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September 29, 2012
Services
Friends may visit with the family at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, on Wednesday, October 3, 2012 from 2-4 & 7-9 PM. A Funeral Mass will be celebrated at 10 AM on Thursday, October 4, 2012 at Our Lady of Magnificat RC Church, 2 Miller Road, Kinnelon, followed by burial at Christ the King Cemetery in Franklin Lakes.
Margaret J. Hofbauer, “Margot”, age 75 died suddenly on Saturday, September 29, 2012. She was a resident of Wayne for almost forty years and was recently summering in Long Beach Island and wintering in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
Margot was raised in Glen Ridge, NJ and attended elementary school at Holy Name School in East Orange and graduated from Immaculate Conception High School in Montclair with the class of 1956. It was shortly after high school that she met Thomas Hofbauer.
Margot was a schoolmate of Tom’s younger sister, who introduced them. Tom fell for her at first sight but he couldn’t ask her out because he already had a blind date to the upcoming dance at the Glen Ridge Country Club. Tom was a quick thinker and he set his friend up with Margot to be sure she was at the dance. The plan worked; Tom never met his intended blind date that night and instead danced the entire evening with Margot. They were married on June 7, 1958 and after a honeymoon in Bermuda, they settled in a little apartment in Montclair, which Margot decorated exquisitely. They moved to Wayne in 1960, where they raised their four children and have enjoyed fifty four wonderful years together. During the last twelve years they have called Fort Lauderdale their home and spent summers at Long Beach Island.
Margot’s faith was her foundation. From her earliest days at Holy Name School, she was a devoted Catholic and attended Mass typically several times a week. Recently, she and Tom completed a forty day seminar which culminated with her Consecration to the Blessed Virgin Mary. Margot also received great satisfaction while serving as the school secretary at Immaculate Heart of Mary School in Wayne for nearly twelve years, retiring in 1994.
Margot was a kind and selfless individual. She was a terrific cook and an even better hostess, putting together parties and holiday gatherings like there was nothing to it. She made it look easy and earned herself the nickname “Road Runner” because of her boundless energy and speed at getting things done, and doing it all with elegance. She was the most loving mom and grandmother that her family could have asked for. She also enjoyed a very large extended family, including nearly eighty first cousins, many of whom she stayed in close contact with. A large network of dear friends graced her with many happy times and good memories as well. She will be missed by so many who’s lives she’s blessed over the years.
Margot is survived by her loving and devoted husband, Thomas, her four children; Thomas Jr (Tucker) of Parsippany, Peter and his wife Denise of Kinnelon, William (Billy) and his wife Denise of Parsippany, and Maggie Killackey of Wayne, eight grandchildren; Tara and Max Hofbauer of Kinnelon, Rachel and Billy Hofbauer of Wayne, and John, Brian, Margaux and Tommy Killackey of Wayne.
Donations in Margot’s memory, if friends so wish, to the St. Joseph’s Indian School, P.O. Box 100, Chamberlain, SD 57325, or the Catholic Charities, 777 Valley Road, Clifton, NJ 07013 would be greatly appreciated.
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Friends may visit with the family at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, on Wednesday, October 3, 2012 from 2-4 & 7-9 PM. A Funeral Mass will be celebrated at 10 AM on Thursday, October 4, 2012 at Our Lady of Magnificat RC Church, 2 Miller Road, Kinnelon, followed by burial at Christ the King Cemetery in Franklin Lakes.
September 29, 2012
Services
Friends may visit with the family at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, on Wednesday, October 3, 2012 from 2-4 & 7-9 PM. A Funeral Mass will be celebrated at 10 AM on Thursday, October 4, 2012 at Our Lady of Magnificat RC Church, 2 Miller Road, Kinnelon, followed by burial at Christ the King Cemetery in Franklin Lakes.
Margaret J. Hofbauer, “Margot”, age 75 died suddenly on Saturday, September 29, 2012. She was a resident of Wayne for almost forty years and was recently summering in Long Beach Island and wintering in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
Margot was raised in Glen Ridge, NJ and attended elementary school at Holy Name School in East Orange and graduated from Immaculate Conception High School in Montclair with the class of 1956. It was shortly after high school that she met Thomas Hofbauer.
Margot was a schoolmate of Tom’s younger sister, who introduced them. Tom fell for her at first sight but he couldn’t ask her out because he already had a blind date to the upcoming dance at the Glen Ridge Country Club. Tom was a quick thinker and he set his friend up with Margot to be sure she was at the dance. The plan worked; Tom never met his intended blind date that night and instead danced the entire evening with Margot. They were married on June 7, 1958 and after a honeymoon in Bermuda, they settled in a little apartment in Montclair, which Margot decorated exquisitely. They moved to Wayne in 1960, where they raised their four children and have enjoyed fifty four wonderful years together. During the last twelve years they have called Fort Lauderdale their home and spent summers at Long Beach Island.
Margot’s faith was her foundation. From her earliest days at Holy Name School, she was a devoted Catholic and attended Mass typically several times a week. Recently, she and Tom completed a forty day seminar which culminated with her Consecration to the Blessed Virgin Mary. Margot also received great satisfaction while serving as the school secretary at Immaculate Heart of Mary School in Wayne for nearly twelve years, retiring in 1994.
Margot was a kind and selfless individual. She was a terrific cook and an even better hostess, putting together parties and holiday gatherings like there was nothing to it. She made it look easy and earned herself the nickname “Road Runner” because of her boundless energy and speed at getting things done, and doing it all with elegance. She was the most loving mom and grandmother that her family could have asked for. She also enjoyed a very large extended family, including nearly eighty first cousins, many of whom she stayed in close contact with. A large network of dear friends graced her with many happy times and good memories as well. She will be missed by so many who’s lives she’s blessed over the years.
Margot is survived by her loving and devoted husband, Thomas, her four children; Thomas Jr (Tucker) of Parsippany, Peter and his wife Denise of Kinnelon, William (Billy) and his wife Denise of Parsippany, and Maggie Killackey of Wayne, eight grandchildren; Tara and Max Hofbauer of Kinnelon, Rachel and Billy Hofbauer of Wayne, and John, Brian, Margaux and Tommy Killackey of Wayne.
Donations in Margot’s memory, if friends so wish, to the St. Joseph’s Indian School, P.O. Box 100, Chamberlain, SD 57325, or the Catholic Charities, 777 Valley Road, Clifton, NJ 07013 would be greatly appreciated.
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