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Friends may visit with the family at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, on Tuesday, January 12, 2016 from 4-8 PM. A Funeral mass will be held at 10 AM on Wednesday, January 13, 2016, at Holy Angels RC Church, Little Falls, NJ, followed by burial at Christ the King Cemetery, Franklin Lakes, NJ.
Ralene R. Mulvihill-Smith, age 41 of Wharton and formerly of Wayne, died suddenly on Friday, January 8, 2016.
Since early childhood, Ralene had a child-like eagerness to explore the world and her young soul desired to experience as much as possible. Her sense of adventure drove her to see and do more in her forty one years than most people could dream of doing in three lifetimes. She was enthusiastic and made friends wherever she went, wearing her heart on her sleeve. Ralene overflowed with kindness that simply couldn’t be contained and she was generous with her love, often times to a fault. Babies and young children had a special tendency to melt her heart, and she could never pass up a kitten! She was also a great story teller and could make you laugh so hard you would cry. Ralene met her best friend; Paul Smith in 2008 and the two of them fell in love. They were married on St. Patrick’s Day; March 17, 2011.
Tragically, Ralene lost her mother when she was just ten years old. Her father found himself suddenly raising six children on his own. Ralene always loved and adored her father, Joseph. She looked to him for help and direction her entire life. Her brothers and sisters were also a great source of support and love for Ralene. Her grandparents, Robert and Leona Mulvihill, stepped in to help Ralene and all the children when their mother passed. As a result, Ralene became very close with her “Grandma Lee” and the two formed a very loving bond. Grandma Lee passed away in 2009 and it brings comfort to think that Ralene is reunited once again, sharing her love with her mother and Grandma Lee in heaven. Grandma Lee wrote this poem in 1953 and may it remind us of the reward Ralene has received:
“Many hours have been spent reading my Bible, lest I forget why I was born and why I must die to the things of this world in order to be reborn with my beloved Christ Jesus, son of my Lord and Creator.” Leona Mulvihill, 1953.
Ralene is survived by her husband; Paul Smith of Wharton, NJ, her five children; Almonte, Rianna, Al Xavier, Cierra, and Logan Mulvihill of Washington, her stepson; Paul Smith, Jr. and his wife Tanya of PA, her father; Joseph Mulvihill of Wayne, her brothers; Keith Mulvihill and his wife Jennifer of Freehold, NJ, and Jason Mulvihill and his wife Leah of Bloomingdale, NJ, sisters; Rosalee D’Aiuto and her husband Scott of Little Falls, NJ, Kelliann Mulvihill of Willowbrook, IL and Nicole Mulvihill of Palm Springs, CA, her loving grandfather; Robert Mulvihill of Wayne, and seven grandchildren.
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Friends may visit with the family at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, on Tuesday, January 12, 2016 from 4-8 PM. A Funeral mass will be held at 10 AM on Wednesday, January 13, 2016, at Holy Angels RC Church, Little Falls, NJ, followed by burial at Christ the King Cemetery, Franklin Lakes, NJ.
Services
Friends may visit with the family at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, on Tuesday, January 12, 2016 from 4-8 PM. A Funeral mass will be held at 10 AM on Wednesday, January 13, 2016, at Holy Angels RC Church, Little Falls, NJ, followed by burial at Christ the King Cemetery, Franklin Lakes, NJ.
Ralene R. Mulvihill-Smith, age 41 of Wharton and formerly of Wayne, died suddenly on Friday, January 8, 2016.
Since early childhood, Ralene had a child-like eagerness to explore the world and her young soul desired to experience as much as possible. Her sense of adventure drove her to see and do more in her forty one years than most people could dream of doing in three lifetimes. She was enthusiastic and made friends wherever she went, wearing her heart on her sleeve. Ralene overflowed with kindness that simply couldn’t be contained and she was generous with her love, often times to a fault. Babies and young children had a special tendency to melt her heart, and she could never pass up a kitten! She was also a great story teller and could make you laugh so hard you would cry. Ralene met her best friend; Paul Smith in 2008 and the two of them fell in love. They were married on St. Patrick’s Day; March 17, 2011.
Tragically, Ralene lost her mother when she was just ten years old. Her father found himself suddenly raising six children on his own. Ralene always loved and adored her father, Joseph. She looked to him for help and direction her entire life. Her brothers and sisters were also a great source of support and love for Ralene. Her grandparents, Robert and Leona Mulvihill, stepped in to help Ralene and all the children when their mother passed. As a result, Ralene became very close with her “Grandma Lee” and the two formed a very loving bond. Grandma Lee passed away in 2009 and it brings comfort to think that Ralene is reunited once again, sharing her love with her mother and Grandma Lee in heaven. Grandma Lee wrote this poem in 1953 and may it remind us of the reward Ralene has received:
“Many hours have been spent reading my Bible, lest I forget why I was born and why I must die to the things of this world in order to be reborn with my beloved Christ Jesus, son of my Lord and Creator.” Leona Mulvihill, 1953.
Ralene is survived by her husband; Paul Smith of Wharton, NJ, her five children; Almonte, Rianna, Al Xavier, Cierra, and Logan Mulvihill of Washington, her stepson; Paul Smith, Jr. and his wife Tanya of PA, her father; Joseph Mulvihill of Wayne, her brothers; Keith Mulvihill and his wife Jennifer of Freehold, NJ, and Jason Mulvihill and his wife Leah of Bloomingdale, NJ, sisters; Rosalee D’Aiuto and her husband Scott of Little Falls, NJ, Kelliann Mulvihill of Willowbrook, IL and Nicole Mulvihill of Palm Springs, CA, her loving grandfather; Robert Mulvihill of Wayne, and seven grandchildren.
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