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Friends may visit with the family at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, on Wednesday, May 11, 2016 from 3-8 PM.
Funeral Services will be held at 9 AM on Thursday, May 12, 2016 from the funeral home, then to Annunciation RC Church, Wayne, where at 10 AM a Funeral Mass will be offered.
Julie C. Salisbury, age 76 of Wayne, died peacefully at home on Saturday, May 7, 2016 with her family at her bedside. She had been a Wayne resident since 1964.
Julie had been an administrative assistant with American Cyanamid, American Home Products, and Reckitt Benckiser, retiring in 2011. She also volunteered more recently with Catholic Charities, serving as a driver for people in need of transportation.
Julie was born and raised in Paterson, living on W. Broadway. She graduated as Valedictorian from Central High in 1957 and often reminisced about the wonderful childhood she enjoyed in Paterson. Soon thereafter she met John Salisbury at a party in Wayne. John was a bit smitten after meeting her and they began dating. Marriage followed on February 20, 1964 and they settled in the King’s Arms Apartments on Hamburg Turnpike in Wayne, where they began to raise a family. Sadly, John passed in 1986 after just twenty two years of marriage and Julie was left to raise the children alone. She was a devoted mother and poured her heart into caring for her kids, but she couldn’t have done it without the uncommon support of her many friends and the fellow residents at the King’s Arms Apartment complex. Many people stepped in and helped Julie with car rides for the kids to school, sports, after school activities, and whatever else they could do to help. Julie and her kids have always been grateful for those friends and the loving support they gave so selflessly.
Several years later, Julie responded to a perfectly written singles ad in the newspaper. The writer was Al Outcalt, a public relations professional. They dated for several years before marrying in 1997. They lived on Packanack Lake in a home that Al’s family built in 1940’s and Julie just loved Packanack. She was a proud citizen of Wayne in general, touting the great library, township activities, the many unique lake communities, and she was especially happy to live in Packanack. Her daily routine involved walking around the lake, usually twice, to get her exercise and to socialize. She was also an avid church-goer, attending mass at all of the local parishes. She was never one to sit still and recently she volunteered with the Catholic Charities, providing rides to senior citizens. She enjoyed keeping herself busy.
Julie was also a wonderful grandmother and she never missed an activity or event with her grandkids. Her children knew they could always count on “mom’s limo” to drive the grandkids anywhere they needed to go and Julie frequently cared for her grandchildren during the day. Julie also became relatively ‘tech savvy,’ understanding that if she wanted to communicate with her grandkids, she had to learn how to text. She was a hip grandmother.
Throughout the years, Julie enjoyed some wonderful travel. She visited Europe on several occasions, including two river cruises. She had been to California a few times, several Caribbean cruises, and she visited Sicily just two years ago with a group of her high school friends. In recent years, she liked to make day trips to Ocean Grove to sink her toes in the sand. Her favorite places to visit were anywhere with a sandy beach, and the bluer the water, the better! Summer vacations to Wildwood Crest at the Jersey Shore were common when the kids were young, and Julie was always the last one off the beach – soaking up every last bit of sunshine.
Julie is survived by her three loving children; Julie Ritsema and her husband Fred of Wayne, NJ, Cynthia Setoodeh and her husband Sharvin of Ridgewood, NJ, and John and his wife Vanessa of Clark, NJ, and seven grandchildren; Morgan and Madison Ritsema of Wayne, Avery, James, and Declan Salisbury of Clark, and Devon and Amelia Setoodeh of Ridgewood, her brother; Benjamin Calvitti and his wife Barbara of Rutherford, NJ and sister; Marion Bartels and her husband Bill of Rutherford, NJ, three nieces and two nephews. She was predeceased by her husband Al Outcalt in 2009 and by her first husband John Salisbury in 1986.
Donations in Julie’s memory to the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, 560 Sylvan Ave, Englewood Cliffs, NJ 07632 would be greatly appreciated.
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Friends may visit with the family at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, on Wednesday, May 11, 2016 from 3-8 PM.
