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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 24, 2015 from 3-5 & 7-9 PM. Funeral Services will be held on Thursday, June 25, 2015 at 10 AM at the funeral home. Burial will follow at Christ the King Cemetery, Franklin Lakes, NJ.
Jolene M. Flynn (nee Grabowski), age 45 of Sparta, died on Sunday, June 21, 2015. Raised in Clifton, she had lived in Sparta since 2005.
Jolene graduated from Clifton High School with the class of 1988 and earned an Associate’s degree from Katherine Gibbs. Right out of college, she went to work for SmithKlein Beecham and left there in 2000 to become a full-time mom.
Jolene was the consummate mother and loved being a mom more than anything else. She had dreamed of having children and once her daughter was born, she found joy in life that only another mother can fully understand. Her family grew to include her two sons as well, and Jolene was euphoric. She loved them all dearly and there wasn’t anything she wouldn’t do to bring them happiness. Disney World was one of the most special places that she liked to share with her kids, and her family visited at least once a year…sometimes twice! She would take the kids as young as three years old knowing that they might not remember the trip when they’re older, but she knew they would be filled with happiness while they were there and that’s all that mattered. Summer vacations at Ocean City, NJ were an annual tradition for Jolene and her family. They would rent the same house every year, fill it with as many family members as they could fit, and proceed to make great memories each and every summer. Being surrounded by family was always important to Jolene; the more the merrier! She often hosted their family gatherings at her house and she loved to entertain. She was a fantastic hostess.
Jolene met her husband Brian in 1994 at Yakety Yak in Clifton. He spotted her and knew right away that she was the girl for him. They went on their first official date to a billiard room in Hackensack, where Jolene proceeded to beat him at just about every game they played! He proposed to her while they were in Atlantic City and they married on March 21, 1998. They honeymooned in Jamaica and settled in Clifton and Emerson before moving to Sparta in 2005. They have enjoyed seventeen years together and he stood by her side during these most difficult last four years. He will miss her dearly.
Jolene is survived by her husband Brian of Sparta, her three loving children; Victoria, Joseph, and Jimmy, also of Sparta, her parents; Robert and Marion Grabowski of Clifton, her brother; Danny Grabowski of Clifton, Brian’s parents; Joseph and Betty Flynn of New Milford, NJ, and Brian’s sister; Melissa Tolomao and her husband Jim of Rivervale, NJ.
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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 24, 2015 from 3-5 & 7-9 PM. Funeral Services will be held on Thursday, June 25, 2015 at 10 AM at the funeral home. Burial will follow at Christ the King Cemetery, Franklin Lakes, NJ.
Services
Friends may visit with the family at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, on Wednesday, June 24, 2015 from 3-5 & 7-9 PM. Funeral Services will be held on Thursday, June 25, 2015 at 10 AM at the funeral home. Burial will follow at Christ the King Cemetery, Franklin Lakes, NJ.
Jolene M. Flynn (nee Grabowski), age 45 of Sparta, died on Sunday, June 21, 2015. Raised in Clifton, she had lived in Sparta since 2005.
Jolene graduated from Clifton High School with the class of 1988 and earned an Associate’s degree from Katherine Gibbs. Right out of college, she went to work for SmithKlein Beecham and left there in 2000 to become a full-time mom.
Jolene was the consummate mother and loved being a mom more than anything else. She had dreamed of having children and once her daughter was born, she found joy in life that only another mother can fully understand. Her family grew to include her two sons as well, and Jolene was euphoric. She loved them all dearly and there wasn’t anything she wouldn’t do to bring them happiness. Disney World was one of the most special places that she liked to share with her kids, and her family visited at least once a year…sometimes twice! She would take the kids as young as three years old knowing that they might not remember the trip when they’re older, but she knew they would be filled with happiness while they were there and that’s all that mattered. Summer vacations at Ocean City, NJ were an annual tradition for Jolene and her family. They would rent the same house every year, fill it with as many family members as they could fit, and proceed to make great memories each and every summer. Being surrounded by family was always important to Jolene; the more the merrier! She often hosted their family gatherings at her house and she loved to entertain. She was a fantastic hostess.
Jolene met her husband Brian in 1994 at Yakety Yak in Clifton. He spotted her and knew right away that she was the girl for him. They went on their first official date to a billiard room in Hackensack, where Jolene proceeded to beat him at just about every game they played! He proposed to her while they were in Atlantic City and they married on March 21, 1998. They honeymooned in Jamaica and settled in Clifton and Emerson before moving to Sparta in 2005. They have enjoyed seventeen years together and he stood by her side during these most difficult last four years. He will miss her dearly.
Jolene is survived by her husband Brian of Sparta, her three loving children; Victoria, Joseph, and Jimmy, also of Sparta, her parents; Robert and Marion Grabowski of Clifton, her brother; Danny Grabowski of Clifton, Brian’s parents; Joseph and Betty Flynn of New Milford, NJ, and Brian’s sister; Melissa Tolomao and her husband Jim of Rivervale, NJ.
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