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May 31, 2009
Services
A memorial service will be held Saturday, June 6, 2009 at 2 PM at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne.
Friends may visit with the family on Saturday from 12 Noon to 2 PM.
This is a brief essay about a special mother who fought a long and valiant battle with cancer. She fought the good fight and finished the race in the presence of her Savior.
Kathryn “Kit” Jefferies age 83 on Sunday, May 31, 2009 of Totowa. Her peaceful passing took place, with her loving family at her side to a new day and a new home in heaven.
She was born in Springfield, Ohio and the family was constantly on the move so that Dad, who was a baker, could find a good job to support the family.
They finally settled in Paterson, NJ and Kathryn went to Eastside High School graduating at age sixteen with the Class of 1942. Kit was gifted with a strong intellect, was a brilliant student and skipped several grades.
Family childhood life was not easy for her. She lost her mother’s presence due to a divorce at an early age and was raised by her father who was constantly working. Her superior mental abilities helped her survive in many special ways.
She was employed at Felsway Corporation in Totowa as an Auditor for twenty years before her retirement in 1992.
Kathryn’s first job was at Western Union and one of her fellow workers had a son who was serving in the Army during World War II. His name was William H. Jefferies and he was captured by the German Army and served time as a prisoner of War. When he came back to the states his father introduced them and they married on January 25, 1947. They had thirty-five years of “wonderful marriage” together until Bill’s passing in 1982. Bill adored his Kit and worshiped the ground she walked on and she in turn returned that respect. Mom always treated our Dad as her hero. Her children recall that their dad was a saint.
Beverly and David remember Mom as being a strict disciplinarian. She was simply afraid that something bad could happen to children if she did not exude protectionism. That caring and love carried into her children’s adult life and she was always there for them at every turn. Perhaps their finest memory is the example Mom set with how she handled her wonderful marriage to their Dad. Thanks Mom for being so special in our lives.
Surviving are two children Beverly Rinier and her husband William of New Gretna, NJ and David W. Jefferies of Totowa; one brother Bob Jefferies of Ocala, Florida; three step grandchildren including Bill Rinier, Michele DeAngelis and Mellisa Wells; seven Great grandchildren; her sister in law Ann Main and many nieces and nephews.
Her brother James Main predeceased her in 2007.
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A memorial service will be held Saturday, June 6, 2009 at 2 PM at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne.
Friends may visit with the family on Saturday from 12 Noon to 2 PM.
May 31, 2009
Services
A memorial service will be held Saturday, June 6, 2009 at 2 PM at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne.
Friends may visit with the family on Saturday from 12 Noon to 2 PM.
This is a brief essay about a special mother who fought a long and valiant battle with cancer. She fought the good fight and finished the race in the presence of her Savior.
Kathryn “Kit” Jefferies age 83 on Sunday, May 31, 2009 of Totowa. Her peaceful passing took place, with her loving family at her side to a new day and a new home in heaven.
She was born in Springfield, Ohio and the family was constantly on the move so that Dad, who was a baker, could find a good job to support the family.
They finally settled in Paterson, NJ and Kathryn went to Eastside High School graduating at age sixteen with the Class of 1942. Kit was gifted with a strong intellect, was a brilliant student and skipped several grades.
Family childhood life was not easy for her. She lost her mother’s presence due to a divorce at an early age and was raised by her father who was constantly working. Her superior mental abilities helped her survive in many special ways.
She was employed at Felsway Corporation in Totowa as an Auditor for twenty years before her retirement in 1992.
Kathryn’s first job was at Western Union and one of her fellow workers had a son who was serving in the Army during World War II. His name was William H. Jefferies and he was captured by the German Army and served time as a prisoner of War. When he came back to the states his father introduced them and they married on January 25, 1947. They had thirty-five years of “wonderful marriage” together until Bill’s passing in 1982. Bill adored his Kit and worshiped the ground she walked on and she in turn returned that respect. Mom always treated our Dad as her hero. Her children recall that their dad was a saint.
Beverly and David remember Mom as being a strict disciplinarian. She was simply afraid that something bad could happen to children if she did not exude protectionism. That caring and love carried into her children’s adult life and she was always there for them at every turn. Perhaps their finest memory is the example Mom set with how she handled her wonderful marriage to their Dad. Thanks Mom for being so special in our lives.
Surviving are two children Beverly Rinier and her husband William of New Gretna, NJ and David W. Jefferies of Totowa; one brother Bob Jefferies of Ocala, Florida; three step grandchildren including Bill Rinier, Michele DeAngelis and Mellisa Wells; seven Great grandchildren; her sister in law Ann Main and many nieces and nephews.
Her brother James Main predeceased her in 2007.
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