Funeral Services will be held at 9 AM on Thursday, May 12, 2016 from the funeral home, then to Annunciation RC Church, Wayne, where at 10 AM a Funeral Mass will be offered.
Services
Friends may visit with the family at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, on Wednesday, May 11, 2016 from 3-8 PM.
Funeral Services will be held at 9 AM on Thursday, May 12, 2016 from the funeral home, then to Annunciation RC Church, Wayne, where at 10 AM a Funeral Mass will be offered.
Julie C. Salisbury, age 76 of Wayne, died peacefully at home on Saturday, May 7, 2016 with her family at her bedside. She had been a Wayne resident since 1964.
Julie had been an administrative assistant with American Cyanamid, American Home Products, and Reckitt Benckiser, retiring in 2011. She also volunteered more recently with Catholic Charities, serving as a driver for people in need of transportation.
Julie was born and raised in Paterson, living on W. Broadway. She graduated as Valedictorian from Central High in 1957 and often reminisced about the wonderful childhood she enjoyed in Paterson. Soon thereafter she met John Salisbury at a party in Wayne. John was a bit smitten after meeting her and they began dating. Marriage followed on February 20, 1964 and they settled in the King’s Arms Apartments on Hamburg Turnpike in Wayne, where they began to raise a family. Sadly, John passed in 1986 after just twenty two years of marriage and Julie was left to raise the children alone. She was a devoted mother and poured her heart into caring for her kids, but she couldn’t have done it without the uncommon support of her many friends and the fellow residents at the King’s Arms Apartment complex. Many people stepped in and helped Julie with car rides for the kids to school, sports, after school activities, and whatever else they could do to help. Julie and her kids have always been grateful for those friends and the loving support they gave so selflessly.
Several years later, Julie responded to a perfectly written singles ad in the newspaper. The writer was Al Outcalt, a public relations professional. They dated for several years before marrying in 1997. They lived on Packanack Lake in a home that Al’s family built in 1940’s and Julie just loved Packanack. She was a proud citizen of Wayne in general, touting the great library, township activities, the many unique lake communities, and she was especially happy to live in Packanack. Her daily routine involved walking around the lake, usually twice, to get her exercise and to socialize. She was also an avid church-goer, attending mass at all of the local parishes. She was never one to sit still and recently she volunteered with the Catholic Charities, providing rides to senior citizens. She enjoyed keeping herself busy.
Julie was also a wonderful grandmother and she never missed an activity or event with her grandkids. Her children knew they could always count on “mom’s limo” to drive the grandkids anywhere they needed to go and Julie frequently cared for her grandchildren during the day. Julie also became relatively ‘tech savvy,’ understanding that if she wanted to communicate with her grandkids, she had to learn how to text. She was a hip grandmother.
Throughout the years, Julie enjoyed some wonderful travel. She visited Europe on several occasions, including two river cruises. She had been to California a few times, several Caribbean cruises, and she visited Sicily just two years ago with a group of her high school friends. In recent years, she liked to make day trips to Ocean Grove to sink her toes in the sand. Her favorite places to visit were anywhere with a sandy beach, and the bluer the water, the better! Summer vacations to Wildwood Crest at the Jersey Shore were common when the kids were young, and Julie was always the last one off the beach – soaking up every last bit of sunshine.
Julie is survived by her three loving children; Julie Ritsema and her husband Fred of Wayne, NJ, Cynthia Setoodeh and her husband Sharvin of Ridgewood, NJ, and John and his wife Vanessa of Clark, NJ, and seven grandchildren; Morgan and Madison Ritsema of Wayne, Avery, James, and Declan Salisbury of Clark, and Devon and Amelia Setoodeh of Ridgewood, her brother; Benjamin Calvitti and his wife Barbara of Rutherford, NJ and sister; Marion Bartels and her husband Bill of Rutherford, NJ, three nieces and two nephews. She was predeceased by her husband Al Outcalt in 2009 and by her first husband John Salisbury in 1986.
Donations in Julie’s memory to the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, 560 Sylvan Ave, Englewood Cliffs, NJ 07632 would be greatly appreciated.
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