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Friends may visit with the family at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, on Saturday, March 5, 2016 from 2-5 PM. A Funeral Service will immediately follow the time of visitation and begin in the funeral home chapel at 5:00 PM.
Luann DePalma, age 62, of Wanaque, passed peacefully at her home, with her family lovingly and supportively by her side, on Tuesday, March 1, 2016.
Born in Ridgewood, she grew up in her childhood home on Oldham Road in Wayne. She was a graduate of Wayne Valley High School, Class of 1971.
Following graduation, Luann attended the Roman Academy of Beauty in Paterson. She married James H. Hughes, Jr. on May 28, 1972 and soon after happily took on her role as a loving mother for her son, Jeremy.
Luann’s career path has taken on many roles. She most recently worked as a material control clerk for the Haydon Corporation in Wayne supporting the manufacturing of metal framing and baseboard heating components.
Luann was a free spirit, a tough lady with a heart of gold. One of her many signature features was her long manicured nails. She enjoyed listening to the sounds of Stevie Nicks, Fleetwood Mack, Guns N’ Roses and Jersey’s own Bon Jovi. She had a wonderful gift of gab, in fact the caption under her high school picture said “Loves to Talk”. She also loved to roller skate and could often be found letting the good times roll at Wayne on Wheels roller rink. Her favorite holiday was Christmas. She would decorate the Christmas tree with handmade family ornaments while White Christmas was playing on TV. Every year she had family over for her Christmas dinner of lasagna.
It was at Wayne on Wheels that her second husband – Scott Moser rolled into her life. They married on Saturday, April 5, 1986 in Haledon and enjoyed seven and a half years of wedded bliss until Scott’s passing in 1993.
Luann found love one more time when she met Bill Nichols. They enjoyed a wonderful companionship for over 10 years. They shared their love of motorcycles especially Harley Davidsons. Luann was happiest as a passenger, she never actually drove the bike. Her love of riding could probably be best summed up by a quote from an unknown fellow biker who once described traveling on a motorcycle as “The sun on your back. Two fists in the wind. And the horizon teasing you farther down a great road”. Some of their favorite places to ride included down the shore in Wildwood and in the Outer Banks of North Carolina. Although Luann did not drink wine, she supported Bill’s love of amateur wine making by providing food for the group.
Besides her family, Luann loved time spent in a sunny place. The sounds and smell of the ocean, the sand sifting between her toes while feeling the warmth of the sun and having a bronze-like tan complexion was Luann’s definition of happy! While she had some great times taking trips to St. Martin Island in the Caribbean, she knew that it was the same sun that shined on the beaches of the Jersey Shore and she was equally happy there.
Luann loved to garden, butterflies and the color purple. She combined these three loves by planting a butterfly friendly garden full of purple flowers in her yard. Imagine the horror she felt when her landscapers started yanking the butterfly bushes out of the ground because they thought they were weeds. She almost strangled them for that mistake. Her second favorite flower was a hydrangea, of course especially the ones with purple flowers.
Above all, Luann’s greatest love was for her family and friends. One of her favorites was her awesome grandson Sean. Her and Sean enjoyed vacations in the Outer Banks of North Carolina. She loved taking him to the beach or to the park and she had lots of fun watching him make chalk art creations on the sidewalks and parking lot outside of her Wanaque townhouse. Again, Luann was a very sociable person who loved to talk, so when her family was trying to explain to Sean that Nonnie was not always going to be with us and that her soul was going to a better place, Sean came to a rather wise conclusion and declared that he saw Nonnie as a talking soul.
Luann is survived by her dear son Jeremy, and his wife Tina and her adored grandson Sean Hughes of Wayne; loving companion Bill Nichols of Wanaque; cherished father Louis Maturo and his wife Sally of West Milford; dear niece Stacy Zayas of Wayne; step siblings: Johnny Aleman, Debbie Kerr, and Vicky Mirsik; and many loving cousins, aunts and uncles.
Luann was predeceased by her cherished mother Doris Maturo (nee Thissen), her husband, Scott Moser, step-brother, Billy Aleman, and her loving friend Alice Anastos who was like a surrogate mom to her.
In lieu of flowers, those planning an expression of sympathy in Luann’s memory are asked to consider St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, P.O Box 1000, Dept. 142, Memphis, TN 38148-0142 (www.stjude.org), or The National Shrines of St. Anthony and St. Jude - The Franciscan Friars of Holy Name Province, 144 West 32nd Street, New York, NY 10001-3202 (www.thefranciscans.org).
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Friends may visit with the family at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, on Saturday, March 5, 2016 from 2-5 PM. A Funeral Service will immediately follow the time of visitation and begin in the funeral home chapel at 5:00 PM.
