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June 29, 2017
Services
Friends may visit with the family at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, on Wednesday, July 5, 2017 from 3-6 PM. A funeral service will be held at 6 PM Wednesday, at the conclusion of the visiting hours.
Lois A. Eitel (nee Eliason), age 72 of West Milford, died peacefully at home on Thursday, June 29, 2017. She had lived in Wayne before moving to West Milford twenty years ago.
Lois was raised in Cliffside Park and graduated from the Cliffside Park High School in 1962. During her career, she worked for several area insurance agencies, including Dunlop, Onderdonk, & Wilson in Wayne, and she retired from Hanson & Ryan of Totowa in 2011.
Lois was a wonderful mother to her two children. They have fond memories of their mom waking them up at 4 AM and driving them down to Seaside Heights to watch the sunrise. They also enjoyed annual summer vacations to Wildwood and many visits to Cape Cod. Lois was an avid gardener, loved taking care of her house plants, and she was an unbeatable Scrabble player! She enjoyed reading, doing the daily crossword puzzle, and she was brave enough (and adequately skilled) to do Sudoku with a pen! Lois was also a quiet volunteer, dedicating countless hours to teaching illiterate adults how to read, and she spent many Thanksgivings at area shelters where she helped to feed the less fortunate. Among the vast wisdom she shared with her children, they recall two things in particular: Lois often repeated the old adage; “if you don’t have anything nice to say, don’t say anything at all,” and “it takes a long time to build trust.” They will all miss her deeply, but they also have many memories to hold close to their hearts forever.
Lois is survived by her two children; Edward Brown of W. Milford, and Christine Brown of W. Milford, her sister; Andrea Peloquin and her husband Paul of Orleans, Massachusetts, and a large, extended family.
In lieu of flowers donations can be made in Memory of Lois to SIM International. Send to SIM Donor Care, PO Box 7900, Charlotte, NC 28241, or www.simusa.org.
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Friends may visit with the family at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, on Wednesday, July 5, 2017 from 3-6 PM. A funeral service will be held at 6 PM Wednesday, at the conclusion of the visiting hours.
June 29, 2017
Services
Friends may visit with the family at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, on Wednesday, July 5, 2017 from 3-6 PM. A funeral service will be held at 6 PM Wednesday, at the conclusion of the visiting hours.
Lois A. Eitel (nee Eliason), age 72 of West Milford, died peacefully at home on Thursday, June 29, 2017. She had lived in Wayne before moving to West Milford twenty years ago.
Lois was raised in Cliffside Park and graduated from the Cliffside Park High School in 1962. During her career, she worked for several area insurance agencies, including Dunlop, Onderdonk, & Wilson in Wayne, and she retired from Hanson & Ryan of Totowa in 2011.
Lois was a wonderful mother to her two children. They have fond memories of their mom waking them up at 4 AM and driving them down to Seaside Heights to watch the sunrise. They also enjoyed annual summer vacations to Wildwood and many visits to Cape Cod. Lois was an avid gardener, loved taking care of her house plants, and she was an unbeatable Scrabble player! She enjoyed reading, doing the daily crossword puzzle, and she was brave enough (and adequately skilled) to do Sudoku with a pen! Lois was also a quiet volunteer, dedicating countless hours to teaching illiterate adults how to read, and she spent many Thanksgivings at area shelters where she helped to feed the less fortunate. Among the vast wisdom she shared with her children, they recall two things in particular: Lois often repeated the old adage; “if you don’t have anything nice to say, don’t say anything at all,” and “it takes a long time to build trust.” They will all miss her deeply, but they also have many memories to hold close to their hearts forever.
Lois is survived by her two children; Edward Brown of W. Milford, and Christine Brown of W. Milford, her sister; Andrea Peloquin and her husband Paul of Orleans, Massachusetts, and a large, extended family.
In lieu of flowers donations can be made in Memory of Lois to SIM International. Send to SIM Donor Care, PO Box 7900, Charlotte, NC 28241, or www.simusa.org.
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