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February 13, 2010
Services
Friends may visit with the family at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, on Wednesday, February 17, 2010 from 2-4 & 7-9 PM. All funeral services on Thursday will be private.
Sheila Joy Pasek, (nee Bungard) age 64 of Wayne, died unexpectedly at home on Saturday, February 13, 2010 with her husband Jerry at her side.
“Joy”, as most knew her, was born in Rockwood, PA, and grew up in Somerset County, PA. She graduated from Somerset High School with the class of 1963. In 1967 she graduated from Indiana University of Pennsylvania with a major in music. She began her career as a music teacher in the Garfield, NJ school system where she was able to share her love and passion for music. In 1969 she met Jerry Pasek, also a school teacher in Garfield. He took her to the Old Barge Inn for their first date and they enjoyed thirty eight years of loving marriage together after exchanging vows in 1971 and honeymooning in Bermuda.
Joy was passionate about music. She was skilled at playing the Oboe, piano, and violin. Her favorite was the piano and she played it whenever she could. Although M.S. hindered her ability to play, it couldn’t stop her from listening to music and there was always music playing in her house. Besides being an Elvis fan, she had a collection of soundtracks to Broadway musicals that is second to none. “Singing in the Rain” is her all-time favorite, but listening to just about any musical soundtrack would make her happy.
She and Jerry also had the opportunity to travel together. They took two cruises to Bermuda and two to Nova Scotia. Of course, one of their trips to Nova Scotia was unplanned, as their intended destination was Bermuda again, but a severe ocean storm prompted the captain to take them to Nova Scotia at the last minute. It wasn’t where they had hoped to go, but it was still a trip to remember.
Joy had a wonderful and silly sense of humor and her happy, positive attitude was a primary reason she enjoyed forty three years after being diagnosed with M.S. Her ability to laugh was unequaled and she never let the disease take away her joy for life. She remained eternally hopeful for a cure and that too helped her to press on.
Her family, who frequently referred to her as "LG" (Little Guy), recall how she was always smiling, laughing, or just being silly. Of course, her children also remember how their mom would force them to practice their musical instruments; a passion that they didn’t necessarily share as deeply as she did. The girls used to help her bake cookies and Jeff remembers helping his mom to raise his younger twin sisters. They particularly enjoyed her silly poetry and one family favorite goes like this: “Ode to a Squirrel” –
He sped by fast; up went my feet; dressed in that fur; he sure looked neat!
He hastened around that fruitless tree; he looked for nuts; then looked at me.
So up I jumped and said “Don’t fear, I’ll keep your cheeks well stocked this year.”
So happy was I; ‘till he spied she; a little girl squirrel ran by;
Leaving me alone; one nut by a tree.
She is survived by her loving husband, Jerome of Wayne, three devoted children; Jeff of Morris Township, NJ, Jacqueline Pasek of Wayne, and Jennifer Hare and her husband Kevin of Philadelphia, PA, one sister; Kay Shaver and her husband Robert of Seminole, FL, two brothers; Eugene Bungard of Chelmsford, MA and Donald Bungard and his wife Jane of Acton, MA, and many nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by her brother Gerald Bungard many years ago.
As expressions of sympathy, if friends so wish, donations may be made in Joy's memory to: The National Multiple Sclerosis Society, New Jersey Metro Chapter, 1 Kalisa Way Suite 205, Paramus, NJ 07652.
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Friends may visit with the family at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, on Wednesday, February 17, 2010 from 2-4 & 7-9 PM. All funeral services on Thursday will be private.
February 13, 2010
Services
Friends may visit with the family at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, on Wednesday, February 17, 2010 from 2-4 & 7-9 PM. All funeral services on Thursday will be private.
Sheila Joy Pasek, (nee Bungard) age 64 of Wayne, died unexpectedly at home on Saturday, February 13, 2010 with her husband Jerry at her side.
“Joy”, as most knew her, was born in Rockwood, PA, and grew up in Somerset County, PA. She graduated from Somerset High School with the class of 1963. In 1967 she graduated from Indiana University of Pennsylvania with a major in music. She began her career as a music teacher in the Garfield, NJ school system where she was able to share her love and passion for music. In 1969 she met Jerry Pasek, also a school teacher in Garfield. He took her to the Old Barge Inn for their first date and they enjoyed thirty eight years of loving marriage together after exchanging vows in 1971 and honeymooning in Bermuda.
Joy was passionate about music. She was skilled at playing the Oboe, piano, and violin. Her favorite was the piano and she played it whenever she could. Although M.S. hindered her ability to play, it couldn’t stop her from listening to music and there was always music playing in her house. Besides being an Elvis fan, she had a collection of soundtracks to Broadway musicals that is second to none. “Singing in the Rain” is her all-time favorite, but listening to just about any musical soundtrack would make her happy.
She and Jerry also had the opportunity to travel together. They took two cruises to Bermuda and two to Nova Scotia. Of course, one of their trips to Nova Scotia was unplanned, as their intended destination was Bermuda again, but a severe ocean storm prompted the captain to take them to Nova Scotia at the last minute. It wasn’t where they had hoped to go, but it was still a trip to remember.
Joy had a wonderful and silly sense of humor and her happy, positive attitude was a primary reason she enjoyed forty three years after being diagnosed with M.S. Her ability to laugh was unequaled and she never let the disease take away her joy for life. She remained eternally hopeful for a cure and that too helped her to press on.
Her family, who frequently referred to her as "LG" (Little Guy), recall how she was always smiling, laughing, or just being silly. Of course, her children also remember how their mom would force them to practice their musical instruments; a passion that they didn’t necessarily share as deeply as she did. The girls used to help her bake cookies and Jeff remembers helping his mom to raise his younger twin sisters. They particularly enjoyed her silly poetry and one family favorite goes like this: “Ode to a Squirrel” –
He sped by fast; up went my feet; dressed in that fur; he sure looked neat!
He hastened around that fruitless tree; he looked for nuts; then looked at me.
So up I jumped and said “Don’t fear, I’ll keep your cheeks well stocked this year.”
So happy was I; ‘till he spied she; a little girl squirrel ran by;
Leaving me alone; one nut by a tree.
She is survived by her loving husband, Jerome of Wayne, three devoted children; Jeff of Morris Township, NJ, Jacqueline Pasek of Wayne, and Jennifer Hare and her husband Kevin of Philadelphia, PA, one sister; Kay Shaver and her husband Robert of Seminole, FL, two brothers; Eugene Bungard of Chelmsford, MA and Donald Bungard and his wife Jane of Acton, MA, and many nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by her brother Gerald Bungard many years ago.
As expressions of sympathy, if friends so wish, donations may be made in Joy's memory to: The National Multiple Sclerosis Society, New Jersey Metro Chapter, 1 Kalisa Way Suite 205, Paramus, NJ 07652.
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