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June 6, 2008
Services
Funeral services will be held Tuesday, June 10, 2008 at 9:30 a.m. from the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne then to Immaculate Heart of Mary RC Church, Wayne where a 10:30 a.m. funeral Mass will be offered.
Friends may visit with the family at the funeral home on Monday, June 9, 2008 from 4-8 p.m.
Lauren Jayne Abbott age 51 of Wayne, New Jersey passed on June 6, 2008 after a courageous battle with breast cancer. Her passing was quiet and peaceful with her loving family and a host of friends at her bedside.
She was born in Paterson, New Jersey and had lived most of her life in Wayne.
Lauren received her formal education at Wayne Valley High School graduating with the Class of 1975. She then went on to study in the Administrative Program at Berkeley College graduating in 1977.
Lauren was a valued employee at BP Castrol as an Executive Assistant in Wayne, New Jersey for 10 years then for Intra Corporation as an Executive Assistant to the CEO in Parsippany for 3 years.
Lauren was a parishioner of the Immaculate Heart of Mary RC Church where she was a dedicated volunteer and CCD teacher.
Lauren was a person kind-of-heart; she was selfless and always reaching out to others. Lauren was cherished by a wide circle of friends and beloved by her nieces and nephews. She was a devoted mother whose love for her daughter, Dana, is eternal. She will remain forever in the hearts of her loving parents and siblings.
Lauren was a model of courage for all who knew and loved her. Her strength and endurance was an example to others. She handled her battle with dignity.
Lauren led an active life with many interests. She enjoyed cooking, baking, brisk walks and fishing. She loved reading, old movie classics and the theatre.
Surviving are one daughter, Dana L. Koonce of Wayne, New Jersey; her parents Herbert J. and Doris M. Abbott of Wayne, New Jersey; one brother Herbert R. Abbott, M.D. and his wife Stella Lombardo of Slingerlands, New York; three sisters, Wendy Abbott-Johnson of Kinnelon, Donna L. Abbott of Wayne, Karen Joyce and her husband Tom of Tilton, New Hampshire; nieces and nephews Christopher, Shannon, Nicholas, Emily, Michele, Melanie, Rebecca and many close friends and extended family.
In lieu of flowers Lauren has requested that a donation could be made in her memory to The Smile Forever Foundation “A Breast Cancer Foundation”, P.O. Box 306, Closter, New Jersey 07624.
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Funeral services will be held Tuesday, June 10, 2008 at 9:30 a.m. from the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne then to Immaculate Heart of Mary RC Church, Wayne where a 10:30 a.m. funeral Mass will be offered.
Friends may visit with the family at the funeral home on Monday, June 9, 2008 from 4-8 p.m.
June 6, 2008
Services
Funeral services will be held Tuesday, June 10, 2008 at 9:30 a.m. from the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne then to Immaculate Heart of Mary RC Church, Wayne where a 10:30 a.m. funeral Mass will be offered.
Friends may visit with the family at the funeral home on Monday, June 9, 2008 from 4-8 p.m.
Lauren Jayne Abbott age 51 of Wayne, New Jersey passed on June 6, 2008 after a courageous battle with breast cancer. Her passing was quiet and peaceful with her loving family and a host of friends at her bedside.
She was born in Paterson, New Jersey and had lived most of her life in Wayne.
Lauren received her formal education at Wayne Valley High School graduating with the Class of 1975. She then went on to study in the Administrative Program at Berkeley College graduating in 1977.
Lauren was a valued employee at BP Castrol as an Executive Assistant in Wayne, New Jersey for 10 years then for Intra Corporation as an Executive Assistant to the CEO in Parsippany for 3 years.
Lauren was a parishioner of the Immaculate Heart of Mary RC Church where she was a dedicated volunteer and CCD teacher.
Lauren was a person kind-of-heart; she was selfless and always reaching out to others. Lauren was cherished by a wide circle of friends and beloved by her nieces and nephews. She was a devoted mother whose love for her daughter, Dana, is eternal. She will remain forever in the hearts of her loving parents and siblings.
Lauren was a model of courage for all who knew and loved her. Her strength and endurance was an example to others. She handled her battle with dignity.
Lauren led an active life with many interests. She enjoyed cooking, baking, brisk walks and fishing. She loved reading, old movie classics and the theatre.
Surviving are one daughter, Dana L. Koonce of Wayne, New Jersey; her parents Herbert J. and Doris M. Abbott of Wayne, New Jersey; one brother Herbert R. Abbott, M.D. and his wife Stella Lombardo of Slingerlands, New York; three sisters, Wendy Abbott-Johnson of Kinnelon, Donna L. Abbott of Wayne, Karen Joyce and her husband Tom of Tilton, New Hampshire; nieces and nephews Christopher, Shannon, Nicholas, Emily, Michele, Melanie, Rebecca and many close friends and extended family.
In lieu of flowers Lauren has requested that a donation could be made in her memory to The Smile Forever Foundation “A Breast Cancer Foundation”, P.O. Box 306, Closter, New Jersey 07624.
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