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December 14, 2014
Services
Friends may visit with the family at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, on Thursday, December 18, 2014 from 4-8 PM. A graveside service will be held at 11 AM on Friday at the Evergreens Cemetery, Brooklyn, NY where Muriel will be laid to rest with her parents.
Muriel S. Selkridge, age 97 of Wayne, died peacefully on Sunday, December 14, 2014.
Muriel was born in New York City and grew up living on West 62nd Street in Manhattan. Sadly, her mother passed when she was very young, and her father was convinced he didn’t know how to raise a girl, so he sent her off to a boarding school in Bordentown, NJ. Upon returning to New York, she became a seamstress, and worked at one of the infamous garment houses on White Plains Road in the Bronx. Her granddaughter recalls going to work with Muriel one day, and all she could see in the factory were sewing machines the entire length of the building, more than a city block, with women working at a fever pitch, turning out clothing. Naturally, Muriel was a fantastic seamstress and she made all sorts of clothing and garments for her family.
Muriel was a sports fan and loved basketball. She was a big New Jersey Nets fan and had gone to many games over the years. She loved to watch the games with her great-grandson, Connor and they would talk about players and stats all the time. She also loved to cook and was wonderful in the kitchen. Everything she made was fantastic and she could cook just about anything. Muriel was an independent woman and perhaps ahead of her time in many ways. She remained very close to her family and lived with her daughter Sylvia and granddaughter Annise nearly her entire life. The three of them shared a very special bond. Great sadness visited Muriel when her daughter Sylvia passed away in 2007 and life was simply never the same for her. Despite the loss of Sylvia, Muriel was over joyed to spend time with her great-grandson Connor. She raised Connor, to a large degree, caring for him during the day while his parents worked. They too developed a very special and loving bond that few children share with a great-grandparent. Although Connor will miss her dearly, he has a lifetime of memories to cherish for many, many years to come.
Muriel is survived by her loving granddaughter; Annise Valdez-Godek and her husband Ken of Wayne, and her great grandson Connor Godek of Wayne.
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Friends may visit with the family at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, on Thursday, December 18, 2014 from 4-8 PM. A graveside service will be held at 11 AM on Friday at the Evergreens Cemetery, Brooklyn, NY where Muriel will be laid to rest with her parents.
December 14, 2014
Services
Friends may visit with the family at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, on Thursday, December 18, 2014 from 4-8 PM. A graveside service will be held at 11 AM on Friday at the Evergreens Cemetery, Brooklyn, NY where Muriel will be laid to rest with her parents.
Muriel S. Selkridge, age 97 of Wayne, died peacefully on Sunday, December 14, 2014.
Muriel was born in New York City and grew up living on West 62nd Street in Manhattan. Sadly, her mother passed when she was very young, and her father was convinced he didn’t know how to raise a girl, so he sent her off to a boarding school in Bordentown, NJ. Upon returning to New York, she became a seamstress, and worked at one of the infamous garment houses on White Plains Road in the Bronx. Her granddaughter recalls going to work with Muriel one day, and all she could see in the factory were sewing machines the entire length of the building, more than a city block, with women working at a fever pitch, turning out clothing. Naturally, Muriel was a fantastic seamstress and she made all sorts of clothing and garments for her family.
Muriel was a sports fan and loved basketball. She was a big New Jersey Nets fan and had gone to many games over the years. She loved to watch the games with her great-grandson, Connor and they would talk about players and stats all the time. She also loved to cook and was wonderful in the kitchen. Everything she made was fantastic and she could cook just about anything. Muriel was an independent woman and perhaps ahead of her time in many ways. She remained very close to her family and lived with her daughter Sylvia and granddaughter Annise nearly her entire life. The three of them shared a very special bond. Great sadness visited Muriel when her daughter Sylvia passed away in 2007 and life was simply never the same for her. Despite the loss of Sylvia, Muriel was over joyed to spend time with her great-grandson Connor. She raised Connor, to a large degree, caring for him during the day while his parents worked. They too developed a very special and loving bond that few children share with a great-grandparent. Although Connor will miss her dearly, he has a lifetime of memories to cherish for many, many years to come.
Muriel is survived by her loving granddaughter; Annise Valdez-Godek and her husband Ken of Wayne, and her great grandson Connor Godek of Wayne.
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