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February 1, 2010
Services
Funeral services will be held Thursday, February 4, 2010 at 9:30 AM from the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne then to Immaculate Heart of Mary RC Church, Wayne where at 10:30 AM a Funeral Mass will be offered.. Friends may visit with the family at the funeral home on Wednesday, February 3rd from 2-4, 7-9 PM.
Joseph J. Devine “Joe” age 91 passed into life eternal on Monday, February 1, 2010 at the Veterans Memorial Home in Paramus. His passing took place with tranquility after having received the love and support of his family who spent much time at his bedside.
He was born in the Singac area of Little Falls and he later lived in Paterson. He moved to Wayne in 1959 and lived there until 2005 when he went to live with his daughter Kathleen in Franklin Lakes. For the past two years he was a resident of the Veteran’s Memorial Home in Paramus.
He was born in 1918 to Joseph and Mary Devine and was always exceedingly proud of his strong Irish heritage.
Joe received his formal education at Singac Grammar School No. 3. It was a time of very difficult economic challenges and at the age of fifteen Joe got a job with Curtis Wright Corporation to help support his family. He worked at Curtis Wright all of his life and retired as a Tool Inspector in 1977.
In 1944 he joined the United States Navy and had the opportunity to travel the world. He served as a
Fireman First Class and was discharged from the service in January 1946. In honor of his faithful service to his country he received the American Theatre Ribbon, the Victory Medal, Asiatic Pacific Ribbon and the European African Middle Eastern Ribbon.
He was gifted with a quiet personality with a good sense of humor. He liked to mix with people and was a member of the Totowa Elks Lodge and the Wayne Golden Age Circle.
In 1941 he met the love of his life Annette Noble and they married in 1942 and had sixty-five years of “good and loving marriage” together until Annette’s passing in 2007.
Annette and Joe had some wonderful trips in their early retirement to New Port Richey, Florida to visit his sister Annamae Agusta.
Great sadness struck his life in February 2008 when his grandson Richard “Rick” Heykoop passed away.
Surviving are two daughters Darlene S. Heykoop of Vernon and Kathleen A. Reid and her husband Dennis of Franklin Lakes; one sister Annamae Agusta of New Port Richey, Florida; five grandchildren Cindy Kopcso, Kevin Heykoop, Lori Piccione, Lisa Kloster and Greg Reid; five great grandchildren Danielle, Melissa and Ashley Kopcso, Kayla Piccione and Dylan Kloster; one great great grandson Victor Gonzalez.
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Funeral services will be held Thursday, February 4, 2010 at 9:30 AM from the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne then to Immaculate Heart of Mary RC Church, Wayne where at 10:30 AM a Funeral Mass will be offered.. Friends may visit with the family at the funeral home on Wednesday, February 3rd from 2-4, 7-9 PM.
February 1, 2010
Services
Funeral services will be held Thursday, February 4, 2010 at 9:30 AM from the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne then to Immaculate Heart of Mary RC Church, Wayne where at 10:30 AM a Funeral Mass will be offered.. Friends may visit with the family at the funeral home on Wednesday, February 3rd from 2-4, 7-9 PM.
Joseph J. Devine “Joe” age 91 passed into life eternal on Monday, February 1, 2010 at the Veterans Memorial Home in Paramus. His passing took place with tranquility after having received the love and support of his family who spent much time at his bedside.
He was born in the Singac area of Little Falls and he later lived in Paterson. He moved to Wayne in 1959 and lived there until 2005 when he went to live with his daughter Kathleen in Franklin Lakes. For the past two years he was a resident of the Veteran’s Memorial Home in Paramus.
He was born in 1918 to Joseph and Mary Devine and was always exceedingly proud of his strong Irish heritage.
Joe received his formal education at Singac Grammar School No. 3. It was a time of very difficult economic challenges and at the age of fifteen Joe got a job with Curtis Wright Corporation to help support his family. He worked at Curtis Wright all of his life and retired as a Tool Inspector in 1977.
In 1944 he joined the United States Navy and had the opportunity to travel the world. He served as a
Fireman First Class and was discharged from the service in January 1946. In honor of his faithful service to his country he received the American Theatre Ribbon, the Victory Medal, Asiatic Pacific Ribbon and the European African Middle Eastern Ribbon.
He was gifted with a quiet personality with a good sense of humor. He liked to mix with people and was a member of the Totowa Elks Lodge and the Wayne Golden Age Circle.
In 1941 he met the love of his life Annette Noble and they married in 1942 and had sixty-five years of “good and loving marriage” together until Annette’s passing in 2007.
Annette and Joe had some wonderful trips in their early retirement to New Port Richey, Florida to visit his sister Annamae Agusta.
Great sadness struck his life in February 2008 when his grandson Richard “Rick” Heykoop passed away.
Surviving are two daughters Darlene S. Heykoop of Vernon and Kathleen A. Reid and her husband Dennis of Franklin Lakes; one sister Annamae Agusta of New Port Richey, Florida; five grandchildren Cindy Kopcso, Kevin Heykoop, Lori Piccione, Lisa Kloster and Greg Reid; five great grandchildren Danielle, Melissa and Ashley Kopcso, Kayla Piccione and Dylan Kloster; one great great grandson Victor Gonzalez.
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