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Friends may visit with the family at Our Lady of the Valley RC Church, 640 Valley Rd, Wayne, on Tuesday, May 19, 2015 from 10 - 11AM. A Funeral Mass will be offered at 11 AM followed by burial at the Calvary Cemetery, Paterson.
Theresa M. Turnyanszki, age 88 of Wayne, died peacefully on Friday, May 15, 2015. She had been a Wayne resident since 1966.
Theresa was born in Passaic and grew up primarily in Nutley. She graduated from Pope Pius VI High School in Passaic with the class of 1944. After attending classes at the Berkeley Secretarial School, she began a career as a medical secretary at the Passaic General Hospital as well as St. Michael’s Hospital in Passaic. She was very proud of her thirteen year career at the hospitals and reminisced fondly of those experiences over the years.
Theresa was a devout Christian and deeply loved her Savior, Jesus Christ. She prayed daily, often several times a day, for those she loved, those in need, and just about anyone else. Her children recall each evening, gathering together at home and kneeling down for their daily prayers. The Catholic Church was very important to her and after moving to Wayne in 1966, she became active at Our Lady of the Valley RC Church on Valley Road in Wayne. She sang in the choir there, taught CCD, and was a strong supporter of the organ fund. After her husband passed in 1985, she became the rectory housekeeper and cook for many years. She ironed more altar linens than anyone would like to recount, and enjoyed helping people needing Mass cards and other assistance. Theresa retired from her position there at the same time Fr. Rugel retired. All of her children attended the school at Our Lady of the Valley and she worked there as one of the ‘lunch ladies’ for years. Many of the former students of the Our Lady of the Valley School will surely recall her presence in the lunch room; she took charge and every student knew it, with absolute clarity!
Theresa met her husband Michael at a New Year’s Eve dance at their church in the 1950’s. They married on May 11, 1957 at St. Stephen’s Hungarian Catholic Church in Passaic and initially settled in Clifton. As their family grew, a larger home was needed and they moved to Wayne in 1966, the same home Theresa has lived in for the past fifty years. She enjoyed traveling and visited many memorable places. Among her favorites were Niagara Falls and the Von Trapp Family Lodge in Stowe, Vermont. Theresa was truly a devoted homemaker, raising six children in their home on Valley Road. She was also a devoted grandmother who loved her grandchildren very much and prayed for each of them daily.
Theresa is survived by her six children; Teresa Raad and her husband Victor of Gaithersburg, MD, Catherine Presti and her husband Joe of Kinnelon, NJ, Margaret Kaplan and her husband Mike of Pickens, SC, Regina Neiger and her husband Frank of Greer, SC, Michael Turnyanszki and his wife Carole of Patterson, NY, and Frank Turnyanszki of Wayne, eleven grandchildren; Jackie, Gregory, Julia, Joseph, Kyle, Amy, Alison, Christina, Michael, Kevin and Brian, and one sister; Marie Kelly of NJ. She was predeceased by her husband Michael in 1985.
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Friends may visit with the family at Our Lady of the Valley RC Church, 640 Valley Rd, Wayne, on Tuesday, May 19, 2015 from 10 - 11AM. A Funeral Mass will be offered at 11 AM followed by burial at the Calvary Cemetery, Paterson.
Services
Friends may visit with the family at Our Lady of the Valley RC Church, 640 Valley Rd, Wayne, on Tuesday, May 19, 2015 from 10 - 11AM. A Funeral Mass will be offered at 11 AM followed by burial at the Calvary Cemetery, Paterson.
Theresa M. Turnyanszki, age 88 of Wayne, died peacefully on Friday, May 15, 2015. She had been a Wayne resident since 1966.
Theresa was born in Passaic and grew up primarily in Nutley. She graduated from Pope Pius VI High School in Passaic with the class of 1944. After attending classes at the Berkeley Secretarial School, she began a career as a medical secretary at the Passaic General Hospital as well as St. Michael’s Hospital in Passaic. She was very proud of her thirteen year career at the hospitals and reminisced fondly of those experiences over the years.
Theresa was a devout Christian and deeply loved her Savior, Jesus Christ. She prayed daily, often several times a day, for those she loved, those in need, and just about anyone else. Her children recall each evening, gathering together at home and kneeling down for their daily prayers. The Catholic Church was very important to her and after moving to Wayne in 1966, she became active at Our Lady of the Valley RC Church on Valley Road in Wayne. She sang in the choir there, taught CCD, and was a strong supporter of the organ fund. After her husband passed in 1985, she became the rectory housekeeper and cook for many years. She ironed more altar linens than anyone would like to recount, and enjoyed helping people needing Mass cards and other assistance. Theresa retired from her position there at the same time Fr. Rugel retired. All of her children attended the school at Our Lady of the Valley and she worked there as one of the ‘lunch ladies’ for years. Many of the former students of the Our Lady of the Valley School will surely recall her presence in the lunch room; she took charge and every student knew it, with absolute clarity!
Theresa met her husband Michael at a New Year’s Eve dance at their church in the 1950’s. They married on May 11, 1957 at St. Stephen’s Hungarian Catholic Church in Passaic and initially settled in Clifton. As their family grew, a larger home was needed and they moved to Wayne in 1966, the same home Theresa has lived in for the past fifty years. She enjoyed traveling and visited many memorable places. Among her favorites were Niagara Falls and the Von Trapp Family Lodge in Stowe, Vermont. Theresa was truly a devoted homemaker, raising six children in their home on Valley Road. She was also a devoted grandmother who loved her grandchildren very much and prayed for each of them daily.
Theresa is survived by her six children; Teresa Raad and her husband Victor of Gaithersburg, MD, Catherine Presti and her husband Joe of Kinnelon, NJ, Margaret Kaplan and her husband Mike of Pickens, SC, Regina Neiger and her husband Frank of Greer, SC, Michael Turnyanszki and his wife Carole of Patterson, NY, and Frank Turnyanszki of Wayne, eleven grandchildren; Jackie, Gregory, Julia, Joseph, Kyle, Amy, Alison, Christina, Michael, Kevin and Brian, and one sister; Marie Kelly of NJ. She was predeceased by her husband Michael in 1985.
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