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January 22, 2022
Services
Masked friends are invited to visit with the family from 4-8 PM on Wednesday, January 26, 2022 at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne.
A Funeral Service will be held at 10:30 AM on Thursday, January 27, 2022 at the funeral home. Following the service, Maryann will be laid to rest at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, Totowa.
Because of MaryAnn’s family’s concern for everyone’s safety, Masks must be worn during visitation and all services.
MaryAnn (nee Trusak) Doorn, 64, of Totowa, NJ died peacefully on Saturday, January 22, 2022 after a courageous battle with anaplastic thyroid cancer.
Born and raised in Paterson, NJ. MaryAnn resided in Totowa for the past twenty-one years, and previously in Parsippany from 1987-2000.
MaryAnn was a graduate of Paterson Catholic High School and a proud employee of St. Joseph's Wayne Hospital for 30 years. She was known to be a hard worker and she enjoyed the respect of her many much-loved coworkers.
MaryAnn met her husband John when they were both working at Beth Israel Hospital in Passaic. They enjoyed a loving and devoted marriage of eleven years until sadly, John’s passing in 1996.
MaryAnn’s leisure-time pursuits included travel including cruises and trips to Spain and Mexico. She loved going out for dinner, seeing Broadway shows – her all-time favorite being “On your Feet”, the story of Gloria and Emilio Estefan and the Cuban-fusion pop music made famous by Gloria Estefan and the Miami Sound Machine, and she loved seeing up-and-coming artist at small venues in the city with her friend Tricia and her daughters Allyson and Michele. Her all-time favorite pastime was cheering on her beloved NY Giants and her favorite player was #80, wide receiver Victor Cruz, partly because he also graduated from Paterson Catholic High School. One of the highlights of MaryAnn’s life was when she requested him as a friend on Facebook and he accepted!
MaryAnn was the beloved wife of the late John H. Doorn, Jr. (1996) and she was also predeceased by her parents, George and Marie Trusak.
MaryAnn was the devoted mother of daughters Michele Burk and Allyson Doorn, and mother-in-law to Calvin Burk and Ana Canseco. She especially loved her grandchildren, and was the proud grandma of Victoria O’Day (fiancé Shane Wood) and Samantha Burk. She is also survived by her sister, Marie Rhinehardt, her loving siblings-in-law, and many nieces and nephews.
In lieu of flowers, those planning an expression of sympathy in Maryann’s name are asked to consider one of two worthy charitable organizations:
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
P.O. Box 5028
Hagerstown, MD 21741-5028
To donate by mail, click HERE to download and print a form
To donate online, click HERE
Center for Hope Hospice & Palliative Care
1900 Raritan Road
Scotch Plains, NJ 07076
To donate online, click HERE
If you would like to send a private condolence directly to the family use this condolence section.
Masked friends are invited to visit with the family from 4-8 PM on Wednesday, January 26, 2022 at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne.
A Funeral Service will be held at 10:30 AM on Thursday, January 27, 2022 at the funeral home. Following the service, Maryann will be laid to rest at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, Totowa.
Because of MaryAnn’s family’s concern for everyone’s safety, Masks must be worn during visitation and all services.
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