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October 9, 2008
Services
A Memorial Mass will be offered 1 PM on Wednesday, October 15, 2008 at the Annunciation RC Church, 45 Urban Club Rd., Wayne.
Lila Ann Stevens (nee Froschheuser) age 84 of Wayne died peacefully on Thursday, October 09, 2008 at home, surrounded by her family and close friends.
She was born in Hastings, Nebraska where she spent her formative years and where her family owned a restaurant/tavern, having lived in Bronx, NY, Yonkers, NY and Naples, FL before moving to Wayne in 1994.
Lila had a brother Warren Froschheuser who, at age sixteen, was tragically killed while taking flying lessons. He was taking the lessons with his mother’s blessing and had kept the lessons a secret from his father.
She attended Hastings College, Hastings, NE for three years having played first violin in the orchestra.
Lila was a receptionist at a photo studio, in Hastings, Nebraska, who’s desk was visible from a window on the street. James, her husband to be, walked by and spied her through the window. He walked into the studio and started asking about different photo packages, after which he got down to his real mission of asking Lila on a date. Upon leaving the studio he said to his friend “that’s the girl I’m going to marry”. Lila was engaged to the local banker’s son but broke the engagement as she was swept off her feet by James in his US Army uniform. They married, in 1944, in a civil ceremony in Smith Center, Kansas and in 1946 their marriage was affirmed in holy matrimony at Saint Helena RC Church, Bronx, NY. They had two daughters Juliana and Rita and began raising their family in Bronx, NY, later moved to Yonkers, NY, then Naples, FL where they spent their retirement years. At James’ death, in 1988, he was buried in the Florida National Veterans Cemetery in Bushnell, Fl. After his death, Lila moved to the Sisco Village in Wayne, NJ and later Siena Village in Wayne, NJ to be closer to her daughters. She never lost her love for Hastings, Nebraska and always kept in touch with family and friends there.
Lila was a member of the Annunciation RC Church, Wayne where she belonged to the Prime Timers. She was also a member of the Golden Age Circle of Wayne.
She was a terrific seamstress having made many clothes for her children and her children’s dolls. She also enjoyed crocheting, reading and ceramics. Lila also loved to drive her car. Having driven since she was fifteen years old, she had a great sense of direction and only had one accident in all her years of driving. Her greatest pleasure came from witnessing the accomplishments of her children and grandchildren. She was always proud of her family and wanted everyone to know just how much she loved them all.
One of her greatest hardships was her almost total hearing loss by age forty. She attributed her hearing loss to the electrical equipment she used as a telephone operator.
She was the beloved wife of forty-four years to the late James H. Stevens(1988); loving mother of Juliana Albertie and her husband Dante of Pearl River, NY and Rita Kelly and her husband Donald of Wayne; cherished grandmother of Dante Albertie, Jr. and his wife Stephanie, Jennifer Tempesta and her husband Marc, Lauren Silverman and her husband Lee, Michael and Lisa Kelly; much loved great-grandmother of Sophia Albertie and Andrew Silverman.
In lieu of flowers memorial donations to the St. Joseph's Regional Medical Center Foundation, 703 Main Street, Paterson, NJ 07503 would be appreciated.
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A Memorial Mass will be offered 1 PM on Wednesday, October 15, 2008 at the Annunciation RC Church, 45 Urban Club Rd., Wayne.
October 9, 2008
Services
A Memorial Mass will be offered 1 PM on Wednesday, October 15, 2008 at the Annunciation RC Church, 45 Urban Club Rd., Wayne.
Lila Ann Stevens (nee Froschheuser) age 84 of Wayne died peacefully on Thursday, October 09, 2008 at home, surrounded by her family and close friends.
She was born in Hastings, Nebraska where she spent her formative years and where her family owned a restaurant/tavern, having lived in Bronx, NY, Yonkers, NY and Naples, FL before moving to Wayne in 1994.
Lila had a brother Warren Froschheuser who, at age sixteen, was tragically killed while taking flying lessons. He was taking the lessons with his mother’s blessing and had kept the lessons a secret from his father.
She attended Hastings College, Hastings, NE for three years having played first violin in the orchestra.
Lila was a receptionist at a photo studio, in Hastings, Nebraska, who’s desk was visible from a window on the street. James, her husband to be, walked by and spied her through the window. He walked into the studio and started asking about different photo packages, after which he got down to his real mission of asking Lila on a date. Upon leaving the studio he said to his friend “that’s the girl I’m going to marry”. Lila was engaged to the local banker’s son but broke the engagement as she was swept off her feet by James in his US Army uniform. They married, in 1944, in a civil ceremony in Smith Center, Kansas and in 1946 their marriage was affirmed in holy matrimony at Saint Helena RC Church, Bronx, NY. They had two daughters Juliana and Rita and began raising their family in Bronx, NY, later moved to Yonkers, NY, then Naples, FL where they spent their retirement years. At James’ death, in 1988, he was buried in the Florida National Veterans Cemetery in Bushnell, Fl. After his death, Lila moved to the Sisco Village in Wayne, NJ and later Siena Village in Wayne, NJ to be closer to her daughters. She never lost her love for Hastings, Nebraska and always kept in touch with family and friends there.
Lila was a member of the Annunciation RC Church, Wayne where she belonged to the Prime Timers. She was also a member of the Golden Age Circle of Wayne.
She was a terrific seamstress having made many clothes for her children and her children’s dolls. She also enjoyed crocheting, reading and ceramics. Lila also loved to drive her car. Having driven since she was fifteen years old, she had a great sense of direction and only had one accident in all her years of driving. Her greatest pleasure came from witnessing the accomplishments of her children and grandchildren. She was always proud of her family and wanted everyone to know just how much she loved them all.
One of her greatest hardships was her almost total hearing loss by age forty. She attributed her hearing loss to the electrical equipment she used as a telephone operator.
She was the beloved wife of forty-four years to the late James H. Stevens(1988); loving mother of Juliana Albertie and her husband Dante of Pearl River, NY and Rita Kelly and her husband Donald of Wayne; cherished grandmother of Dante Albertie, Jr. and his wife Stephanie, Jennifer Tempesta and her husband Marc, Lauren Silverman and her husband Lee, Michael and Lisa Kelly; much loved great-grandmother of Sophia Albertie and Andrew Silverman.
In lieu of flowers memorial donations to the St. Joseph's Regional Medical Center Foundation, 703 Main Street, Paterson, NJ 07503 would be appreciated.
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