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March 23, 2017
Services
Friends may visit with the family at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, on Sunday, March 26, 2017 from 2-6 PM.
A Funeral Service will be held on Monday, March 27, 2017 beginning 10:00 AM at the funeral home. Interment will follow at Laurel Grove Memorial Park.
John Jenkins, age 88, of East Stroudsburg, PA and formerly of Haledon, NJ passed away peacefully on Thursday, March 23, 2017.
John was born and raised in Paterson, NJ. He had to leave school before graduating to help his parents and seven siblings. When John was just seventeen-and-a-half years old, he enlisted in the U.S. Army, in January of 1946. Stationed in Fort Hood, Texas, he proudly served in the Second Armored Division known as “Hell on Wheels” as a gunner in the tank division.
Upon completion of his Army service, John returned home and soon after met the love of his life. Her name was Marion Turner and their first date was a night at the movies with friends. What followed was a loving relationship which lead to marriage on May 6, 1951. They enjoyed forty-six years as man and wife in what all who knew them would describe as a match made in heaven and the envy of many. They were always so happy to be together and they remained as such until Marion’s passing in 1997. John and Marion cherished annual family trips down the Jersey shore to Seaside Heights and later in life, a dream-come-true trip to the Grand Old Opry in Nashville Tennessee in celebration of their wedding anniversary.
John was very skilled with his hands and so he enjoyed a career for many years as a special class gas pipe fitter with Public Service Electric & Gas Company. In his spare time he was always found ways to enrich his and the lives of others. As a resident of Haledon and a U.S. Army veteran, he joined the American Legion Post 267 in Haledon and after years of proud service through various philanthropic endeavors including distribution of Christmas gifts to the poor, raising money for kids through UNICEF, visiting elderly veterans in the local veteran homes and hospitals, and organizing countless fundraising dinners, John was bestowed the honor of becoming a Lifetime Member. His dedication was so great that he remained Post 267’s treasurer until just two years ago when he turned 86! John made many good friends in the American Legion and he always looked forward to annual week-long deer hunting trips with some of those friends. He also loved to fresh-water fish and tend to his vegetables – especially tomato and cucumbers that he grew in his backyard garden.
John was the best “Grandpa” to his three grandsons. He loved to keep the boys busy by exposing them to all kinds of adventures. Teaching them to fish was one of those adventures. He’d take them to the Franklin Lakes Reservoir or on weekend trips to the Eldred Preservation in New York State where he’d invariably spend more time untangling their fishing lines which would get caught in trees, power lines, or just crossed up with each other. He enjoyed letting his grandsons cut the grass and taking them to the American Legion Hall where he would proudly show them off to his friends.
After his wife Marion passed away, John did find special friendship again when he met Arnolda Pinon. They became true companions and John enjoyed a warm relationship with Arnolda’s children and grandchildren as well.
Everyone who knew John will miss his great sense of humor, always happy disposition, patience, and loving, friendly demeanor.
John was the loving husband of Marion who predeceased him in 1997. He is survived by his two dear children: Nancy Jenkins and companion Keith Doherty of E. Stroudsburg, PA, and John Thomas and wife Bonnie Jenkins of Rockfield, KY; three grandsons: John and wife Jamie Keeney, Jason Keeney, and Daniel and wife Chelsae Keeney; great-grandchildren: Jordan, Lena, and Aiden; his brother Charles and wife Janice Jenkins of Wirtz, VA, and his sister Betty Bariezas of Palm Springs, FL; dear companion Arnolda Pinon and her children: Rita and husband Glen Stafford, Debbie and husband Doug Highland, Dennis and wife Amy Pinon, Christina and husband James Bouwens, and Tamara and husband Hank Pena; and step-grandchildren: Erin, Shannon and Lauren Spreen. He was also predeceased by two sisters and three brothers.
Those planning an expression of sympathy in John’s name are asked to consider a donation to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Donor Services, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105-9959 (www.stjude.org).
If you would like to send a private condolence directly to the family use this condolence section.
Friends may visit with the family at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, on Sunday, March 26, 2017 from 2-6 PM.
