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Services
Friends may visit with the family at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, on Thursday, February 4, 2016 from 4-8 PM.
Funeral Services will be held on Friday, February 5, 2016 at 9:00 AM from the funeral home, then to Annunciation RC Church, 45 Urban Club Rd., Wayne, where at 10:00 AM a Funeral Mass will be offered. Interment will follow at Calvary Cemetery, Paterson.
Josephine “Josie” Kudla, age 93, a longtime resident of Wayne, went peacefully to join her husband John in heaven on Sunday, January 31, 2016. This day would have been John’s 97th birthday so Josie’s passing was a bittersweet loss to those who survived her but a great gift for John.
Born and raised in Passaic, Josie found her true love early and, after dating for a season of their lives, she and John Kudla married on Friday, June 14, 1940 at Holy Rosary Church in Passaic. They honeymooned in Niagara Falls.
Initially settling in Passaic, they moved a few more time – to Clifton, then Garfield before settling permanently in Wayne in 1954. In 1990, they celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary and were blessed altogether with 58 years as husband and wife.
Professionally speaking, Josie wore many different hats throughout her working days. In the earlier years, she helped her husband John and his brother Emil by pumping gas at their Gulf gas stations. She would even climb up to the top of the tanker truck that delivered the gas to make sure that they received their full delivery. Proficient with needle and thread, Josie also worked as a seamstress in Botany Mills, but the majority of her working years – twenty-six in all, from 1964 to 1990, she managed a team of cooks in the Wayne schools. Josie loved to cook herself so going to work was like going out to play! She really enjoyed interacting with the hundreds of students she met throughout the years and she was well-liked and respected by the faculty and office staff. Of course, throughout all of these jobs she also did a fantastic job in her role as wife, homemaker, and mother to her two children.
Josie’s hobbies tracked exactly with what she did for a living. Her sewing machine was always spinning, making beautiful clothing and drapes. She also loved to knit and crochet and many children became the grateful recipients of the lovely, soft blankets that she lovingly and generously made for them. Josie also enjoyed to get outdoors to work in her gardens where she grew flowers and vegetables. The produce of her gardens were no doubt, used as ingredients in the many delicious meals she made for her family and friends that came over for dinner.
Josie loved taking the fruits of her labor to the casinos to see if she could turn it into more. She took trips to Atlantic City with John where you could always find Josie in front of a slot machine. They took trips to Las Vegas too where one particular highlight was seeing musical sensation Elvis Presley. At the Garden State Art Center, they spent many-a-night under the stars seeing awesome shows including one of their favorites – famous pianist Liberace. Feeling blessed to have such a wonderful family, Josie, John and their children and grandchildren enjoyed numerous trips down the Jersey Shore and, as a couple, they took some awesome trips together to the Islands.
Josie always seemed to be happy. She loved life and anyone that knew her could tell this by her fun-loving spirit. She greatly adored all of her grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Shelby and Connor’s fondest memories of Grandma included a delicious bowl of her homemade chicken soup, going with her to playgrounds, birdwatching and picking berries.
Over the course of many years living in Wayne, Josie was a faithful parishioner of Annunciation Church. It wasn’t until she became afflicted with Alzheimer’s disease that she was no longer able to attend. While her family will greatly miss her, they are grateful to God for her life and the blessing she was to them. They are comforted by the fact that she now in heaven, reunited with her beloved husband John and which to express their appreciation to the wonderful caregivers from the Chelsea at Montville and Grace Healthcare Services in Edison for the loving and gentle care that you provided to Josie.
Josephine was predeceased by her beloved husband John J. in 1998. She was the loving mother of Sandra and husband James Evans and John R. and wife Linda Kudla; devoted grandmother of Kristine Labanich, Noel Kudla, Shelby and Connor Evans; cherished great-grandmother of Brianna Labanich and J.J. Labanich; dear sister of the late Mary Macchiarelli; and dear aunt of Phyllis Wakeland and Donna Blair.
In lieu of flowers, those planning an expression of sympathy in Josephine’s name are asked to consider Grace Healthcare Services, 105 Fieldcrest Avenue, Suite 402, Edison, NJ 08837.
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Friends may visit with the family at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, on Thursday, February 4, 2016 from 4-8 PM.
