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September 5, 2017
Services
Friends may visit with the family at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, on Friday, September 8, 2017 from 4-8 PM. A funeral service will be held during the visiting hours, at 7:30 PM, at the funeral home.
Margot Maiella (nee Binder), age 90 of Wayne, and formerly of N. Haledon, died peacefully after a brief illness on Monday, September 4, 2017.
Born in Fürstenfeldbruck, Germany, in 1927, Margot was raised in Germany during the hardships of World War II. She always remained very proud of her Bavarian culture. She met her husband, Joseph, who was serving in the U.S. Army, in the early months after the war’s end. Joe just happened to see two cute German girls at the movies at one evening, and he tried to make their acquaintance, but they avoided him and ran off. Joe just had to meet Margot, so he went door to door around the village until he found their home! Their romance blossomed, but fate interceded and Joe received orders to transfer back to the United States. They continued to write letters for the next two years before Margot came to join him in Paterson, NJ. Joe wasted no time proposing and they were married in 1948. A honeymoon followed to the Bronx Zoo before they settled on Warren St. in Paterson. Shortly after that, they moved to N. Haledon and then settled in Wayne. Over the years, Margot and Joe made many trips back to Germany to visit family.
Margot was a very strong willed, determined woman. She was a hard working homemaker who absolutely loved tending to her gardens, lawn, and flowers. She wore out more leaf blowers than her family can count, but nothing made her more happy than keeping the yard tidy. Her children recall what a fun mom she was, and especially her role as the “taxi mom” for all the local kids. She’d pile the whole basketball team into her station wagon and shuttle them all home, with far more kids in the car then there were seatbelts. Margot was a small lady, so she would stack pillows on the seat and behind her back, just so she could reach the pedals. It was common to see her driving with her poodle stretched out across her shoulders, and the dog’s snout out the window! Margot often said that she loved animals more than she did people, and if you knew her, that wasn’t necessarily a joke. She rescued more animals than her family can remember, and they always had dogs and cats as a part of their family. In keeping with Margot’s passion for animals, donations in her memory to the Friends of Wayne Animals would be appreciated and more information is below.
Margot is survived by her beloved children; Margot Williams of Wayne, and Jerry Maiella and his wife Virginia of N. Haledon, two grandchildren; Gary Maiella and his wife Lisa of N. Haledon, and Jason Maiella of N. Haledon, and three great-grandchildren; Joseph, Emily, and Michael Maiella, all of N. Haledon. She was predeceased by her devoted husband Joseph in 2013, by her parents; Hienrich and Carolena Binder, and by one brother and two sisters.
Friends wishing to make a donation in Margot’s memory are asked to consider the Friends of Wayne Animals (FOWA), PO Box 3701, Wayne, NJ 07474, or visit www.fowarescue.com, or Oakland Animal Food Bank, 86 Ramapo Valley Rd, Oakland, NJ 07436.
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Friends may visit with the family at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, on Friday, September 8, 2017 from 4-8 PM. A funeral service will be held during the visiting hours, at 7:30 PM, at the funeral home.
September 5, 2017
Services
Friends may visit with the family at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, on Friday, September 8, 2017 from 4-8 PM. A funeral service will be held during the visiting hours, at 7:30 PM, at the funeral home.
Margot Maiella (nee Binder), age 90 of Wayne, and formerly of N. Haledon, died peacefully after a brief illness on Monday, September 4, 2017.
Born in Fürstenfeldbruck, Germany, in 1927, Margot was raised in Germany during the hardships of World War II. She always remained very proud of her Bavarian culture. She met her husband, Joseph, who was serving in the U.S. Army, in the early months after the war’s end. Joe just happened to see two cute German girls at the movies at one evening, and he tried to make their acquaintance, but they avoided him and ran off. Joe just had to meet Margot, so he went door to door around the village until he found their home! Their romance blossomed, but fate interceded and Joe received orders to transfer back to the United States. They continued to write letters for the next two years before Margot came to join him in Paterson, NJ. Joe wasted no time proposing and they were married in 1948. A honeymoon followed to the Bronx Zoo before they settled on Warren St. in Paterson. Shortly after that, they moved to N. Haledon and then settled in Wayne. Over the years, Margot and Joe made many trips back to Germany to visit family.
Margot was a very strong willed, determined woman. She was a hard working homemaker who absolutely loved tending to her gardens, lawn, and flowers. She wore out more leaf blowers than her family can count, but nothing made her more happy than keeping the yard tidy. Her children recall what a fun mom she was, and especially her role as the “taxi mom” for all the local kids. She’d pile the whole basketball team into her station wagon and shuttle them all home, with far more kids in the car then there were seatbelts. Margot was a small lady, so she would stack pillows on the seat and behind her back, just so she could reach the pedals. It was common to see her driving with her poodle stretched out across her shoulders, and the dog’s snout out the window! Margot often said that she loved animals more than she did people, and if you knew her, that wasn’t necessarily a joke. She rescued more animals than her family can remember, and they always had dogs and cats as a part of their family. In keeping with Margot’s passion for animals, donations in her memory to the Friends of Wayne Animals would be appreciated and more information is below.
Margot is survived by her beloved children; Margot Williams of Wayne, and Jerry Maiella and his wife Virginia of N. Haledon, two grandchildren; Gary Maiella and his wife Lisa of N. Haledon, and Jason Maiella of N. Haledon, and three great-grandchildren; Joseph, Emily, and Michael Maiella, all of N. Haledon. She was predeceased by her devoted husband Joseph in 2013, by her parents; Hienrich and Carolena Binder, and by one brother and two sisters.
Friends wishing to make a donation in Margot’s memory are asked to consider the Friends of Wayne Animals (FOWA), PO Box 3701, Wayne, NJ 07474, or visit www.fowarescue.com, or Oakland Animal Food Bank, 86 Ramapo Valley Rd, Oakland, NJ 07436.
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