Judy Achrem

Judy Achrem, age 71, of Wayne passed away peacefully on Friday, August 6, 2021 while receiving the loving care of her husband.

Judy was born in Paterson to Patsy and Adeline Orsillo.  She was raised in Paterson and attended Eastside High School.  After high school she attended Roman Beauty Academy in Paterson. Just out of beauty school she worked at Josephine’s Beauty Shop in Paterson before going out on her own.  Through the years Judy established a customer base and as her customers aged she stayed right there with them.  These customers were really friends Judy had made through the years.

Judy met the love of her life on a blind date.  Bob Achrem drove a bus to New York City every day and got to know a lady who said “I’ve got a girl for you.”  Bob agreed to meet this girl and the woman from the bus set it up.  Bob rang Judy’s doorbell and they basically fell in love at first sight. Bob took Judy on a first date to see The Duchess and the Dirtwater Fox film at a theatre on Route 4 in Paramus.  The soon fell in love and were married in Paterson on August 1, 1981.  They honeymooned in Hawaii and have had a loving marriage for the past forty years.

Judy will be lovingly remembered as a quiet and shy person who had a great sense of humor. She loved to watch television and would watch shows on the TLC channel over and over again. Most of all she was a caring and giving person who was one of the most loyal friends you could ever meet. She was an all around excellent cook and was especially good at making Italian specialties.

She was dedicated to her Catholic faith and was a long-time parishioner of Saint Marys Church in Pompton Lakes.

Judy was the loving wife of Robert “Bob” Achrem; she was the loving sister of Patsy Orsillo (Maryann) of Wayne and the late Diane Geary and her late husband Thomas; she was the dearly loved aunt of Kim, Jamie, Michael, and Christopher;   she was also the loved great-aunt of Dean and Adeline.