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August 7, 2009
Services
Friends may visit with the family at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, on Sunday August 9, 2009 from 4-8 PM. Funeral Services will be held at 9 AM on Monday August 10 from the funeral home, then to Our Lady of the Valley RC Church, Wayne, where at 10 AM a Funeral Mass will be offered.
Rosalie Brown (Mastrangelo), age 79 of Wayne, died peacefully on Friday, August 7, 2009 at the St. Joseph’s Hospital in Wayne with her family at her side.
Rosalie was born in Jackson Heights, NY and grew up in Garfield, New Jersey. She graduated from Garfield High School with the class of 1946. It was there that she met her husband, Thomas. Although they were acquainted during high school, they really didn’t know each other very well. Thomas went off to serve during World War II and upon his return they met once again at a local dance. They married in 1953 and enjoyed fifty six years of loving marriage together.
Throughout her life Rosalie found joy while helping others. Early in their marriage, Tom recalls how well Rosalie cared for her grandmother during the autumn of her life, and then she did the same for her own mother. She was a natural caregiver; loving and good-natured.
Rosalie was actively involved with the Wayne Elks Lodge #2181 Women’s Auxiliary. She was particularly passionate about the Handicapped Children’s Committee at the Wayne Elks. Although she was generally a quiet person, she worked tirelessly to raise funds and solicit help for others in need – and she was very good at it. She was also active with the Women’s Club at Our Lady of the Valley RC Church in Wayne, and the Wayne Golden Age Circle.
The arrival of her two grandsons, Steven and Michael, changed her life. She enjoyed attending their sporting events; cheering them on and encouraging them to play harder. She loved the boys dearly and being around them, watching them grow up, brought her immeasurable pleasure.
Rosalie is survived by her beloved husband of fifty six years; Thomas Brown of Wayne, one son; Scott Brown and his wife Tara of West Caldwell, her two dear grandsons; Steven and Michael Brown, also of West Caldwell, and many more friends and loved ones.
As expressions of sympathy, if friends so wish, donations may be made in Rosalie’s memory to the Wayne Elks Lodge #2181, 50 Hinchman Ave, Wayne, NJ 07470.
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Friends may visit with the family at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, on Sunday August 9, 2009 from 4-8 PM. Funeral Services will be held at 9 AM on Monday August 10 from the funeral home, then to Our Lady of the Valley RC Church, Wayne, where at 10 AM a Funeral Mass will be offered.
August 7, 2009
Services
Friends may visit with the family at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, on Sunday August 9, 2009 from 4-8 PM. Funeral Services will be held at 9 AM on Monday August 10 from the funeral home, then to Our Lady of the Valley RC Church, Wayne, where at 10 AM a Funeral Mass will be offered.
Rosalie Brown (Mastrangelo), age 79 of Wayne, died peacefully on Friday, August 7, 2009 at the St. Joseph’s Hospital in Wayne with her family at her side.
Rosalie was born in Jackson Heights, NY and grew up in Garfield, New Jersey. She graduated from Garfield High School with the class of 1946. It was there that she met her husband, Thomas. Although they were acquainted during high school, they really didn’t know each other very well. Thomas went off to serve during World War II and upon his return they met once again at a local dance. They married in 1953 and enjoyed fifty six years of loving marriage together.
Throughout her life Rosalie found joy while helping others. Early in their marriage, Tom recalls how well Rosalie cared for her grandmother during the autumn of her life, and then she did the same for her own mother. She was a natural caregiver; loving and good-natured.
Rosalie was actively involved with the Wayne Elks Lodge #2181 Women’s Auxiliary. She was particularly passionate about the Handicapped Children’s Committee at the Wayne Elks. Although she was generally a quiet person, she worked tirelessly to raise funds and solicit help for others in need – and she was very good at it. She was also active with the Women’s Club at Our Lady of the Valley RC Church in Wayne, and the Wayne Golden Age Circle.
The arrival of her two grandsons, Steven and Michael, changed her life. She enjoyed attending their sporting events; cheering them on and encouraging them to play harder. She loved the boys dearly and being around them, watching them grow up, brought her immeasurable pleasure.
Rosalie is survived by her beloved husband of fifty six years; Thomas Brown of Wayne, one son; Scott Brown and his wife Tara of West Caldwell, her two dear grandsons; Steven and Michael Brown, also of West Caldwell, and many more friends and loved ones.
As expressions of sympathy, if friends so wish, donations may be made in Rosalie’s memory to the Wayne Elks Lodge #2181, 50 Hinchman Ave, Wayne, NJ 07470.
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