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January 22, 2010
Services
Friends may visit with the family on Tuesday, January 26, 2010 from 2-4, 7-9 PM at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne.
A memorial Mass will be offered 11 AM on Friday, January 27, 2010 at St Aloysius Church, 219 Bloomfield Ave., Caldwell.
Margaret W. “Margie” Bain(nee Weschler) age 86 of West Caldwell and formerly of the Packanack Lake Section of Wayne died suddenly and unexpectedly on Friday, January 22, 2010 with the comfort of her husband by her side.
She was born in Washington, DC and lived in the Packanack Lake Section of Wayne for twenty years having lived in Darien, CT, Pinehurst, NC, and Greenbriar Woodlands, Toms River, NJ before moving to Cranes Mill in West Caldwell in 2001.
She graduated from Holy Cross Academy, Washington, DC with the Class of 1942 where she played on the basketball team. She was a devout Catholic and parishioner of Blessed Sacrament RC Church, Washington, DC where she served on the Altar & Rosary Society and was a member of Sodality.
One evening, when Andrew was attending college, a group of boys were going out and asked Andrew Bain to get a date and go out with them. He told the guys he couldn’t get a date on such short notice and one of the guys said I’ll get you one – my sister is at home. They proceeded over to Margaret’s house and tossed stones at her window until she acknowledged them and agreed to go out for drinks. Andrew was, in his own word “smitten”. Margaret not so much. They dated until Andrew was called to serve his country during WWII. On leave from the service he went to a USO dance and was re-acquainted with Margaret who was at the dance. They dated again for a time but Margaret had her reservations as she thought Andrew’s personality was too conservative for her liking. Andrew was still “smitten” and worked up the nerve to ask Margaret to marry him. He proposed while parked in the car in front of her house saying “I think we should get married-what do you think?” after a long and agonizing pause she said “that’s a terrible proposal but yes I would like to marry you”. They married on September 1, 1945 at Blessed Sacrament Church in Washington, DC and honeymooned at a New York City motel. After the first night Andrew went to the front desk and said “I can’t afford this place – we’re checking out” to which the manager told him you have a military service discount, your good friend knows the manager so your getting the manager’s discount, and this room is costing you $7.00 per night. They have since enjoyed sixty four years of loving and caring marriage.
In keeping with her devotion to her Catholic faith Margaret was a parishioner of Blessed Sacrament Church, Washington, DC, Immaculate Heart of Mary Church, Wayne, NJ, St. Matthews Church in Darien, CT, Sacred Heart Church, Pinehurst, NC, St. Lukes Church in Toms River and most recently St. Aloysius Church, Caldwell.
Margie will be fondly remembered as having a quick wit, being a fantastic cook - peanut butter pie and chili were just a few specialties; she enjoyed playing bridge, crossword and jigsaw puzzles, enjoyed ceramics, and loved a party. Her home in Packanack was the scene of many memorable New Years Eve parties. On one occasion Andrew called and said he was bringing home 10 Japanese men for dinner…in ½ hour! She whipped up some of her spicy chili and those ten men talked about that dinner for years after. She always had a special part of her heart dedicated to animals. She would let tarantulas crawl on her arm and took an interest in her grandson's Gecko lizard. At one time in her life she even had a pet bull.
Andrew and Margaret both enjoyed traveling and have been all over the United States, toured Japan, Panama, Bermuda, Alaska and loved cruises. Just last week she was eyeing a cruise itinerary.
She is the beloved wife of Andrew L. Bain, Sr.; loving mother of Margaret E. Bain and her husband Jan Kopecky of Commerce City, CO, the late Andrew L. Bain, Jr.(2003) and his surviving wife Janis, Dr. Frank Bain and his wife Jackie of Towaco, Mary B. Tiefenbacher and her husband Robert of Wayne and Alice Breeman of Morristown; cherished grandmother of nine grandchildren and one great-grandson.
In honor of her love of animals and in lieu of flowers memorial donations to the Associated Humane Society, 124 Evergreen Ave., Newark, NJ 07114 would be sincerely appreciated
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Friends may visit with the family on Tuesday, January 26, 2010 from 2-4, 7-9 PM at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne.
