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July 18, 2014
Services
Friends may visit with the family at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, on Tuesday, July 22, 2014 from 2-4 and 7-9 PM.
Funeral Services will be held on Wednesday, July 23, 2014 at 9:00 AM from the funeral home, then to Our Lady of the Valley R.C. Church, 630 Valley Road, Wayne, where at 10:00 AM a Funeral Mass will be offered. Interment will follow at St. Michael’s Cemetery, South Hackensack.
Loretta “Loret” Molczyk, age 60 of Wayne, passed away suddenly on Friday, July 18, 2014.
Loret was born in Passaic. The oldest of Joseph and Sophie Mistrick’s three children, she lived with her family in Clifton for 3 years before moving in 1957 to Wayne where her parents purchased a home on Whittaker Court. It was there that Loret grew up and attended Packanack Lake Elementary School and Immaculate Heart of Mary School. After graduating from Wayne Hills High School in 1972, she continued her studies at William Paterson College where she earned a bachelor’s degree in art.
While in college, Loret worked as a cosmetician at Thrift Drugs Pharmacy in Pompton Plains. One evening while attending a friend’s wedding, she met a guy named John Molczyk. John took a real liking to Loret and, when he learned that she worked at the pharmacy, it suddenly became his favorite store to shop. It took a few attempts to get Loret to agree to go out with him but she ultimately did. Their first date was to Six Flags Great Adventure and it was the beginning of an adventurous relationship that culminated in a loving marriage of 31 years. They exchanged vows on Sunday, May 29, 1983 at Immaculate Heart of Mary Roman Catholic Church in Wayne. Following a reception at the Regency House Loret and John enjoyed a beautiful honeymoon in Acapulco, Mexico staying at the Acapulco Princess in the exclusive pyramid section of the hotel. They returned home from their honeymoon and settled in Wayne where Loret lived to the present.
In 1986 Loret and John welcomed a son they named David into their lives and, in 1992, David was joined by a younger brother named Daniel. Loretta devoted her energy to raising her two sons and providing a loving home for her family. She had a bubbly and outgoing personality and she derived special enjoyment from hosting dinner for family and friends at her home. She was an adventurous and creative cook who was willing to take dinner-making risks with her immediate family but she always followed the recipe when hosting friends. Loretta’s family got especially excited when she made pancakes and her cheesecake with cherries on top.
Besides cooking and baking, Loret found many other outlets for artistic, creative expression. She was very much into photography and she took candid shots of almost anything you can imagine. You could say that Kodak lost one of its biggest customers when digital photography came along! Always meticulously dressed, she loved to express her lively personality through fashion and she was often complimented for the pretty dresses she wore. Loret was the consummate “maller” who could never pass up a good sale on shoes, makeup, or fashion accessories. Decorating her home was equally important to Loretta. Her decorating taste could best be described as “conversation-starting with a hint of chotchkie.” Outdoors she unwound by tending to her flower and vegetable gardens and expressing herself through lawn decorations, animal statuary, and rocks. If it was colorful and glittery, Loret would probably like it. Even her taste in pets evolved from the common hamster and guinea pig to the parakeet to the slightly more exotic chinchilla. Loretta had three chinchillas and their names were Rocky, Chip and Skittle.
She loved to travel, especially to Lake George, NY, Niagara Falls in Canada and Walt Disney World in Florida. Upon a return from Epcot, her house would oftentimes be filled with exotic music of different parts of the world, played from CD’s she purchased while away. Always thoughtful and generous, when she went away on vacation, she frequently brought back souvenirs and gifts for family and friends, and when she was on the receiving end of a gift, no one sent more creative and beautiful hand-written thank you cards than Loret. She was a very thankful person who was known to send a thank you for the thank you she received!
Loretta was a parishioner of Our Lady of the Valley Parish in Wayne. She loved her church and, each year, at the Annual Festival, Loret could be found volunteering in the tent selling the 50/50 tickets. When her son Dan was attending OLV’s school, Loret would volunteer in the school’s office or as a class mother for trips. She had a special place in her heart for the plight of the less-fortunate and so she was a great supporter of the church’s food pantry ministry.
Loret will be missed! Her family is grateful for the time they had and will always cherish the memories she left – memories of a flamboyant, bubbly and affectionate wife, mother, sister and aunt who was lovingly devoted to her family and friends.
Loretta is survived by her beloved husband of 31 years, John, her two dear sons: David and Daniel, both of Wayne; her sister Trish and husband Greg Frost of Wayne; and her sister-in-law Patti Mistrick of Pompton Lakes. She was predeceased by her dear brother Robert Mistrick in December, 2013.
In lieu of flowers, those planning an expression of sympathy in Loretta’s name may contribute to Our Lady of the Valley R.C. Church’s Food Pantry Ministry.
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Friends may visit with the family at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, on Tuesday, July 22, 2014 from 2-4 and 7-9 PM.