Services
Friends may visit with the family at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, on Saturday, March 5, 2016 from 2-5 PM. A Funeral Service will immediately follow the time of visitation and begin in the funeral home chapel at 5:00 PM.
Luann DePalma, age 62, of Wanaque, passed peacefully at her home, with her family lovingly and supportively by her side, on Tuesday, March 1, 2016.
Born in Ridgewood, she grew up in her childhood home on Oldham Road in Wayne. She was a graduate of Wayne Valley High School, Class of 1971.
Following graduation, Luann attended the Roman Academy of Beauty in Paterson. She married James H. Hughes, Jr. on May 28, 1972 and soon after happily took on her role as a loving mother for her son, Jeremy.
Luann’s career path has taken on many roles. She most recently worked as a material control clerk for the Haydon Corporation in Wayne supporting the manufacturing of metal framing and baseboard heating components.
Luann was a free spirit, a tough lady with a heart of gold. One of her many signature features was her long manicured nails. She enjoyed listening to the sounds of Stevie Nicks, Fleetwood Mack, Guns N’ Roses and Jersey’s own Bon Jovi. She had a wonderful gift of gab, in fact the caption under her high school picture said “Loves to Talk”. She also loved to roller skate and could often be found letting the good times roll at Wayne on Wheels roller rink. Her favorite holiday was Christmas. She would decorate the Christmas tree with handmade family ornaments while White Christmas was playing on TV. Every year she had family over for her Christmas dinner of lasagna.
It was at Wayne on Wheels that her second husband – Scott Moser rolled into her life. They married on Saturday, April 5, 1986 in Haledon and enjoyed seven and a half years of wedded bliss until Scott’s passing in 1993.
Luann found love one more time when she met Bill Nichols. They enjoyed a wonderful companionship for over 10 years. They shared their love of motorcycles especially Harley Davidsons. Luann was happiest as a passenger, she never actually drove the bike. Her love of riding could probably be best summed up by a quote from an unknown fellow biker who once described traveling on a motorcycle as “The sun on your back. Two fists in the wind. And the horizon teasing you farther down a great road”. Some of their favorite places to ride included down the shore in Wildwood and in the Outer Banks of North Carolina. Although Luann did not drink wine, she supported Bill’s love of amateur wine making by providing food for the group.
Besides her family, Luann loved time spent in a sunny place. The sounds and smell of the ocean, the sand sifting between her toes while feeling the warmth of the sun and having a bronze-like tan complexion was Luann’s definition of happy! While she had some great times taking trips to St. Martin Island in the Caribbean, she knew that it was the same sun that shined on the beaches of the Jersey Shore and she was equally happy there.
Luann loved to garden, butterflies and the color purple. She combined these three loves by planting a butterfly friendly garden full of purple flowers in her yard. Imagine the horror she felt when her landscapers started yanking the butterfly bushes out of the ground because they thought they were weeds. She almost strangled them for that mistake. Her second favorite flower was a hydrangea, of course especially the ones with purple flowers.
Above all, Luann’s greatest love was for her family and friends. One of her favorites was her awesome grandson Sean. Her and Sean enjoyed vacations in the Outer Banks of North Carolina. She loved taking him to the beach or to the park and she had lots of fun watching him make chalk art creations on the sidewalks and parking lot outside of her Wanaque townhouse. Again, Luann was a very sociable person who loved to talk, so when her family was trying to explain to Sean that Nonnie was not always going to be with us and that her soul was going to a better place, Sean came to a rather wise conclusion and declared that he saw Nonnie as a talking soul.
Luann is survived by her dear son Jeremy, and his wife Tina and her adored grandson Sean Hughes of Wayne; loving companion Bill Nichols of Wanaque; cherished father Louis Maturo and his wife Sally of West Milford; dear niece Stacy Zayas of Wayne; step siblings: Johnny Aleman, Debbie Kerr, and Vicky Mirsik; and many loving cousins, aunts and uncles.
Luann was predeceased by her cherished mother Doris Maturo (nee Thissen), her husband, Scott Moser, step-brother, Billy Aleman, and her loving friend Alice Anastos who was like a surrogate mom to her.
In lieu of flowers, those planning an expression of sympathy in Luann’s memory are asked to consider St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, P.O Box 1000, Dept. 142, Memphis, TN 38148-0142 (www.stjude.org), or The National Shrines of St. Anthony and St. Jude - The Franciscan Friars of Holy Name Province, 144 West 32nd Street, New York, NY 10001-3202 (www.thefranciscans.org).
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