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July 16, 2012
Services
Friends may visit with the family on Friday, July 20, 2012 from 3-5:45 PM at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne. A 5:45 PM Funeral Service will be held at the conclusion of the visitation hours on Friday.
Warren “Jerry” Sims age 88 of Wayne died Monday, July 16, 2012.
He was born and raised in Bronx New York and was drafted into the US Army towards the end of WWII. He served in the Army for eight years having been to Italy, Okinawa, Japan, and the Philippines. He served in the infantry and later with the Military Police.
When he was discharged from the military he got work at the Continental Can Company in Jersey City. It was during his work at Continental Can that he met his wife Angela Baffuto at Kajewskis in Secaucus. They fell in love and married on May 22, 1960 at St. Joseph’s RC Church in Union City and honeymooned in Florida. They made the cutest Irish/Italian couple. Jerry and Angela’s home was always busy as she was one of ten children, lived on the same block as three of her sisters and one sister-in-law, and their house always seemed to be the gathering point. Thursday and Sunday family dinners were a welcome staple. They enjoyed forty-four years of a loving and caring marriage before Angela’s passing in 2004.
After his work at Continental Can Jerry found work as a Teamster truck driver for Ward Trucking based in Little Falls. He worked there for over twenty years before retiring in 1990.
Jerry enjoyed his lottery tickets and photography. He was always taking pictures at family gatherings. He would take forever to focus and adjust the camera settings and by the time he took the picture his subjects often had a malcontent look upon their faces. He would mail copies to his subjects, which were often blurry or misaligned in the later years. Jerry would get annoyed if you didn’t thank him for them but really appreciated when you did! Although he has not traveled lately, he did enjoy family vacations which he & Angela insisted upon even if things were a little tight. Jerry's love of adventure may have been passed onto his daughter, Kathy and her family! Jerry & Angela also loved going to Atlantic City.
He was the loving husband of the late Angela Sims (2004); devoted father of Kathleen and her husband Paul Savastano of Wayne, cherished grandfather of Alexis and Danielle Savastano; loved brother-in-law of Geraldine Caliguire of Bridgewater, Agnes Baffuto of North Bergen and brother Leonard Howell and his wife Eileen of Dover Delaware. He is also survived by many loved nieces and nephews.
In lieu of flowers memorial donations to the Wayne First Aid Squad, PO Box 291, Wayne, NJ 07470 would be appreciated.
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Friends may visit with the family on Friday, July 20, 2012 from 3-5:45 PM at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne. A 5:45 PM Funeral Service will be held at the conclusion of the visitation hours on Friday.
July 16, 2012
Services
Friends may visit with the family on Friday, July 20, 2012 from 3-5:45 PM at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne. A 5:45 PM Funeral Service will be held at the conclusion of the visitation hours on Friday.
Warren “Jerry” Sims age 88 of Wayne died Monday, July 16, 2012.
He was born and raised in Bronx New York and was drafted into the US Army towards the end of WWII. He served in the Army for eight years having been to Italy, Okinawa, Japan, and the Philippines. He served in the infantry and later with the Military Police.
When he was discharged from the military he got work at the Continental Can Company in Jersey City. It was during his work at Continental Can that he met his wife Angela Baffuto at Kajewskis in Secaucus. They fell in love and married on May 22, 1960 at St. Joseph’s RC Church in Union City and honeymooned in Florida. They made the cutest Irish/Italian couple. Jerry and Angela’s home was always busy as she was one of ten children, lived on the same block as three of her sisters and one sister-in-law, and their house always seemed to be the gathering point. Thursday and Sunday family dinners were a welcome staple. They enjoyed forty-four years of a loving and caring marriage before Angela’s passing in 2004.
After his work at Continental Can Jerry found work as a Teamster truck driver for Ward Trucking based in Little Falls. He worked there for over twenty years before retiring in 1990.
Jerry enjoyed his lottery tickets and photography. He was always taking pictures at family gatherings. He would take forever to focus and adjust the camera settings and by the time he took the picture his subjects often had a malcontent look upon their faces. He would mail copies to his subjects, which were often blurry or misaligned in the later years. Jerry would get annoyed if you didn’t thank him for them but really appreciated when you did! Although he has not traveled lately, he did enjoy family vacations which he & Angela insisted upon even if things were a little tight. Jerry's love of adventure may have been passed onto his daughter, Kathy and her family! Jerry & Angela also loved going to Atlantic City.
He was the loving husband of the late Angela Sims (2004); devoted father of Kathleen and her husband Paul Savastano of Wayne, cherished grandfather of Alexis and Danielle Savastano; loved brother-in-law of Geraldine Caliguire of Bridgewater, Agnes Baffuto of North Bergen and brother Leonard Howell and his wife Eileen of Dover Delaware. He is also survived by many loved nieces and nephews.
In lieu of flowers memorial donations to the Wayne First Aid Squad, PO Box 291, Wayne, NJ 07470 would be appreciated.
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