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December 31, 2013
Services
Friends may visit with the family at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, on Thursday, January 2, 2014 from 2-4 & 7-9 PM.
Funeral Services will be held at 10:30 AM on Friday, January 3, 2014 at the funeral home, followed by burial at Crest Haven Cemetery, Clifton.
Mary Catherine Malina (nee Geraghty), age 94, died peacefully on Wednesday, December 31, 2013. Her granddaughter was at her bedside when she passed. She had been a resident of Weehawken for nearly eighty years before moving to Wayne in 2000.
Mary Catherine was born in New York City and moved to Weehawken with her family as a young girl. She graduated from Weehawken High School with the class of 1937. Shortly thereafter, she was introduced by her sister to John Malina. They married on September 6, 1942 but didn’t get to enjoy much of a honeymoon; John went right back to work the next day. They seemed to define the “opposites attract” type of couple; Mary was very quiet and John was very talkative and outgoing. Mary was a dedicated housewife and took great care of John over the years. Their marriage spanned more than sixty one years before John passed in 2004.
Mary loved to listen to classical music and read mystery novels and stories of espionage. She also enjoyed watching crime dramas on TV, such as Murder, She Wrote and Law & Order. She was very proud of her Irish heritage and celebrated it in many ways. Corned beef and cabbage was among her favorite meals, and she often enjoyed a cup of tea with a crumpet in the afternoon. Along with John, she visited Ireland once and loved every bit of the trip. Somewhere there’s a picture of her kissing the Blarney Stone! For the most part however, Mary preferred to keep to herself and didn’t socialize very much. Rather, she found peace in reading her Bible daily and praying often. She had very deep seated faith in Christ and was a member of St. Timothy Lutheran Church in Wayne for many years.
Mary Catherine was very grateful for the wonderful care her family provided over the years. She would never complain about a thing and often concealed her pain from others when she was ailing. She didn’t want anyone to worry about her and she loved her family dearly. She will surely be missed by them all.
Mary Catherine is survived by her daughter Kathleen Grip of Wayne, one granddaughter; Tricia Grip and her husband Carlos of Clifton, and one grandson; John Grip of Wayne. She was predeceased by her husband John in 2004 and by her daughter Patricia Catherine Kilkeary in 1986.
Friends wishing to make a donation in Mary Catherine's memory are asked to please consider the St. Timothy Lutheran Church, 395 Valley Rd., Wayne, NJ 07470.
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Friends may visit with the family at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, on Thursday, January 2, 2014 from 2-4 & 7-9 PM.
Funeral Services will be held at 10:30 AM on Friday, January 3, 2014 at the funeral home, followed by burial at Crest Haven Cemetery, Clifton.
December 31, 2013
Services
Friends may visit with the family at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, on Thursday, January 2, 2014 from 2-4 & 7-9 PM.
Funeral Services will be held at 10:30 AM on Friday, January 3, 2014 at the funeral home, followed by burial at Crest Haven Cemetery, Clifton.
Mary Catherine Malina (nee Geraghty), age 94, died peacefully on Wednesday, December 31, 2013. Her granddaughter was at her bedside when she passed. She had been a resident of Weehawken for nearly eighty years before moving to Wayne in 2000.
Mary Catherine was born in New York City and moved to Weehawken with her family as a young girl. She graduated from Weehawken High School with the class of 1937. Shortly thereafter, she was introduced by her sister to John Malina. They married on September 6, 1942 but didn’t get to enjoy much of a honeymoon; John went right back to work the next day. They seemed to define the “opposites attract” type of couple; Mary was very quiet and John was very talkative and outgoing. Mary was a dedicated housewife and took great care of John over the years. Their marriage spanned more than sixty one years before John passed in 2004.
Mary loved to listen to classical music and read mystery novels and stories of espionage. She also enjoyed watching crime dramas on TV, such as Murder, She Wrote and Law & Order. She was very proud of her Irish heritage and celebrated it in many ways. Corned beef and cabbage was among her favorite meals, and she often enjoyed a cup of tea with a crumpet in the afternoon. Along with John, she visited Ireland once and loved every bit of the trip. Somewhere there’s a picture of her kissing the Blarney Stone! For the most part however, Mary preferred to keep to herself and didn’t socialize very much. Rather, she found peace in reading her Bible daily and praying often. She had very deep seated faith in Christ and was a member of St. Timothy Lutheran Church in Wayne for many years.
Mary Catherine was very grateful for the wonderful care her family provided over the years. She would never complain about a thing and often concealed her pain from others when she was ailing. She didn’t want anyone to worry about her and she loved her family dearly. She will surely be missed by them all.
Mary Catherine is survived by her daughter Kathleen Grip of Wayne, one granddaughter; Tricia Grip and her husband Carlos of Clifton, and one grandson; John Grip of Wayne. She was predeceased by her husband John in 2004 and by her daughter Patricia Catherine Kilkeary in 1986.
Friends wishing to make a donation in Mary Catherine's memory are asked to please consider the St. Timothy Lutheran Church, 395 Valley Rd., Wayne, NJ 07470.
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