Funeral Services will be held on Wednesday, July 23, 2014 at 9:00 AM from the funeral home, then to Our Lady of the Valley R.C. Church, 630 Valley Road, Wayne, where at 10:00 AM a Funeral Mass will be offered. Interment will follow at St. Michael’s Cemetery, South Hackensack.
July 18, 2014
Services
Friends may visit with the family at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, on Tuesday, July 22, 2014 from 2-4 and 7-9 PM.
Funeral Services will be held on Wednesday, July 23, 2014 at 9:00 AM from the funeral home, then to Our Lady of the Valley R.C. Church, 630 Valley Road, Wayne, where at 10:00 AM a Funeral Mass will be offered. Interment will follow at St. Michael’s Cemetery, South Hackensack.
Loretta “Loret” Molczyk, age 60 of Wayne, passed away suddenly on Friday, July 18, 2014.
Loret was born in Passaic. The oldest of Joseph and Sophie Mistrick’s three children, she lived with her family in Clifton for 3 years before moving in 1957 to Wayne where her parents purchased a home on Whittaker Court. It was there that Loret grew up and attended Packanack Lake Elementary School and Immaculate Heart of Mary School. After graduating from Wayne Hills High School in 1972, she continued her studies at William Paterson College where she earned a bachelor’s degree in art.
While in college, Loret worked as a cosmetician at Thrift Drugs Pharmacy in Pompton Plains. One evening while attending a friend’s wedding, she met a guy named John Molczyk. John took a real liking to Loret and, when he learned that she worked at the pharmacy, it suddenly became his favorite store to shop. It took a few attempts to get Loret to agree to go out with him but she ultimately did. Their first date was to Six Flags Great Adventure and it was the beginning of an adventurous relationship that culminated in a loving marriage of 31 years. They exchanged vows on Sunday, May 29, 1983 at Immaculate Heart of Mary Roman Catholic Church in Wayne. Following a reception at the Regency House Loret and John enjoyed a beautiful honeymoon in Acapulco, Mexico staying at the Acapulco Princess in the exclusive pyramid section of the hotel. They returned home from their honeymoon and settled in Wayne where Loret lived to the present.
In 1986 Loret and John welcomed a son they named David into their lives and, in 1992, David was joined by a younger brother named Daniel. Loretta devoted her energy to raising her two sons and providing a loving home for her family. She had a bubbly and outgoing personality and she derived special enjoyment from hosting dinner for family and friends at her home. She was an adventurous and creative cook who was willing to take dinner-making risks with her immediate family but she always followed the recipe when hosting friends. Loretta’s family got especially excited when she made pancakes and her cheesecake with cherries on top.
Besides cooking and baking, Loret found many other outlets for artistic, creative expression. She was very much into photography and she took candid shots of almost anything you can imagine. You could say that Kodak lost one of its biggest customers when digital photography came along! Always meticulously dressed, she loved to express her lively personality through fashion and she was often complimented for the pretty dresses she wore. Loret was the consummate “maller” who could never pass up a good sale on shoes, makeup, or fashion accessories. Decorating her home was equally important to Loretta. Her decorating taste could best be described as “conversation-starting with a hint of chotchkie.” Outdoors she unwound by tending to her flower and vegetable gardens and expressing herself through lawn decorations, animal statuary, and rocks. If it was colorful and glittery, Loret would probably like it. Even her taste in pets evolved from the common hamster and guinea pig to the parakeet to the slightly more exotic chinchilla. Loretta had three chinchillas and their names were Rocky, Chip and Skittle.
She loved to travel, especially to Lake George, NY, Niagara Falls in Canada and Walt Disney World in Florida. Upon a return from Epcot, her house would oftentimes be filled with exotic music of different parts of the world, played from CD’s she purchased while away. Always thoughtful and generous, when she went away on vacation, she frequently brought back souvenirs and gifts for family and friends, and when she was on the receiving end of a gift, no one sent more creative and beautiful hand-written thank you cards than Loret. She was a very thankful person who was known to send a thank you for the thank you she received!
Loretta was a parishioner of Our Lady of the Valley Parish in Wayne. She loved her church and, each year, at the Annual Festival, Loret could be found volunteering in the tent selling the 50/50 tickets. When her son Dan was attending OLV’s school, Loret would volunteer in the school’s office or as a class mother for trips. She had a special place in her heart for the plight of the less-fortunate and so she was a great supporter of the church’s food pantry ministry.
Loret will be missed! Her family is grateful for the time they had and will always cherish the memories she left – memories of a flamboyant, bubbly and affectionate wife, mother, sister and aunt who was lovingly devoted to her family and friends.
Loretta is survived by her beloved husband of 31 years, John, her two dear sons: David and Daniel, both of Wayne; her sister Trish and husband Greg Frost of Wayne; and her sister-in-law Patti Mistrick of Pompton Lakes. She was predeceased by her dear brother Robert Mistrick in December, 2013.
In lieu of flowers, those planning an expression of sympathy in Loretta’s name may contribute to Our Lady of the Valley R.C. Church’s Food Pantry Ministry.
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