November 8, 2010

Patricia Soroka

Wayne

Services

Friends may visit with the family on Thursday, November 11, 2010 from 2-4, 7-9 PM at the funeral home.

Funeral services will be held 10 AM on Friday, November 12, 2010 at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne.

Interment will be in Christ the King Cemetery, Franklin Lakes.

Patricia Joyce Soroka(nee Puzino) age 69 of Wayne died Monday, November 8, 2010.

She was born in Passaic having been raised in Garfield before moving to Wayne forty seven years ago.

Pat was a legal secretary for a Mr. Hammer in Passaic, retired from the workforce to raise her family, and later worked for the Sears Roebuck Company, Wayne as an office manager for thirty years having retired in 2004.

She is best described as an independent, self sufficient, loving, caring person who hated to cry.  She loved her grandchildren and enjoyed trips to the NJ Shore, Lake George, loved the beach (even though she was allergic to the sun and water), enjoyed reading and taking in a movie.

She was a high school sweetheart and went to the Garfield High School Prom with love of her life Robert M. Soroka. They married at the Holy Cross RC Church, Wayne on September 15, 1962, had their reception at Donahue’s Restaurant, Wayne and went to Acapulco for their honeymoon. They enjoyed a loving and caring marriage for forty years before Robert’s passing in 2002.

She was the beloved wife of the late Robert M. Soroka(2002); loving mother of Tracey Tubman and her husband Robert of Wayne and Michael Soroka and his wife Pam of Wayne; devoted daughter of the late Vincent and Mildred(Russo) Puzino who both passed in 2004; cherished grandmother of Michael and Alexa Soroka, and Nicole, Michael and Taylor Tubman; loved sister of Dr. Alan V. Puzino and the late Vincent J. Puzino(2004) and the late Mark V. Puzino(1983).

In lieu of flowers memorial donations to the Lupus Foundation of America, 150 Morris Ave., Springfield, NJ 07081 would be appreciated.

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Services

Friends may visit with the family on Thursday, November 11, 2010 from 2-4, 7-9 PM at the funeral home.

Funeral services will be held 10 AM on Friday, November 12, 2010 at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne.

Interment will be in Christ the King Cemetery, Franklin Lakes.

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