A Funeral Service will be held on Monday, March 27, 2017 beginning 10:00 AM at the funeral home. Interment will follow at Laurel Grove Memorial Park.
March 23, 2017
Services
Friends may visit with the family at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, on Sunday, March 26, 2017 from 2-6 PM.
A Funeral Service will be held on Monday, March 27, 2017 beginning 10:00 AM at the funeral home. Interment will follow at Laurel Grove Memorial Park.
John Jenkins, age 88, of East Stroudsburg, PA and formerly of Haledon, NJ passed away peacefully on Thursday, March 23, 2017.
John was born and raised in Paterson, NJ. He had to leave school before graduating to help his parents and seven siblings. When John was just seventeen-and-a-half years old, he enlisted in the U.S. Army, in January of 1946. Stationed in Fort Hood, Texas, he proudly served in the Second Armored Division known as “Hell on Wheels” as a gunner in the tank division.
Upon completion of his Army service, John returned home and soon after met the love of his life. Her name was Marion Turner and their first date was a night at the movies with friends. What followed was a loving relationship which lead to marriage on May 6, 1951. They enjoyed forty-six years as man and wife in what all who knew them would describe as a match made in heaven and the envy of many. They were always so happy to be together and they remained as such until Marion’s passing in 1997. John and Marion cherished annual family trips down the Jersey shore to Seaside Heights and later in life, a dream-come-true trip to the Grand Old Opry in Nashville Tennessee in celebration of their wedding anniversary.
John was very skilled with his hands and so he enjoyed a career for many years as a special class gas pipe fitter with Public Service Electric & Gas Company. In his spare time he was always found ways to enrich his and the lives of others. As a resident of Haledon and a U.S. Army veteran, he joined the American Legion Post 267 in Haledon and after years of proud service through various philanthropic endeavors including distribution of Christmas gifts to the poor, raising money for kids through UNICEF, visiting elderly veterans in the local veteran homes and hospitals, and organizing countless fundraising dinners, John was bestowed the honor of becoming a Lifetime Member. His dedication was so great that he remained Post 267’s treasurer until just two years ago when he turned 86! John made many good friends in the American Legion and he always looked forward to annual week-long deer hunting trips with some of those friends. He also loved to fresh-water fish and tend to his vegetables – especially tomato and cucumbers that he grew in his backyard garden.
John was the best “Grandpa” to his three grandsons. He loved to keep the boys busy by exposing them to all kinds of adventures. Teaching them to fish was one of those adventures. He’d take them to the Franklin Lakes Reservoir or on weekend trips to the Eldred Preservation in New York State where he’d invariably spend more time untangling their fishing lines which would get caught in trees, power lines, or just crossed up with each other. He enjoyed letting his grandsons cut the grass and taking them to the American Legion Hall where he would proudly show them off to his friends.
After his wife Marion passed away, John did find special friendship again when he met Arnolda Pinon. They became true companions and John enjoyed a warm relationship with Arnolda’s children and grandchildren as well.
Everyone who knew John will miss his great sense of humor, always happy disposition, patience, and loving, friendly demeanor.
John was the loving husband of Marion who predeceased him in 1997. He is survived by his two dear children: Nancy Jenkins and companion Keith Doherty of E. Stroudsburg, PA, and John Thomas and wife Bonnie Jenkins of Rockfield, KY; three grandsons: John and wife Jamie Keeney, Jason Keeney, and Daniel and wife Chelsae Keeney; great-grandchildren: Jordan, Lena, and Aiden; his brother Charles and wife Janice Jenkins of Wirtz, VA, and his sister Betty Bariezas of Palm Springs, FL; dear companion Arnolda Pinon and her children: Rita and husband Glen Stafford, Debbie and husband Doug Highland, Dennis and wife Amy Pinon, Christina and husband James Bouwens, and Tamara and husband Hank Pena; and step-grandchildren: Erin, Shannon and Lauren Spreen. He was also predeceased by two sisters and three brothers.
Those planning an expression of sympathy in John’s name are asked to consider a donation to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Donor Services, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105-9959 (www.stjude.org).
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