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February 10, 2012
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Friends may visit with the family at the funeral home on Monday from 2-4, 7-9 PM.
Sylvia W. “Sylv” Lochridge age 83 of the Packanack Lake community of Wayne passed away on 2/10/2012
Sylvia was born in New Brunswick and spent her childhood years in North Arlington. She received her formal education at North Arlington High School graduating with the Class of 1946 and then went on to study at Parsons School of Design in New York City. Her first job was working for Hanes in Newark NJ, drawing fashion sketches for catalogs She continued her love of art throughout her life, from teaching private art lessons out of our home to commissioned paintings for private buyers.
However Mom’s real life dedication was as a wife, mother and grandmother. There was nothing she enjoyed more than taking care of babies and bringing us up in a very loving home filled with laughter, which she then showered on her grandchildren. To keep her grandchildren close to heart, she always wore a gold chain with a charm for each of her grandchildren given to her upon their births.
Sylvia met Bill Lochridge at a friend’s wedding and courted for two years. Dad proposed marriage and they were married on November 18, 1949. The final result was thirty-nine years of a loving marriage until his passing in 1989.
While Mom was the best Mom any of us could have asked for, her “Mom” skills weren’t just dedicated to her 5 children; but also to all our friends growing up. She was the Mom everyone would come to, she always had an open heart and arms for anyone who needed it. Our friends always said “I really love your Mom, she is so cool” which is quite a compliment for a Mom. She always made everyone she was around feel very loved. Our memories of Mom will be of all our “Mom” stories and for anyone who has heard them, they are laughing right now. These stories will keep Mom close in our hearts forever and will be shared for many years to come. She was one of a kind and we are so fortunate that we were raised in her loving arms..
Some of our most memorable times growing up were our summers spent at Beaver Lake. Mom’s father purchased the Beaver Lake cottage back in 1943 and it has been passed down in the family. To this day it can be best described as a cottage, that is loved dearly by us all. While we have running water etc., we still travel to the big hand pump by the store to get our cooking and drinking water. Always entertaining to have new friends to the house and trying to remember to tell them, don’t drink the water out of the sink, it’s lake water, before it was too late. We weren’t always successful, however we never heard of any major ailments.
After we were all grown, Mom and Dad enjoyed some traveling with their favorite trip to England and Scotland and then eventually moved to Hobe Sound Florida in 1986. Upon Dad’s passing in 1989. Mom stayed in Hobe Sound until she moved back to Wayne in 2008. She had many dear friends over her lifetime and she cherished those friendships always. She continued her travels with friends to such places as Korea, Greece and China.
Sadness visited her life journey when our brother Bob died in 1973. He was her first child and she loved him with all her heart. His loss was very hard on her and though she never fully recovered from it, it’s what kept her love for all of us that much stronger. Her devotion after Bob’s death was to Dad and her remaining children and our strong bond was created by this deep family loss. Since Bob’s death Mom has sponsored many children through Children’s International in Bob’s memory.
Surviving to cherish the memories of a wonderful wife, mother and grandmother are two daughters Liz Sieling and her husband Jim of Wayne and Marge Lenox and her husband John of Hickory, North Carolina; two sons Bill Lochridge and his wife Carey of Wayne and Pete Lochridge of Wayne; four grandchildren Katie (Lenox) Cichocki and her husband Joseph, Emily Lenox, Daniel Sieling and Robert Lochridge.Funeral services will be held Tuesday, February 14, 2012 at 10 AM at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne.
Those planning an expression of sympathy in Sylvia’s memory are asked to consider Children International, 2000 East Red Bridge Road , PO Box 219055 , Kansas City, MO 64121.
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Friends may visit with the family at the funeral home on Monday from 2-4, 7-9 PM.
February 10, 2012
Services
Friends may visit with the family at the funeral home on Monday from 2-4, 7-9 PM.
Sylvia W. “Sylv” Lochridge age 83 of the Packanack Lake community of Wayne passed away on 2/10/2012
Sylvia was born in New Brunswick and spent her childhood years in North Arlington. She received her formal education at North Arlington High School graduating with the Class of 1946 and then went on to study at Parsons School of Design in New York City. Her first job was working for Hanes in Newark NJ, drawing fashion sketches for catalogs She continued her love of art throughout her life, from teaching private art lessons out of our home to commissioned paintings for private buyers.
However Mom’s real life dedication was as a wife, mother and grandmother. There was nothing she enjoyed more than taking care of babies and bringing us up in a very loving home filled with laughter, which she then showered on her grandchildren. To keep her grandchildren close to heart, she always wore a gold chain with a charm for each of her grandchildren given to her upon their births.
Sylvia met Bill Lochridge at a friend’s wedding and courted for two years. Dad proposed marriage and they were married on November 18, 1949. The final result was thirty-nine years of a loving marriage until his passing in 1989.
While Mom was the best Mom any of us could have asked for, her “Mom” skills weren’t just dedicated to her 5 children; but also to all our friends growing up. She was the Mom everyone would come to, she always had an open heart and arms for anyone who needed it. Our friends always said “I really love your Mom, she is so cool” which is quite a compliment for a Mom. She always made everyone she was around feel very loved. Our memories of Mom will be of all our “Mom” stories and for anyone who has heard them, they are laughing right now. These stories will keep Mom close in our hearts forever and will be shared for many years to come. She was one of a kind and we are so fortunate that we were raised in her loving arms..
Some of our most memorable times growing up were our summers spent at Beaver Lake. Mom’s father purchased the Beaver Lake cottage back in 1943 and it has been passed down in the family. To this day it can be best described as a cottage, that is loved dearly by us all. While we have running water etc., we still travel to the big hand pump by the store to get our cooking and drinking water. Always entertaining to have new friends to the house and trying to remember to tell them, don’t drink the water out of the sink, it’s lake water, before it was too late. We weren’t always successful, however we never heard of any major ailments.
After we were all grown, Mom and Dad enjoyed some traveling with their favorite trip to England and Scotland and then eventually moved to Hobe Sound Florida in 1986. Upon Dad’s passing in 1989. Mom stayed in Hobe Sound until she moved back to Wayne in 2008. She had many dear friends over her lifetime and she cherished those friendships always. She continued her travels with friends to such places as Korea, Greece and China.
Sadness visited her life journey when our brother Bob died in 1973. He was her first child and she loved him with all her heart. His loss was very hard on her and though she never fully recovered from it, it’s what kept her love for all of us that much stronger. Her devotion after Bob’s death was to Dad and her remaining children and our strong bond was created by this deep family loss. Since Bob’s death Mom has sponsored many children through Children’s International in Bob’s memory.
Surviving to cherish the memories of a wonderful wife, mother and grandmother are two daughters Liz Sieling and her husband Jim of Wayne and Marge Lenox and her husband John of Hickory, North Carolina; two sons Bill Lochridge and his wife Carey of Wayne and Pete Lochridge of Wayne; four grandchildren Katie (Lenox) Cichocki and her husband Joseph, Emily Lenox, Daniel Sieling and Robert Lochridge.Funeral services will be held Tuesday, February 14, 2012 at 10 AM at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne.
Those planning an expression of sympathy in Sylvia’s memory are asked to consider Children International, 2000 East Red Bridge Road , PO Box 219055 , Kansas City, MO 64121.
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