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Friends may visit with the family at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, on Saturday, February 21, 2015 from 11AM - 1 PM. A brief funeral service will be held at 1 PM at the funeral home, immediately following the visiting hours.
Suzanne B. Clements, age 68 of Wayne, died suddenly on Wednesday, February 18, 2015. She had been a Wayne resident since 1972, living in Packanack Lake.
Sue was raised in Wyckoff and graduated from Fairleigh Dickinson College with a degree in education. She enjoyed a lengthy career teaching at the Lincoln Middle School in Hawthorne before retiring a little more than ten years ago.
Sue was a talented crafter and was always working on something. She has an entire room designated to crafting with a trove of supplies all neatly organized. Spring time was her favorite season and she would spend hours toiling in her garden. Tending to her flowers was especially important and Sue was proud of the hosta plants that blanketed her yard, all propogated from a single plant many years ago. More recently, she enjoyed going fishing with her devoted companion, Bob Bauch. They would drive around to various area lakes and streams to cast a line in the water, and Packanack Lake was among their favorite spots. Sue is credited with catching a record size Pike in Packanack Lake that measured forty-four inches long.
Sue was a devoted mother too. She raised her two sons nearly single-handedly and did whatever it took to make ends meet. Her sons recall how their mom would drag them along when she hosted Tupperware parties, never realizing that she was doing it all to support their family. Later on, becoming a grandmother was pure joy for her and spoiling her grandkids became a top priority. She loved them all very dearly.
Sue is survived by her two sons; Robert Holdom and his girlfriend Dana of S. Orange, NJ, Thomas Holdom and his wife Kristin of Rutland, Mass., four grandchildren; Joseph, Elizabeth, and Charles Holdom of S. Orange, NJ and Jackson Holdom of Rutland, Mass., her two sisters; Joan Updyke of Chestertown, MD and Penny Robertson of Pawcatuck, CT, her dear companion of eighteen years; Robert Bauch of Wayne, two neices; Jennette Firlein and Maren Robertson, and two nephews; Geoffrey Wikel and Daniel Robertson.
In lieu of flowers, donations would be greatly appreciated to “Strengthen Our Sisters,” PO Box 1089, Hewitt, NJ 07421, or visit their website at www.strengthenoursisters.org.
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Friends may visit with the family at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, on Saturday, February 21, 2015 from 11AM - 1 PM. A brief funeral service will be held at 1 PM at the funeral home, immediately following the visiting hours.
Services
Friends may visit with the family at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, on Saturday, February 21, 2015 from 11AM - 1 PM. A brief funeral service will be held at 1 PM at the funeral home, immediately following the visiting hours.
Suzanne B. Clements, age 68 of Wayne, died suddenly on Wednesday, February 18, 2015. She had been a Wayne resident since 1972, living in Packanack Lake.
Sue was raised in Wyckoff and graduated from Fairleigh Dickinson College with a degree in education. She enjoyed a lengthy career teaching at the Lincoln Middle School in Hawthorne before retiring a little more than ten years ago.
Sue was a talented crafter and was always working on something. She has an entire room designated to crafting with a trove of supplies all neatly organized. Spring time was her favorite season and she would spend hours toiling in her garden. Tending to her flowers was especially important and Sue was proud of the hosta plants that blanketed her yard, all propogated from a single plant many years ago. More recently, she enjoyed going fishing with her devoted companion, Bob Bauch. They would drive around to various area lakes and streams to cast a line in the water, and Packanack Lake was among their favorite spots. Sue is credited with catching a record size Pike in Packanack Lake that measured forty-four inches long.
Sue was a devoted mother too. She raised her two sons nearly single-handedly and did whatever it took to make ends meet. Her sons recall how their mom would drag them along when she hosted Tupperware parties, never realizing that she was doing it all to support their family. Later on, becoming a grandmother was pure joy for her and spoiling her grandkids became a top priority. She loved them all very dearly.
Sue is survived by her two sons; Robert Holdom and his girlfriend Dana of S. Orange, NJ, Thomas Holdom and his wife Kristin of Rutland, Mass., four grandchildren; Joseph, Elizabeth, and Charles Holdom of S. Orange, NJ and Jackson Holdom of Rutland, Mass., her two sisters; Joan Updyke of Chestertown, MD and Penny Robertson of Pawcatuck, CT, her dear companion of eighteen years; Robert Bauch of Wayne, two neices; Jennette Firlein and Maren Robertson, and two nephews; Geoffrey Wikel and Daniel Robertson.
In lieu of flowers, donations would be greatly appreciated to “Strengthen Our Sisters,” PO Box 1089, Hewitt, NJ 07421, or visit their website at www.strengthenoursisters.org.
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