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Friends may visit with the family at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, on Friday, December 16, 2016 from 4-8 PM.
Funeral Services will be held Saturday, December 17, 2016 at 8:30 AM from the funeral home, then to Annunciation RC Church, 45 Urban Club Rd., Wayne where at 9:30 AM a Funeral Mass will be offered. Interment will follow at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, Totowa.
Rosemarie A. Baumann (nee Hennessey), age 86, of Wayne, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, December 13, 2016.
Rosemarie was born at home on Jackson Street in Paterson with delivery entrusted to the capable hands of Dr. Charles J. Murn. She was raised in the Stoney Road section of Paterson. Skipping a grade in school, she graduated from St. Bonaventure High School when she was just sixteen, then furthering her studies, she graduated from the Sherwood Secretarial School and went on to attend the McDowell School of Fashion Designing before going to work in New York City for the Bank of Manhattan Company.
Unlike today, when Rosemarie was growing up as a child, kids actually played outside. There were strong ties between families living together in close community and, for the most part, everybody knew their neighbors. One of Rosemarie’s friends who lived a few blocks from her house was a boy named Joseph M. Baumann. As a young man, Joseph went off to serve in the U.S. Navy during World War II, but when he returned home, like Rosemarie, he too commuted to New York City where he had a job with the Home Insurance Company in Manhattan. Since Joe took a liking to Rosemarie, he made an offer to her mother to pick Rosemarie up every morning to give her a ride to the train station. From where they would park the car the two would take the train, then the ferry boat to get to the city. They soon settled into a nice relationship including a routine where, once exiting the boat, they would first attend daily mass at Our Lady of Victory Church located on the corner of William and Pine Street, then grab a cup of coffee together at a Chock full o’ Nuts coffee shop.
Rosemarie and Joe’s first formal date was to the Biltmore Hotel to listen and dance to the rich musical sounds of Russ Morgan and his orchestra. Over time, their friendship turned to love. Just being together put a smile on their face and seemed to make their steps a little lighter. Coming home from a barbeque one day, Joe asked Rosemarie if she’d like to spend the rest of her life with him. As he predicted and to his delight, she wholeheartedly said yes. Now Joe had to ask Rosemarie’s mom for permission to marry her daughter. Fortunately, that went well too. Rosemarie and Joe exchanged their vows before God, family and friends on Saturday, May 28, 1955 at St. Bonaventure Church in Paterson. After a reception at the Brownstone Hall in Paterson, catered by the local police and firemen (this is the same Brownstone House that’s grown into a massive operation over the years), they hopped into Joe’s Grey and Blue 1950 Dodge Wayfarer and drove to Daytona Beach, FL, then took a Pan-American flight – a prop plane - to Nassau, Bahamas.
Life in those first years of marriage began in the Stoney Road section of Paterson. Soon the blessings of children came – first a son, then another son, then a third son, and finally……….yup – the fourth son! Rosemarie adored her little boys and provided the most nurturing and loving care that a mother possibly could, but as the saying goes, “Don’t put little boys to bed because they’ll always grow up a day older”, her and Joe’s sons were no exception. Once they were old enough, Rosemarie took a part-time job with New Jersey Bank in Paterson and then as an executive secretary with the Grand Union Company working in Elmwood Park and Wayne until retiring in 1996. That house in Paterson remained home for the first 36 years of their marriage before moving to Wayne where they’ve remained to this day.
Rosemarie was proud and fond of her Irish heritage so it should come as no surprise that she visited Ireland three times. She loved the scenery and overall landscape of the country as well as the delicious food – especially tea and scones in the afternoon and a nice dinner with lamb as the main course in the evening. In all her visits, she visited almost every town in the whole country. She and Joe also enjoyed traveling to other destinations and consequently took trips throughout the United States as well as vacations to Bermuda with close friends. A little nearer to home, Rosemarie was active in her bowling league at Wayne’s T-Bowl and also loved to swim whether it be at the Wayne pool or at the Jersey shore in Lavallette.
Rosemarie always remained grateful for God’s blessings in her life, namely her faith, family and friends. She was a very sociable person who loved to be surrounded be her family and friends in her home. Her happy and outgoing disposition was a blessing to many.
Rosemarie is survived by her beloved husband of 61 years – Joseph M., her four loving sons: William and wife Sabrina Baumann of Toms River, Robert Baumann of Little Falls, Joseph and wife Cheryl Baumann of Rutherford, and Thomas and wife Vanessa Baumann of Montclair; ten adored grandchildren: Marybeth, Matthew, Michael, Katie, Stephen, David, Lauren, Morgan, Colleen, and Philip; and one cherished great-grandson: Jackson
In lieu of flowers, those planning an expression of sympathy in Rosemarie’s name are asked to consider St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Memorial Processing, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105-9959 (www.stjude.org)
http://www.stjude.org
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Friends may visit with the family at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, on Friday, December 16, 2016 from 4-8 PM.
