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June 6, 2013
Services
Friends may visit with the family at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, on Friday, June 7, 2013 from 2-4 & 7-9 PM. Funeral Services will be held at 9 AM on Saturday, June 8, 2013 from the funeral home, then to Our Lady of Consolation RC Church where at 10AM a Funeral Mass will be offered. Burial will follow at Christ the King Cemetery, Franklin Lakes, NJ.
Mary Copeland Arbuckle, age 72 of Wayne, was called home to the Lord on her birthday; Thursday, June 6, 2013. Her family was all gathered at her bedside at the time of her passing.
Mary was co-owner of Sentry Water Management, a company she founded with her husband Ken in 1978.
Mary was born in Illinois and grew up in Colorado. She attended Colorado State University before taking a position as a flight attendant with United Airlines. That career had its perks and Mary enjoyed the traveling. While working a route between Chicago and New York, Mary rented an apartment with some of her fellow flight attendants in New York City. She loved New York and all that it had to offer. She met John Copeland in New York and they married in 1963, settling on Long Island before eventually moving to Erskine Lakes, NJ. Sadly, after just ten years of marriage, John passed away and Mary found herself raising two young children on her own. Although it may have been hard to see then, the best was yet to come for Mary.
A few years later, a mutual friend introduced Mary to Ken Arbuckle of Wayne. Ken also had two young children and similarly lost his wife in 1973. They hit it off after their first date at China Paradise in Wayne, and were married in 1979. Their honeymoon included a few days at each of their favorite places: Long Beach Island, Atlantic City, and New York City. They settled into Ken’s house in Packanack Lake, but quickly realized that their large family simply didn’t fit. Once they settled into a larger home, the hard work began: successfully merging their two families. Although that presented many difficult challenges, Mary and Ken persevered. Soon, they had a son together, Peter, and he proved to be the ‘glue’ that would draw them all together into one cohesive family. They have enjoyed thirty five years together.
Mary’s faith in Jesus was the foundation of her life. She was a dedicated parishioner of Our Lady of Consolation RC Church in Wayne, a member of the church choir, a Eucharistic Minister, former treasurer of the Amity Club, and active with the RCIA. Our Lady of Consolation was not just her church; it was a part of her very being and she truly loved her fellow parishioners.
Mary is survived by her beloved husband Ken Arbuckle of Wayne, five children; Christine Arbuckle and her husband Jim Folkertsma of Greenwood Lake, NY, Matthew Copeland of Oakland, Melissa Copeland of Parsippany, Pam Hope of Wayne, and Peter Arbuckle of Montclair, two grandchildren; Ryan and Alyssa Folkertsma, and one sister; Carol Thomas and her husband Budd of Sparta, Wisconsin. She was predeceased by her brother Peter Francisco (2011) and her son-in-law Thomas Hope (2002).
Memorial donations in Mary’s honor, if friends so wish, would be greatly appreciated. Please consider the Lustgarten Foundation, 1111 Stewart Ave, Bethpage, NY 11714.
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Friends may visit with the family at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, on Friday, June 7, 2013 from 2-4 & 7-9 PM. Funeral Services will be held at 9 AM on Saturday, June 8, 2013 from the funeral home, then to Our Lady of Consolation RC Church where at 10AM a Funeral Mass will be offered. Burial will follow at Christ the King Cemetery, Franklin Lakes, NJ.
June 6, 2013
Services
Friends may visit with the family at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, on Friday, June 7, 2013 from 2-4 & 7-9 PM. Funeral Services will be held at 9 AM on Saturday, June 8, 2013 from the funeral home, then to Our Lady of Consolation RC Church where at 10AM a Funeral Mass will be offered. Burial will follow at Christ the King Cemetery, Franklin Lakes, NJ.
Mary Copeland Arbuckle, age 72 of Wayne, was called home to the Lord on her birthday; Thursday, June 6, 2013. Her family was all gathered at her bedside at the time of her passing.
Mary was co-owner of Sentry Water Management, a company she founded with her husband Ken in 1978.
Mary was born in Illinois and grew up in Colorado. She attended Colorado State University before taking a position as a flight attendant with United Airlines. That career had its perks and Mary enjoyed the traveling. While working a route between Chicago and New York, Mary rented an apartment with some of her fellow flight attendants in New York City. She loved New York and all that it had to offer. She met John Copeland in New York and they married in 1963, settling on Long Island before eventually moving to Erskine Lakes, NJ. Sadly, after just ten years of marriage, John passed away and Mary found herself raising two young children on her own. Although it may have been hard to see then, the best was yet to come for Mary.
A few years later, a mutual friend introduced Mary to Ken Arbuckle of Wayne. Ken also had two young children and similarly lost his wife in 1973. They hit it off after their first date at China Paradise in Wayne, and were married in 1979. Their honeymoon included a few days at each of their favorite places: Long Beach Island, Atlantic City, and New York City. They settled into Ken’s house in Packanack Lake, but quickly realized that their large family simply didn’t fit. Once they settled into a larger home, the hard work began: successfully merging their two families. Although that presented many difficult challenges, Mary and Ken persevered. Soon, they had a son together, Peter, and he proved to be the ‘glue’ that would draw them all together into one cohesive family. They have enjoyed thirty five years together.
Mary’s faith in Jesus was the foundation of her life. She was a dedicated parishioner of Our Lady of Consolation RC Church in Wayne, a member of the church choir, a Eucharistic Minister, former treasurer of the Amity Club, and active with the RCIA. Our Lady of Consolation was not just her church; it was a part of her very being and she truly loved her fellow parishioners.
Mary is survived by her beloved husband Ken Arbuckle of Wayne, five children; Christine Arbuckle and her husband Jim Folkertsma of Greenwood Lake, NY, Matthew Copeland of Oakland, Melissa Copeland of Parsippany, Pam Hope of Wayne, and Peter Arbuckle of Montclair, two grandchildren; Ryan and Alyssa Folkertsma, and one sister; Carol Thomas and her husband Budd of Sparta, Wisconsin. She was predeceased by her brother Peter Francisco (2011) and her son-in-law Thomas Hope (2002).
Memorial donations in Mary’s honor, if friends so wish, would be greatly appreciated. Please consider the Lustgarten Foundation, 1111 Stewart Ave, Bethpage, NY 11714.
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