008 from 2-4 and 7-9 at the Vander May Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, NJ.
Funeral services will be held at 10 AM on Tuesday October 28, 2008 at the funeral home.
Burial will be in the cemetery at the First Reformed Church in Pompton Plains.
October 24, 2008
Services
Friends may visit with the family on Monday October 27, 2008 from 2-4 and 7-9 at the Vander May Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, NJ.
Funeral services will be held at 10 AM on Tuesday October 28, 2008 at the funeral home.
Burial will be in the cemetery at the First Reformed Church in Pompton Plains.
John Driesse, age 97 of Pompton Plains, formerly of Wayne, died on October 24, 2008.
Mr. Driesse emigrated from the Netherlands in 1930 and was a mason contractor for nearly 50 years in the North Jersey area.
If you knew John, then you knew the most important things in his life were his faith in the Lord, his family, and his commitment to excellence in his work. His children will tell you that he was an excellent provider, no doubt the result of his hard work and Dutch perseverance. While he enjoyed a jigsaw puzzle or a crossword every now and then, his true delight was his family; four children, fourteen grandchildren, and twenty six great-grandchildren. He wanted the best for all of them and they will tell you that the greatest gift he provided was the spiritual lessons they continue to remember. John was an avid reader of religious material, especially his Bible, striving daily to live by the Word. He was a member of Trinity Baptist Church in Montville for many years and had recently been attending the Free Reformed Church in Pompton Plains.
John shared sixty years of loving marriage with his dear wife Marie before her passing in 2001. He is survived by his four children; Nelda Cerynik of Pompton Plains, Henry and Marie Driesse of Pompton Plains, Gerald and Helen Driesse of Pompton Plains, and John and Andrea Driesse of Lincoln Park, fourteen grandchildren; John and Claudia Driesse, Jon and Sharon Keener, John and Laura Prol, Brian and Sara Driesse, Steven and Anita Mol, Bill and Hannah Cerynik, Jeffrey Driesse, Doug and Linda Cerynik, Wayne and Michelle Kruzek, Andrew and Michele Slootmaker, Michael and Nicolette Driesse, Amanda Driesse, Jason Driesse, Brandon Driesse, and twenty six great-grandchildren; Kevin, Shaun, Sophia, Christiana, Jacob, Thomas, Savannah, Joseph, Juliet, Jenna, Rebeccah, Makayla, Seth, Matthew, Stephen, Zacharia, Owen, Judah, Helena, Emma, Liam, Lance, Logan, Lucas, Stefan, and Micah. He was also predeceased by his two brothers; Peter Driesse and Henry Driesse.
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