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December 22, 2014
Services
A Funeral Service in celebration of Ruth’s life will be held on Friday, December 26, 2014, beginning 10:30 AM, at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne. Interment will follow at Laurel Grove Memorial Park, Totowa.
Ruth Glasser, age 83, of Bloomingdale, died unexpectedly on Monday, December 22, 2014.
Ruth was born and raised in Paterson and she graduated from Paterson’s Eastside High School with the Class of 1948.
She quickly got a job working for Bograd’s Furniture Store which, at that time, was located in the downtown Paterson shopping district. She later went on to become an assistant for Doctor Joseph Gorych in his practice in Wayne. She loved to meet and assist the doctor with the care of the patients and she enjoyed a career that spanned twenty-five years, retiring in 1993.
Ruth met her husband Frederick when they were in high school. They married four years after graduating, on July 31, 1952. The wedding took place while Fred was on leave from his service in the United States Navy during the Korean War. After the wedding, Fred returned to the Navy and Ruth moved in with her new mother-in-law so that money could be saved for the purchase of a home. Eventually Ruth and Fred bought a home in Bloomingdale and they stayed in that same house for over fifty years. Through those early years of marriage, Ruth and Fred were blessed with three beautiful girls and Ruth devoted herself to them, balancing their care with her own schedule at Dr. Gorych’s practice.
Ruth and Fred enjoyed some wonderful times and gave thanks to God for the fifty-one years they were blessed to be married. They traveled together to Hawaii, New Orleans, New England, and Florida. When Fred passed away in 2003, Ruth took one more trip – this time on a tour to Alaska with her oldest daughter Diane.
A self-confessed shopaholic, Ruth was always up for a good sale, especially at Macy’s and Kohls. At home she loved to watch the QVC shopping channel and consequently, that big brown UPS truck was always delivering packages to her front door. Ruth was young and heart and always said that she was “too young” to join the senior citizens group in town. She found it much more stimulating and fun to hang out with her grandchildren and great-grandchildren. She loved to get together with them and play Barbie’s, Legos or make puzzles.
Ruth was very devoted in her faith in God and was very active in the Butler United Methodist Church, both as a volunteer in the Gleaners Thrift Shop and as a member of the church’s Naomi Circle – a church work team that volunteered wherever help was needed.
Ruth was a very sweet person who was extremely generous and self-sacrificing towards her family and the many friends she met throughout her life. While she will be dearly missed by all, including her dear pet Pomeranian Cody, her family gives thanks for the life that God blest her with.
Ruth is survived by her three loving daughters: Diane and husband Gordon Johnson of Bloomingdale, Donna and husband James Hollenback of Barnegat, and Carole and husband Andy Byra of Pompton Lakes; three dear grandchildren: Amanda, James, and Courtney; and four cherished great-grandchildren: Matthew, Emma, and twins Abegail and Evan. She was predeceased by her beloved husband Frederick in 2003.
In lieu of flowers, those planning an expression of sympathy in Ruth’s name are asked to consider the Butler United Methodist Church, 5 Bartholdi Avenue, Butler, NJ 07405.
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A Funeral Service in celebration of Ruth’s life will be held on Friday, December 26, 2014, beginning 10:30 AM, at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne. Interment will follow at Laurel Grove Memorial Park, Totowa.
December 22, 2014
Services
A Funeral Service in celebration of Ruth’s life will be held on Friday, December 26, 2014, beginning 10:30 AM, at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne. Interment will follow at Laurel Grove Memorial Park, Totowa.
Ruth Glasser, age 83, of Bloomingdale, died unexpectedly on Monday, December 22, 2014.
Ruth was born and raised in Paterson and she graduated from Paterson’s Eastside High School with the Class of 1948.
She quickly got a job working for Bograd’s Furniture Store which, at that time, was located in the downtown Paterson shopping district. She later went on to become an assistant for Doctor Joseph Gorych in his practice in Wayne. She loved to meet and assist the doctor with the care of the patients and she enjoyed a career that spanned twenty-five years, retiring in 1993.
Ruth met her husband Frederick when they were in high school. They married four years after graduating, on July 31, 1952. The wedding took place while Fred was on leave from his service in the United States Navy during the Korean War. After the wedding, Fred returned to the Navy and Ruth moved in with her new mother-in-law so that money could be saved for the purchase of a home. Eventually Ruth and Fred bought a home in Bloomingdale and they stayed in that same house for over fifty years. Through those early years of marriage, Ruth and Fred were blessed with three beautiful girls and Ruth devoted herself to them, balancing their care with her own schedule at Dr. Gorych’s practice.
Ruth and Fred enjoyed some wonderful times and gave thanks to God for the fifty-one years they were blessed to be married. They traveled together to Hawaii, New Orleans, New England, and Florida. When Fred passed away in 2003, Ruth took one more trip – this time on a tour to Alaska with her oldest daughter Diane.
A self-confessed shopaholic, Ruth was always up for a good sale, especially at Macy’s and Kohls. At home she loved to watch the QVC shopping channel and consequently, that big brown UPS truck was always delivering packages to her front door. Ruth was young and heart and always said that she was “too young” to join the senior citizens group in town. She found it much more stimulating and fun to hang out with her grandchildren and great-grandchildren. She loved to get together with them and play Barbie’s, Legos or make puzzles.
Ruth was very devoted in her faith in God and was very active in the Butler United Methodist Church, both as a volunteer in the Gleaners Thrift Shop and as a member of the church’s Naomi Circle – a church work team that volunteered wherever help was needed.
Ruth was a very sweet person who was extremely generous and self-sacrificing towards her family and the many friends she met throughout her life. While she will be dearly missed by all, including her dear pet Pomeranian Cody, her family gives thanks for the life that God blest her with.
Ruth is survived by her three loving daughters: Diane and husband Gordon Johnson of Bloomingdale, Donna and husband James Hollenback of Barnegat, and Carole and husband Andy Byra of Pompton Lakes; three dear grandchildren: Amanda, James, and Courtney; and four cherished great-grandchildren: Matthew, Emma, and twins Abegail and Evan. She was predeceased by her beloved husband Frederick in 2003.
In lieu of flowers, those planning an expression of sympathy in Ruth’s name are asked to consider the Butler United Methodist Church, 5 Bartholdi Avenue, Butler, NJ 07405.
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