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Mae Joan Gooch, age 85 of Wayne, died peacefully on Friday, October 30, 2015.
Mae Joan grew up in Franklin Square, Long Island before moving to Washington, D.C. as a teenager. It was there that she met her husband Edward at the wedding of a mutual cousin. After they married, they settled in Uniondale, Long Island. When Ed’s employer, American Cyanamid, built their Wayne headquarters in 1960, they moved to a newly built home in the Lions Head Lake section of Wayne, less than a mile from the offices. The new community was in its heyday then, with most activities revolving around the lake and beach area. The children most certainly outnumbered the adults around Lion’s Head Lake and they couldn’t have wished for a better place to raise their family. During the summers, nearly every sunny day was spent at the beach where the kids would swim and play while Mae Joan read a book or socialized with her neighbors. Her family was her dearest blessing and she loved her husband, children and grandchildren with all of her heart.
Mae Joan was a also staunch Catholic and became involved with Our Lady of Consolation RC Church. She joined the Amity Club and volunteered in various capacities. She was a staunch Catholic and loved her parish very much.
Mae Joan was predeceased by her son, Edward in 2012 and by her husband, Edward in 1992. She is survived by her daughter Kathleen Oleksy (Jimmy) of Wayne, five grandchildren; Megan Darzinoff and her husband Hayri of Lake Hiawatha, Steven Gooch of FL, Kevin DeBoo and his wife Christine of Washington, NJ, Patricia Oleksy of Fair Lawn, NJ, and Jeffrey Oleksy of Wayne, and her great-granddaughters; Fiona and Ashley DeBoo.
Donations in Mae Joan’s memory would be greatly appreciated to her beloved parish; Our Lady of Consolation RC Church, 1799 Hamburg Trpk, Wayne, NJ 07470.
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Mae Joan Gooch, age 85 of Wayne, died peacefully on Friday, October 30, 2015.
Mae Joan grew up in Franklin Square, Long Island before moving to Washington, D.C. as a teenager. It was there that she met her husband Edward at the wedding of a mutual cousin. After they married, they settled in Uniondale, Long Island. When Ed’s employer, American Cyanamid, built their Wayne headquarters in 1960, they moved to a newly built home in the Lions Head Lake section of Wayne, less than a mile from the offices. The new community was in its heyday then, with most activities revolving around the lake and beach area. The children most certainly outnumbered the adults around Lion’s Head Lake and they couldn’t have wished for a better place to raise their family. During the summers, nearly every sunny day was spent at the beach where the kids would swim and play while Mae Joan read a book or socialized with her neighbors. Her family was her dearest blessing and she loved her husband, children and grandchildren with all of her heart.
Mae Joan was a also staunch Catholic and became involved with Our Lady of Consolation RC Church. She joined the Amity Club and volunteered in various capacities. She was a staunch Catholic and loved her parish very much.
Mae Joan was predeceased by her son, Edward in 2012 and by her husband, Edward in 1992. She is survived by her daughter Kathleen Oleksy (Jimmy) of Wayne, five grandchildren; Megan Darzinoff and her husband Hayri of Lake Hiawatha, Steven Gooch of FL, Kevin DeBoo and his wife Christine of Washington, NJ, Patricia Oleksy of Fair Lawn, NJ, and Jeffrey Oleksy of Wayne, and her great-granddaughters; Fiona and Ashley DeBoo.
Donations in Mae Joan’s memory would be greatly appreciated to her beloved parish; Our Lady of Consolation RC Church, 1799 Hamburg Trpk, Wayne, NJ 07470.
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