Monica B. Fengya

Monica B. Fengya (nee Quinn), age 88 of Wayne, died peacefully at home on Tuesday, May 19, 2021 with her loving family gathered at her bedside.

Monica was born in Newark and grew up in the Roseville section. A graduate of Barringer High School, she loved Irish dancing, ballet, playing piano, and sewing. Monica met her husband, Henry, on a blind date with several other couples. They enjoyed themselves, and she told Henry that he was the nicest dressed out of them all. Their love blossomed and Henry mustered the courage to propose. They were married on December 12, 1953 at Blessed Sacrament Church in East Orange, NJ, followed by a honeymoon to the Poconos.  They settled in Little Falls before moving to Wayne in 1964. They have enjoyed a devoted and loving marriage for sixty-seven years.

Monica loved her home, and especially her kitchen. She was an excellent cook and an even better baker. Her family recalls that everything she made was exceptional, and you never left her home hungry. She was happiest when her family was gathered at her home, and nothing really brought her more joy than that. She raised five children in their home, and she was instrumental in the lives of her nine grandchildren. She was very proud of them and felt truly blessed by them all. Living in Packanack Lake, Monica was a member of the Packanack Garden Club, the Tennis Club, and she walked around the lake often, making several laps daily. She had a magnetic personality and was very sociable, yet she enjoyed her privacy as well.

Monica was a devoted Catholic and parishioner of Immaculate Heart of Mary RC Church for decades. She taught religious education there for nearly forty years, prayed the novena on many occasions, and faithfully attended mass. As her grandchildren came along, she began to attend mass with them in their church, taking an active role in their religious education as well. In recent years, she became a parishioner at Annunciation RC Church in Wayne. Her strong faith was the foundation for her marriage and her family, and she was very grateful for all the blessings God allowed her to enjoy in this life.

Monica is survived by her beloved husband, Henry, or Wayne, five children; Bruce Fengya and his wife Donna of Clifton, Kathleen Gunning and her husband Harold of Mantua, NJ, Monica Johnson and her husband Keith of Jefferson, NJ, Brian Fengya and his wife Mary of Wayne, and Kevin Fengya of Wayne, nine grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.