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Friends may visit with the family at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, on Sunday, July 31, 2016 from 2-6 PM.
Funeral Services will be held at 9:30 AM on Monday, August 1, 2016 from the funeral home, then to Immaculate Heart of Mary RC Church, Wayne, where at 10:30 AM a Funeral Mass will be offered.
Sophie V. Westfield (nee Kaminski), of Lincoln Park, died peacefully on Wednesday, July 27, 2016 with her family gathered at her bedside. She had lived in the Packanack Lake section of Wayne for many years. Sophie was one of eight of the Kaminski Gang. She was the glue that held the siblings together, the oldest, a daughter, sister and a friend. She was always there for you in times of trouble (sometimes even to help you cause the trouble), and to help you through tough times. She always had words of honesty and encouragement.
Sophie was currently working for the County of Morris in the employee training services department. Here, Sophie took pride in providing training and support for the unemployed and underemployed. She had also worked at Belart in Pequannock as the communications director, in Macy’s shoe department, and at the Paterson Coalition for Housing as a grant writer and director of program operations. While at the Paterson Coalition, Sophie provided programs to assist many of the underprivileged residents of Passaic County obtain a better life through job skill training, housing, and food. She was honest to a fault, a little ‘bossy’ at times, and one of the most organized people you’d ever meet.
She was born in Hoboken and her family moved to Packanack Lake in 1952. A devout Catholic since childhood, she attended elementary school at Holy Cross in Wayne before finishing at the new Immaculate Heart of Mary School. As a young woman, she answered a higher calling and joined a convent, but that didn’t turn out quite as she had imagined. Along with six other women, Sophie plotted her escape from the convent. Aided by a security guard, they were successful and Sophie came back home. Her faith in the church never waned though, and she remained deeply involved. She has since served as a Eucharistic Minister, CCD teacher, and volunteered in various capacities throughout the years.
Sophie attended William Paterson College and studied abroad one semester in London. While there, she toured throughout Europe and caught the travel bug. She took many trips over the years to such destinations as Russia, Alaska, Hawaii, Rio de Janeiro, she attended Mardi Gras in New Orleans, had been through most of the United States, and even a few cruises. She certainly knew how to enjoy herself!
Sophie would take you under her wings and guide you by her kind ways and words. She always tried to push you harder and make you go deeper to find yourself. Sophie will be remembered for her words spoken through her eyes or a look that could make you laugh...A smart, snappy remark or sarcastic comments...Sophie.. a daughter, sister, mother, aunt, cousin Sophie a FRIEND ... A WONDER...A KAMINSKI
Sophie is survived by her son Jonathan Westfield of NY, NY, her father; Peter Kaminski of Wayne, seven siblings: Nicholas Kaminski and his wife Maria of Tampa, FL, Walter Kaminski and his wife Jan of Greenwood Lake, NY, Patricia Weninger of Clearwater, FL, Mary Ann Sernau and her husband Richard of West Hills, California, Lucy D’Anna and her husband Joseph of Budd Lake, NJ, Pauline Kaminski of Wayne, and Therese Vollmin and her husband Craig of Oakland, NJ, as well as many nieces, nephews, and dear God children. She was predeceased by her mother, Sophie Kaminski, in 2007.
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Friends may visit with the family at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, on Sunday, July 31, 2016 from 2-6 PM.
Funeral Services will be held at 9:30 AM on Monday, August 1, 2016 from the funeral home, then to Immaculate Heart of Mary RC Church, Wayne, where at 10:30 AM a Funeral Mass will be offered.
Services
Friends may visit with the family at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, on Sunday, July 31, 2016 from 2-6 PM.
Funeral Services will be held at 9:30 AM on Monday, August 1, 2016 from the funeral home, then to Immaculate Heart of Mary RC Church, Wayne, where at 10:30 AM a Funeral Mass will be offered.
Sophie V. Westfield (nee Kaminski), of Lincoln Park, died peacefully on Wednesday, July 27, 2016 with her family gathered at her bedside. She had lived in the Packanack Lake section of Wayne for many years. Sophie was one of eight of the Kaminski Gang. She was the glue that held the siblings together, the oldest, a daughter, sister and a friend. She was always there for you in times of trouble (sometimes even to help you cause the trouble), and to help you through tough times. She always had words of honesty and encouragement.
Sophie was currently working for the County of Morris in the employee training services department. Here, Sophie took pride in providing training and support for the unemployed and underemployed. She had also worked at Belart in Pequannock as the communications director, in Macy’s shoe department, and at the Paterson Coalition for Housing as a grant writer and director of program operations. While at the Paterson Coalition, Sophie provided programs to assist many of the underprivileged residents of Passaic County obtain a better life through job skill training, housing, and food. She was honest to a fault, a little ‘bossy’ at times, and one of the most organized people you’d ever meet.
She was born in Hoboken and her family moved to Packanack Lake in 1952. A devout Catholic since childhood, she attended elementary school at Holy Cross in Wayne before finishing at the new Immaculate Heart of Mary School. As a young woman, she answered a higher calling and joined a convent, but that didn’t turn out quite as she had imagined. Along with six other women, Sophie plotted her escape from the convent. Aided by a security guard, they were successful and Sophie came back home. Her faith in the church never waned though, and she remained deeply involved. She has since served as a Eucharistic Minister, CCD teacher, and volunteered in various capacities throughout the years.
Sophie attended William Paterson College and studied abroad one semester in London. While there, she toured throughout Europe and caught the travel bug. She took many trips over the years to such destinations as Russia, Alaska, Hawaii, Rio de Janeiro, she attended Mardi Gras in New Orleans, had been through most of the United States, and even a few cruises. She certainly knew how to enjoy herself!
Sophie would take you under her wings and guide you by her kind ways and words. She always tried to push you harder and make you go deeper to find yourself. Sophie will be remembered for her words spoken through her eyes or a look that could make you laugh...A smart, snappy remark or sarcastic comments...Sophie.. a daughter, sister, mother, aunt, cousin Sophie a FRIEND ... A WONDER...A KAMINSKI
Sophie is survived by her son Jonathan Westfield of NY, NY, her father; Peter Kaminski of Wayne, seven siblings: Nicholas Kaminski and his wife Maria of Tampa, FL, Walter Kaminski and his wife Jan of Greenwood Lake, NY, Patricia Weninger of Clearwater, FL, Mary Ann Sernau and her husband Richard of West Hills, California, Lucy D’Anna and her husband Joseph of Budd Lake, NJ, Pauline Kaminski of Wayne, and Therese Vollmin and her husband Craig of Oakland, NJ, as well as many nieces, nephews, and dear God children. She was predeceased by her mother, Sophie Kaminski, in 2007.
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