Funeral Services will be held on Friday, February 5, 2016 at 9:00 AM from the funeral home, then to Annunciation RC Church, 45 Urban Club Rd., Wayne, where at 10:00 AM a Funeral Mass will be offered. Interment will follow at Calvary Cemetery, Paterson.
Services
Friends may visit with the family at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, on Thursday, February 4, 2016 from 4-8 PM.
Funeral Services will be held on Friday, February 5, 2016 at 9:00 AM from the funeral home, then to Annunciation RC Church, 45 Urban Club Rd., Wayne, where at 10:00 AM a Funeral Mass will be offered. Interment will follow at Calvary Cemetery, Paterson.
Josephine “Josie” Kudla, age 93, a longtime resident of Wayne, went peacefully to join her husband John in heaven on Sunday, January 31, 2016. This day would have been John’s 97th birthday so Josie’s passing was a bittersweet loss to those who survived her but a great gift for John.
Born and raised in Passaic, Josie found her true love early and, after dating for a season of their lives, she and John Kudla married on Friday, June 14, 1940 at Holy Rosary Church in Passaic. They honeymooned in Niagara Falls.
Initially settling in Passaic, they moved a few more time – to Clifton, then Garfield before settling permanently in Wayne in 1954. In 1990, they celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary and were blessed altogether with 58 years as husband and wife.
Professionally speaking, Josie wore many different hats throughout her working days. In the earlier years, she helped her husband John and his brother Emil by pumping gas at their Gulf gas stations. She would even climb up to the top of the tanker truck that delivered the gas to make sure that they received their full delivery. Proficient with needle and thread, Josie also worked as a seamstress in Botany Mills, but the majority of her working years – twenty-six in all, from 1964 to 1990, she managed a team of cooks in the Wayne schools. Josie loved to cook herself so going to work was like going out to play! She really enjoyed interacting with the hundreds of students she met throughout the years and she was well-liked and respected by the faculty and office staff. Of course, throughout all of these jobs she also did a fantastic job in her role as wife, homemaker, and mother to her two children.
Josie’s hobbies tracked exactly with what she did for a living. Her sewing machine was always spinning, making beautiful clothing and drapes. She also loved to knit and crochet and many children became the grateful recipients of the lovely, soft blankets that she lovingly and generously made for them. Josie also enjoyed to get outdoors to work in her gardens where she grew flowers and vegetables. The produce of her gardens were no doubt, used as ingredients in the many delicious meals she made for her family and friends that came over for dinner.
Josie loved taking the fruits of her labor to the casinos to see if she could turn it into more. She took trips to Atlantic City with John where you could always find Josie in front of a slot machine. They took trips to Las Vegas too where one particular highlight was seeing musical sensation Elvis Presley. At the Garden State Art Center, they spent many-a-night under the stars seeing awesome shows including one of their favorites – famous pianist Liberace. Feeling blessed to have such a wonderful family, Josie, John and their children and grandchildren enjoyed numerous trips down the Jersey Shore and, as a couple, they took some awesome trips together to the Islands.
Josie always seemed to be happy. She loved life and anyone that knew her could tell this by her fun-loving spirit. She greatly adored all of her grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Shelby and Connor’s fondest memories of Grandma included a delicious bowl of her homemade chicken soup, going with her to playgrounds, birdwatching and picking berries.
Over the course of many years living in Wayne, Josie was a faithful parishioner of Annunciation Church. It wasn’t until she became afflicted with Alzheimer’s disease that she was no longer able to attend. While her family will greatly miss her, they are grateful to God for her life and the blessing she was to them. They are comforted by the fact that she now in heaven, reunited with her beloved husband John and which to express their appreciation to the wonderful caregivers from the Chelsea at Montville and Grace Healthcare Services in Edison for the loving and gentle care that you provided to Josie.
Josephine was predeceased by her beloved husband John J. in 1998. She was the loving mother of Sandra and husband James Evans and John R. and wife Linda Kudla; devoted grandmother of Kristine Labanich, Noel Kudla, Shelby and Connor Evans; cherished great-grandmother of Brianna Labanich and J.J. Labanich; dear sister of the late Mary Macchiarelli; and dear aunt of Phyllis Wakeland and Donna Blair.
In lieu of flowers, those planning an expression of sympathy in Josephine’s name are asked to consider Grace Healthcare Services, 105 Fieldcrest Avenue, Suite 402, Edison, NJ 08837.
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