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Services
Friends may visit with the family from 2-5 PM on Saturday, August 1, 2015 at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne. A 5 PM funeral service will be held at the conclusion of the visitation hours on Saturday.
Burial will be in the Oak Hill Cemetery, 140 North Highland Ave., Nyack, New York on Monday, August 3, 2015 at 11 AM. Please meet at the cemetery.
Age 80 of Montville, passed suddenly on Tuesday, July 28, 2015.
Shirley (Vander May) Green, age 80 of Montville, passed suddenly on Tuesday, July 28, 2015. Mrs. Green was born in Passaic and raised in Little Falls. She lived in Oakland, Packanack Lake, and Towaco before moving to Montville in 2007. Shirley and her husband Bob were third generation and life long summer residents of Green Pond, NJ.
Shirley graduated from Cedar Crest College in Allentown, Pennsylvania with a BS in Early Childhood education in May 1955. Shirley married Robert Green, the love of her life on July 9, 1955. She taught school for 1 year before starting her family and dedicating her life to raising their 4 children. After their children were grown she worked with her husband Bob and was the CFO of Health Facilities Design, Inc.
Bob and Shirley were childhood friends at Green Pond where their parents were also friends. They hung out in groups together, water-skiing and making life-long friendships at Green Pond. They had summer romances which developed into an inseparable relationship. They did everything together, were true soul mates, and complimented each other perfectly. Their fifty-three years of a loving and caring marriage were filled with joy, laughter and love.
Shirley and Bob loved to travel and always had a story of adventure from their trips. Having four young children did not stop them. The family took a cross-country train trip to Seattle and Disney Land. Shirley made sure Pam's 8th birthday, spent on the train, was special. The family traveled to many places, the Florida Everglades, Niagara Falls, the "North Pole" and they rented a Winnebago to experience the NJ shore. Day trips were a blast too, like going to PA to dig for Indian arrowheads and overnight campouts on Whip Poor Will and the rocks. Once the kids were grown they expanded their travel excursions going to Italy, Spain, Portugal and thrived on spending winters in Mexico. However, Green Pond was where Shirl loved to be most. When their children where young she would take them in the boat to the beach, to march in the many parades and to visit their grandparents and other family members who also lived at the Pond. Many hours were spent in her bathing suit sitting on the "cottage" deck gazing at the beautiful water and mountains and greeting their neighbors and friends as they walked by. "Pondering" around the lake was also a favorite activity.
Mrs. Green was a loving and devoted Mother to her children and grandchildren and was an exceptional role model. She always inspired them to think of others, be happy and spread the joy to everyone around them as she always did. Shirley was a Brownie and Sub Deb leader and would spend countless hours helping her children with their homework. She was gifted with a very special selfless personality that was always concerned about others and had a smile that could light up any room.
Her children, grandchildren and friends will remember Shirley’s love of games. She was a card shark and loved to play Yahtzee, Sorry, Bonanza, Nintendo and would spend countless hours playing computer games. Mrs. Green would always have a game to play during family holidays and even after the grandchildren where grown they still looked forward to playing Grandma's games. Shirley loved to play Mahjong with the ladies at Green Pond and truly valued the friendships. All the niceties of a loving wife, devoted mother, endearing grandmother, and devoted friend went out the window when Shirley put on her game face.
Shirley will be remembered as a sweet lady who was understanding, put others before herself, was easy going, positive, and chose to be happy. Her dedication to her family was an inspiration. She was loved by all and will be missed greatly.
Shirley was the loving wife of fifty-three years to the late Robert Green (2008); devoted mother of the late Bradford Green (2010) and his surviving wife Elizabeth of South Plainfield, Wendy Herbert and her husband Jimmy of Fannettsburg, PA, Pamela Jacobs of Pine Brook, and Suzanne Green of Lake Hiawatha; cherished grandmother of Nicholas Green and his wife Tori, Sarah Pagliara and her husband Matt, Kendall Green, Logan Green, Jack Green, Cody Herbert, Janna Herbert, Jennifer Jacobs, and Allison Jacobs; her sisters Ruth Van Tatenhove, Doris Kent, and Joanne Linck all predeceased her. Shirley was anticipating, with great excitement, to meet her first great grandchildren in October and November this year.
In lieu of flowers memorial donations to the Green Pond Volunteer First Aid Squad, PO Box 251, Newfoundland, NJ 07435, would be appreciated.
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Friends may visit with the family from 2-5 PM on Saturday, August 1, 2015 at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne. A 5 PM funeral service will be held at the conclusion of the visitation hours on Saturday.
