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August 28, 2011
Services
Friends may visit with the family from 2-4 and 7-9 PM on Thursday, September 1, 2011 at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Rd., Wayne.
Funeral services will be held 10 AM on Friday, September 2, 2011 at the funeral home. Interment will be in Cedar Lawn Cemetery, Paterson.
Mary C. Barbera (nee Keating) age 91 of Wayne closed her eyes while reading her prayer book and died peacefully at home on Sunday, August 28, 2011. Besides her loving husband of sixty-eight years, Edward, Mary leaves her children Ellen Barbera, Middlebury, VT, Lois Eddeh and husband, Jess, of Pequannock, Steven Barbera and his wife Louanne, of Wayne andThomas Barbera and his wife Melissa of Hawthorne. Cherished grandmother (NANA) of six: JoAnn, Tommy, Michael, Danny, Stevie, Chrissy. Cherished great grandmother (GREAT NANA) of six: Jordyn, Andrew, Mitchell, Andie Claire, Russell and Aven. She leaves a loved sister, Mildred Accardo. She was predeceased by her sister, Evelyn Kleiber and by her brother, Paul Keating
She was born in Ridgefield Park, NJ and raised in Hawthorne. Mary graduated, and was a cheerleader at Hawthorne High School, Hawthorne, NJ, Class of 1937.
She continued her education at Sherwood School of Business, Paterson.
Her first job was with the Hearst Publishing Corporation, New York City. She then was employed as a secretary at VanVlandren Machine Company, Paterson, where she met Edward. Their first date was to the Palisades Amusement Park, where it is rumored that Edward didn’t do so well on the roller coaster. They were married in St. Anthony’s RC Church, Hawthorne on October 17, 1942 while Edward was on leave from the US Navy. They honeymooned at Niagara Falls, NY. When Edward completed his service, they lived in Hawthorne where had their first two children. They moved to Wayne in 1952. After having two more children Mary accepted a position with the Wayne Board of Education where she worked for nineteen years, most of which as a secretary at Lafayette School.
Upon moving to Wayne the young family joined Holy Cross RC Church in Mountain View and then became founding parishioners of Our Lady of the Valley RC Church in Wayne in 1960.
As their first daughter, Ellen prepared to marry, Mary and Edward took ballroom dancing lessons at the Herb & Sally Walker Studios in Pompton Plains which inspired them to continue ballroom dance for many years. Mary’s special loving touch with chocolate chip cookies will be sorely missed by friends, family and neighbors alike. Thanksgiving and Christmas dinners, backyard porch and pool parties at the family home will be cherished memories for many years to come.
The family would like to thank caregivers Marge, Marie and Rosemarie for their loving, nurturing, compassionate care of our mom. They truly became members of our family!
In lieu of flowers donations to the Alzheimer's Assoc., 400 Morris Ave., Suite 251, Denville, NJ 07834 or Meals-on-Wheels, 1312 Route 23 North, Wayne, NJ 07470 would be appreciated.
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Friends may visit with the family from 2-4 and 7-9 PM on Thursday, September 1, 2011 at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Rd., Wayne.
Funeral services will be held 10 AM on Friday, September 2, 2011 at the funeral home. Interment will be in Cedar Lawn Cemetery, Paterson.
August 28, 2011
Services
Friends may visit with the family from 2-4 and 7-9 PM on Thursday, September 1, 2011 at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Rd., Wayne.
Funeral services will be held 10 AM on Friday, September 2, 2011 at the funeral home. Interment will be in Cedar Lawn Cemetery, Paterson.
Mary C. Barbera (nee Keating) age 91 of Wayne closed her eyes while reading her prayer book and died peacefully at home on Sunday, August 28, 2011. Besides her loving husband of sixty-eight years, Edward, Mary leaves her children Ellen Barbera, Middlebury, VT, Lois Eddeh and husband, Jess, of Pequannock, Steven Barbera and his wife Louanne, of Wayne andThomas Barbera and his wife Melissa of Hawthorne. Cherished grandmother (NANA) of six: JoAnn, Tommy, Michael, Danny, Stevie, Chrissy. Cherished great grandmother (GREAT NANA) of six: Jordyn, Andrew, Mitchell, Andie Claire, Russell and Aven. She leaves a loved sister, Mildred Accardo. She was predeceased by her sister, Evelyn Kleiber and by her brother, Paul Keating
She was born in Ridgefield Park, NJ and raised in Hawthorne. Mary graduated, and was a cheerleader at Hawthorne High School, Hawthorne, NJ, Class of 1937.
She continued her education at Sherwood School of Business, Paterson.
Her first job was with the Hearst Publishing Corporation, New York City. She then was employed as a secretary at VanVlandren Machine Company, Paterson, where she met Edward. Their first date was to the Palisades Amusement Park, where it is rumored that Edward didn’t do so well on the roller coaster. They were married in St. Anthony’s RC Church, Hawthorne on October 17, 1942 while Edward was on leave from the US Navy. They honeymooned at Niagara Falls, NY. When Edward completed his service, they lived in Hawthorne where had their first two children. They moved to Wayne in 1952. After having two more children Mary accepted a position with the Wayne Board of Education where she worked for nineteen years, most of which as a secretary at Lafayette School.
Upon moving to Wayne the young family joined Holy Cross RC Church in Mountain View and then became founding parishioners of Our Lady of the Valley RC Church in Wayne in 1960.
As their first daughter, Ellen prepared to marry, Mary and Edward took ballroom dancing lessons at the Herb & Sally Walker Studios in Pompton Plains which inspired them to continue ballroom dance for many years. Mary’s special loving touch with chocolate chip cookies will be sorely missed by friends, family and neighbors alike. Thanksgiving and Christmas dinners, backyard porch and pool parties at the family home will be cherished memories for many years to come.
The family would like to thank caregivers Marge, Marie and Rosemarie for their loving, nurturing, compassionate care of our mom. They truly became members of our family!
In lieu of flowers donations to the Alzheimer's Assoc., 400 Morris Ave., Suite 251, Denville, NJ 07834 or Meals-on-Wheels, 1312 Route 23 North, Wayne, NJ 07470 would be appreciated.
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