A memorial Mass will be offered 11 AM on Friday, January 27, 2010 at St Aloysius Church, 219 Bloomfield Ave., Caldwell.
January 22, 2010
Services
Friends may visit with the family on Tuesday, January 26, 2010 from 2-4, 7-9 PM at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne.
A memorial Mass will be offered 11 AM on Friday, January 27, 2010 at St Aloysius Church, 219 Bloomfield Ave., Caldwell.
Margaret W. “Margie” Bain(nee Weschler) age 86 of West Caldwell and formerly of the Packanack Lake Section of Wayne died suddenly and unexpectedly on Friday, January 22, 2010 with the comfort of her husband by her side.
She was born in Washington, DC and lived in the Packanack Lake Section of Wayne for twenty years having lived in Darien, CT, Pinehurst, NC, and Greenbriar Woodlands, Toms River, NJ before moving to Cranes Mill in West Caldwell in 2001.
She graduated from Holy Cross Academy, Washington, DC with the Class of 1942 where she played on the basketball team. She was a devout Catholic and parishioner of Blessed Sacrament RC Church, Washington, DC where she served on the Altar & Rosary Society and was a member of Sodality.
One evening, when Andrew was attending college, a group of boys were going out and asked Andrew Bain to get a date and go out with them. He told the guys he couldn’t get a date on such short notice and one of the guys said I’ll get you one – my sister is at home. They proceeded over to Margaret’s house and tossed stones at her window until she acknowledged them and agreed to go out for drinks. Andrew was, in his own word “smitten”. Margaret not so much. They dated until Andrew was called to serve his country during WWII. On leave from the service he went to a USO dance and was re-acquainted with Margaret who was at the dance. They dated again for a time but Margaret had her reservations as she thought Andrew’s personality was too conservative for her liking. Andrew was still “smitten” and worked up the nerve to ask Margaret to marry him. He proposed while parked in the car in front of her house saying “I think we should get married-what do you think?” after a long and agonizing pause she said “that’s a terrible proposal but yes I would like to marry you”. They married on September 1, 1945 at Blessed Sacrament Church in Washington, DC and honeymooned at a New York City motel. After the first night Andrew went to the front desk and said “I can’t afford this place – we’re checking out” to which the manager told him you have a military service discount, your good friend knows the manager so your getting the manager’s discount, and this room is costing you $7.00 per night. They have since enjoyed sixty four years of loving and caring marriage.
In keeping with her devotion to her Catholic faith Margaret was a parishioner of Blessed Sacrament Church, Washington, DC, Immaculate Heart of Mary Church, Wayne, NJ, St. Matthews Church in Darien, CT, Sacred Heart Church, Pinehurst, NC, St. Lukes Church in Toms River and most recently St. Aloysius Church, Caldwell.
Margie will be fondly remembered as having a quick wit, being a fantastic cook - peanut butter pie and chili were just a few specialties; she enjoyed playing bridge, crossword and jigsaw puzzles, enjoyed ceramics, and loved a party. Her home in Packanack was the scene of many memorable New Years Eve parties. On one occasion Andrew called and said he was bringing home 10 Japanese men for dinner…in ½ hour! She whipped up some of her spicy chili and those ten men talked about that dinner for years after. She always had a special part of her heart dedicated to animals. She would let tarantulas crawl on her arm and took an interest in her grandson's Gecko lizard. At one time in her life she even had a pet bull.
Andrew and Margaret both enjoyed traveling and have been all over the United States, toured Japan, Panama, Bermuda, Alaska and loved cruises. Just last week she was eyeing a cruise itinerary.
She is the beloved wife of Andrew L. Bain, Sr.; loving mother of Margaret E. Bain and her husband Jan Kopecky of Commerce City, CO, the late Andrew L. Bain, Jr.(2003) and his surviving wife Janis, Dr. Frank Bain and his wife Jackie of Towaco, Mary B. Tiefenbacher and her husband Robert of Wayne and Alice Breeman of Morristown; cherished grandmother of nine grandchildren and one great-grandson.
In honor of her love of animals and in lieu of flowers memorial donations to the Associated Humane Society, 124 Evergreen Ave., Newark, NJ 07114 would be sincerely appreciated
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