Burial will be in the Oak Hill Cemetery, 140 North Highland Ave., Nyack, New York on Monday, August 3, 2015 at 11 AM. Please meet at the cemetery.
Services
Friends may visit with the family from 2-5 PM on Saturday, August 1, 2015 at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne. A 5 PM funeral service will be held at the conclusion of the visitation hours on Saturday.
Burial will be in the Oak Hill Cemetery, 140 North Highland Ave., Nyack, New York on Monday, August 3, 2015 at 11 AM. Please meet at the cemetery.
Age 80 of Montville, passed suddenly on Tuesday, July 28, 2015.
Shirley (Vander May) Green, age 80 of Montville, passed suddenly on Tuesday, July 28, 2015. Mrs. Green was born in Passaic and raised in Little Falls. She lived in Oakland, Packanack Lake, and Towaco before moving to Montville in 2007. Shirley and her husband Bob were third generation and life long summer residents of Green Pond, NJ.
Shirley graduated from Cedar Crest College in Allentown, Pennsylvania with a BS in Early Childhood education in May 1955. Shirley married Robert Green, the love of her life on July 9, 1955. She taught school for 1 year before starting her family and dedicating her life to raising their 4 children. After their children were grown she worked with her husband Bob and was the CFO of Health Facilities Design, Inc.
Bob and Shirley were childhood friends at Green Pond where their parents were also friends. They hung out in groups together, water-skiing and making life-long friendships at Green Pond. They had summer romances which developed into an inseparable relationship. They did everything together, were true soul mates, and complimented each other perfectly. Their fifty-three years of a loving and caring marriage were filled with joy, laughter and love.
Shirley and Bob loved to travel and always had a story of adventure from their trips. Having four young children did not stop them. The family took a cross-country train trip to Seattle and Disney Land. Shirley made sure Pam's 8th birthday, spent on the train, was special. The family traveled to many places, the Florida Everglades, Niagara Falls, the "North Pole" and they rented a Winnebago to experience the NJ shore. Day trips were a blast too, like going to PA to dig for Indian arrowheads and overnight campouts on Whip Poor Will and the rocks. Once the kids were grown they expanded their travel excursions going to Italy, Spain, Portugal and thrived on spending winters in Mexico. However, Green Pond was where Shirl loved to be most. When their children where young she would take them in the boat to the beach, to march in the many parades and to visit their grandparents and other family members who also lived at the Pond. Many hours were spent in her bathing suit sitting on the "cottage" deck gazing at the beautiful water and mountains and greeting their neighbors and friends as they walked by. "Pondering" around the lake was also a favorite activity.
Mrs. Green was a loving and devoted Mother to her children and grandchildren and was an exceptional role model. She always inspired them to think of others, be happy and spread the joy to everyone around them as she always did. Shirley was a Brownie and Sub Deb leader and would spend countless hours helping her children with their homework. She was gifted with a very special selfless personality that was always concerned about others and had a smile that could light up any room.
Her children, grandchildren and friends will remember Shirley’s love of games. She was a card shark and loved to play Yahtzee, Sorry, Bonanza, Nintendo and would spend countless hours playing computer games. Mrs. Green would always have a game to play during family holidays and even after the grandchildren where grown they still looked forward to playing Grandma's games. Shirley loved to play Mahjong with the ladies at Green Pond and truly valued the friendships. All the niceties of a loving wife, devoted mother, endearing grandmother, and devoted friend went out the window when Shirley put on her game face.
Shirley will be remembered as a sweet lady who was understanding, put others before herself, was easy going, positive, and chose to be happy. Her dedication to her family was an inspiration. She was loved by all and will be missed greatly.
Shirley was the loving wife of fifty-three years to the late Robert Green (2008); devoted mother of the late Bradford Green (2010) and his surviving wife Elizabeth of South Plainfield, Wendy Herbert and her husband Jimmy of Fannettsburg, PA, Pamela Jacobs of Pine Brook, and Suzanne Green of Lake Hiawatha; cherished grandmother of Nicholas Green and his wife Tori, Sarah Pagliara and her husband Matt, Kendall Green, Logan Green, Jack Green, Cody Herbert, Janna Herbert, Jennifer Jacobs, and Allison Jacobs; her sisters Ruth Van Tatenhove, Doris Kent, and Joanne Linck all predeceased her. Shirley was anticipating, with great excitement, to meet her first great grandchildren in October and November this year.
In lieu of flowers memorial donations to the Green Pond Volunteer First Aid Squad, PO Box 251, Newfoundland, NJ 07435, would be appreciated.
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