Funeral Services will be held Saturday, December 17, 2016 at 8:30 AM from the funeral home, then to Annunciation RC Church, 45 Urban Club Rd., Wayne where at 9:30 AM a Funeral Mass will be offered. Interment will follow at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, Totowa.
Services
Friends may visit with the family at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, on Friday, December 16, 2016 from 4-8 PM.
Funeral Services will be held Saturday, December 17, 2016 at 8:30 AM from the funeral home, then to Annunciation RC Church, 45 Urban Club Rd., Wayne where at 9:30 AM a Funeral Mass will be offered. Interment will follow at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, Totowa.
Rosemarie A. Baumann (nee Hennessey), age 86, of Wayne, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, December 13, 2016.
Rosemarie was born at home on Jackson Street in Paterson with delivery entrusted to the capable hands of Dr. Charles J. Murn. She was raised in the Stoney Road section of Paterson. Skipping a grade in school, she graduated from St. Bonaventure High School when she was just sixteen, then furthering her studies, she graduated from the Sherwood Secretarial School and went on to attend the McDowell School of Fashion Designing before going to work in New York City for the Bank of Manhattan Company.
Unlike today, when Rosemarie was growing up as a child, kids actually played outside. There were strong ties between families living together in close community and, for the most part, everybody knew their neighbors. One of Rosemarie’s friends who lived a few blocks from her house was a boy named Joseph M. Baumann. As a young man, Joseph went off to serve in the U.S. Navy during World War II, but when he returned home, like Rosemarie, he too commuted to New York City where he had a job with the Home Insurance Company in Manhattan. Since Joe took a liking to Rosemarie, he made an offer to her mother to pick Rosemarie up every morning to give her a ride to the train station. From where they would park the car the two would take the train, then the ferry boat to get to the city. They soon settled into a nice relationship including a routine where, once exiting the boat, they would first attend daily mass at Our Lady of Victory Church located on the corner of William and Pine Street, then grab a cup of coffee together at a Chock full o’ Nuts coffee shop.
Rosemarie and Joe’s first formal date was to the Biltmore Hotel to listen and dance to the rich musical sounds of Russ Morgan and his orchestra. Over time, their friendship turned to love. Just being together put a smile on their face and seemed to make their steps a little lighter. Coming home from a barbeque one day, Joe asked Rosemarie if she’d like to spend the rest of her life with him. As he predicted and to his delight, she wholeheartedly said yes. Now Joe had to ask Rosemarie’s mom for permission to marry her daughter. Fortunately, that went well too. Rosemarie and Joe exchanged their vows before God, family and friends on Saturday, May 28, 1955 at St. Bonaventure Church in Paterson. After a reception at the Brownstone Hall in Paterson, catered by the local police and firemen (this is the same Brownstone House that’s grown into a massive operation over the years), they hopped into Joe’s Grey and Blue 1950 Dodge Wayfarer and drove to Daytona Beach, FL, then took a Pan-American flight – a prop plane - to Nassau, Bahamas.
Life in those first years of marriage began in the Stoney Road section of Paterson. Soon the blessings of children came – first a son, then another son, then a third son, and finally……….yup – the fourth son! Rosemarie adored her little boys and provided the most nurturing and loving care that a mother possibly could, but as the saying goes, “Don’t put little boys to bed because they’ll always grow up a day older”, her and Joe’s sons were no exception. Once they were old enough, Rosemarie took a part-time job with New Jersey Bank in Paterson and then as an executive secretary with the Grand Union Company working in Elmwood Park and Wayne until retiring in 1996. That house in Paterson remained home for the first 36 years of their marriage before moving to Wayne where they’ve remained to this day.
Rosemarie was proud and fond of her Irish heritage so it should come as no surprise that she visited Ireland three times. She loved the scenery and overall landscape of the country as well as the delicious food – especially tea and scones in the afternoon and a nice dinner with lamb as the main course in the evening. In all her visits, she visited almost every town in the whole country. She and Joe also enjoyed traveling to other destinations and consequently took trips throughout the United States as well as vacations to Bermuda with close friends. A little nearer to home, Rosemarie was active in her bowling league at Wayne’s T-Bowl and also loved to swim whether it be at the Wayne pool or at the Jersey shore in Lavallette.
Rosemarie always remained grateful for God’s blessings in her life, namely her faith, family and friends. She was a very sociable person who loved to be surrounded be her family and friends in her home. Her happy and outgoing disposition was a blessing to many.
Rosemarie is survived by her beloved husband of 61 years – Joseph M., her four loving sons: William and wife Sabrina Baumann of Toms River, Robert Baumann of Little Falls, Joseph and wife Cheryl Baumann of Rutherford, and Thomas and wife Vanessa Baumann of Montclair; ten adored grandchildren: Marybeth, Matthew, Michael, Katie, Stephen, David, Lauren, Morgan, Colleen, and Philip; and one cherished great-grandson: Jackson
In lieu of flowers, those planning an expression of sympathy in Rosemarie’s name are asked to consider St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Memorial Processing, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105-9959 (www.stjude.org)
http://www.stjude.org
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