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November 13, 2011
Services
Friends may visit with the family at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, on Thursday, November 17, 2011 from 2-4 & 7-9 PM.
Funeral Services will be held at 11 AM on Friday at the funeral home.
Maria C. Neurouter (nee LaTorraca), age 81 of Wayne, died at home on Sunday, November 13, 2011. Her husband Bill was at her side.
Born in Newark, Maria graduated from Barringer High School in 1948. She began working for Bell Telephone, as most young women of that era did. She moved to Wayne with her first husband in 1958, where she raised her family. She began her second career in 1977, working at the Wayne Township Tax Assessors office, retiring in 1993 after sixteen years of service.
Maria met Bill Neurouter in the mid 1970’s and the two of them enjoyed a lengthy courtship. Previously, Maria had been friends with Bill’s brother Henry for many years. She used to make lunch for Henry and slip him little notes in his sandwich. Somehow, though, Henry never seemed to get the notes – presumably having eaten them along with the sandwiches. Bill on the other hand, realized what a sweetheart Maria was and when they began dating, Henry warned his brother ‘don’t break her heart or else.’ Bill wasn’t planning on breaking any hearts and instead, the two of them enjoyed more than thirty years of a fun, loving, and exciting marriage together. They exchanged their vows at Wayne Town Hall on April 27, 1981 and enjoyed a reception in the tax assessor’s office with all their friends and coworkers joining in the celebration.
Maria was appreciated for her candid sense of humor, and “tell it like it is” attitude. She could tell a story like no one else and she always kept you wondering “what’s she going to say next?” Throughout her lifetime, Maria was blessed with many wonderful friends who she loved dearly. Her most important dedication in life however, was being a wife, mother, and grandmother. She was always in constant contact with her family and loved them all very much. They will surely miss her captivating stories and the love she so generously shared with each of them.
Maria is survived by her husband William of Wayne, her son Mark Nordhausen of Butler, her daughter Barbara Pfeffer (nee Nordhausen) and her husband Thomas of Mooresville, NC, three grandchildren; Thomas J. Pfeffer, Jade Alexa Pfeffer, and Luke Pfeffer, all of Mooresville, NC, her sister; Yvonne Saiya and her husband Sal of Cape Coral, FL, and three nieces; Judy Saiya-Derr and her husband David of Montville, NJ, Janet Santiago and her husband Richard of Cape Coral, FL, and Jacqueline Saiya and her husband Jason Snyder of Cape Coral, FL.
Donations to St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105 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 Thursday, November 17, 2011 from 2-4 & 7-9 PM.
Funeral Services will be held at 11 AM on Friday at the funeral home.
November 13, 2011
Services
Friends may visit with the family at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, on Thursday, November 17, 2011 from 2-4 & 7-9 PM.
Funeral Services will be held at 11 AM on Friday at the funeral home.
Maria C. Neurouter (nee LaTorraca), age 81 of Wayne, died at home on Sunday, November 13, 2011. Her husband Bill was at her side.
Born in Newark, Maria graduated from Barringer High School in 1948. She began working for Bell Telephone, as most young women of that era did. She moved to Wayne with her first husband in 1958, where she raised her family. She began her second career in 1977, working at the Wayne Township Tax Assessors office, retiring in 1993 after sixteen years of service.
Maria met Bill Neurouter in the mid 1970’s and the two of them enjoyed a lengthy courtship. Previously, Maria had been friends with Bill’s brother Henry for many years. She used to make lunch for Henry and slip him little notes in his sandwich. Somehow, though, Henry never seemed to get the notes – presumably having eaten them along with the sandwiches. Bill on the other hand, realized what a sweetheart Maria was and when they began dating, Henry warned his brother ‘don’t break her heart or else.’ Bill wasn’t planning on breaking any hearts and instead, the two of them enjoyed more than thirty years of a fun, loving, and exciting marriage together. They exchanged their vows at Wayne Town Hall on April 27, 1981 and enjoyed a reception in the tax assessor’s office with all their friends and coworkers joining in the celebration.
Maria was appreciated for her candid sense of humor, and “tell it like it is” attitude. She could tell a story like no one else and she always kept you wondering “what’s she going to say next?” Throughout her lifetime, Maria was blessed with many wonderful friends who she loved dearly. Her most important dedication in life however, was being a wife, mother, and grandmother. She was always in constant contact with her family and loved them all very much. They will surely miss her captivating stories and the love she so generously shared with each of them.
Maria is survived by her husband William of Wayne, her son Mark Nordhausen of Butler, her daughter Barbara Pfeffer (nee Nordhausen) and her husband Thomas of Mooresville, NC, three grandchildren; Thomas J. Pfeffer, Jade Alexa Pfeffer, and Luke Pfeffer, all of Mooresville, NC, her sister; Yvonne Saiya and her husband Sal of Cape Coral, FL, and three nieces; Judy Saiya-Derr and her husband David of Montville, NJ, Janet Santiago and her husband Richard of Cape Coral, FL, and Jacqueline Saiya and her husband Jason Snyder of Cape Coral, FL.
Donations to St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105 would be greatly appreciated.
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