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This is the obituary <3
Jan. 7th, 2008 01:15 amVanderMay.com
I also work with these guys a lot (death is my business, it's just usually not so close to home) and they're great. It sounds weird to say, but I want my funeral here if at all possible. They're funnie, but professional and very, very understanding.
Cliff's email address involves "wakemaker" if you can believe that ;)
Thaddeus H. Wolos “Teddy” age 82 of Wayne died Sunday, January 6, 2008.
He was born, in the house his father built, and raised in Wallington having lived in Elmwood Park before moving to Wayne forty-five years ago.
He was a US Army Veteran of WW II having served in the North Apennines, Rome-Arno campaigns. He received the Distinguished Unit Badge, the EAME Campaign Medal and the World War II Victory Medal. Teddy’s mother refused to sign the papers allowing her son to enlist, but somehow he got it done. He related one story to his family in regards to his service in Italy: a family, with no food, offered their daughter in exchange for food. A true gentleman, Teddy refused their offer and was moved so deeply by their desperation that he not only gave them his food but also gave them his money.
Having played in the Minor Leagues himself, Teddy had a love of baseball. As a young boy he got to meet Babe Ruth at a ball park in Passaic. Perhaps this chance meeting is what made him a devout New York Yankees fan.
Teddy was a warehouseman for the Hubinger Company, Saddle Brook for twenty years before retiring in 1979. One of his responsibilities was climbing into a train car filled with corn syrup; he would heat the corn syrup, with a steam emitting hose, to convert it into a liquid state and get it flowing out of the train car.
He was a member of Grace United Presbyterian Church, Wayne. At church he was known as the man with a never-ending supply of candy in his pockets.
His wife Cora enjoyed swimming and Teddy had an in-ground pool installed in the yard. He was meticulous about the pools cleanliness and water. Each day he was vacuuming the bottom, skimming leaves, checking the water temperature, making sure the water was perfectly clear. All this he did for his wife and family because for all the time he maintained the pool he never put a foot within, Teddy couldn’t swim.
He also had a pool table in the basement. Family gatherings would often wind up at the pool table. Teddy, always worried about the comfort of others has never played a game of pool himself.
Teddy was a loving husband, father and grandfather who most would consider a quiet man, but don’t be mistaken, he was as stubborn as they come. Each night as the kids got ready for bed he would say “good night, God bless you”. This is a legacy he has passed on to his children who now say goodnight to their children the same way each night.
He was the beloved husband of the late Cora Joyce (Bennington) Wolos(1990) whom he declared was the “love of my life”; he is the loving father of Kathleen Anzalone and her husband Sal of Wayne, Darlene Serecka and her husband Charlie of Haledon and TJ Wolos and his wife Cindy of Little Falls; he is the cherished grandfather of Trisha, Brian, Nicole, Jim, Jason, Michele, Salvatore, Terry, Maggie and one great-grandson Joseph Henry. He is the beloved son of the late John and Katherine Wolos; loved brother of the late Walter and Stella.
Friends are invited to visit with the family on Monday from 2-4 and 7-9 PM at the funeral home.
Funeral services will be held 10 AM on Tuesday, January 8, 2007 at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne.
Interment will be in East Ridgelawn Cemetery, Clifton.
In lieu of flowers memorial donations to Grace Presbyterian Church, 981 Preakness Ave., Wayne, NJ 07470 would be appreciated.
My aunt listed Jim & Michele as grandkids too. I totally cried when I read that.
I also work with these guys a lot (death is my business, it's just usually not so close to home) and they're great. It sounds weird to say, but I want my funeral here if at all possible. They're funnie, but professional and very, very understanding.
Cliff's email address involves "wakemaker" if you can believe that ;)
Thaddeus H. Wolos “Teddy” age 82 of Wayne died Sunday, January 6, 2008.
He was born, in the house his father built, and raised in Wallington having lived in Elmwood Park before moving to Wayne forty-five years ago.
He was a US Army Veteran of WW II having served in the North Apennines, Rome-Arno campaigns. He received the Distinguished Unit Badge, the EAME Campaign Medal and the World War II Victory Medal. Teddy’s mother refused to sign the papers allowing her son to enlist, but somehow he got it done. He related one story to his family in regards to his service in Italy: a family, with no food, offered their daughter in exchange for food. A true gentleman, Teddy refused their offer and was moved so deeply by their desperation that he not only gave them his food but also gave them his money.
Having played in the Minor Leagues himself, Teddy had a love of baseball. As a young boy he got to meet Babe Ruth at a ball park in Passaic. Perhaps this chance meeting is what made him a devout New York Yankees fan.
Teddy was a warehouseman for the Hubinger Company, Saddle Brook for twenty years before retiring in 1979. One of his responsibilities was climbing into a train car filled with corn syrup; he would heat the corn syrup, with a steam emitting hose, to convert it into a liquid state and get it flowing out of the train car.
He was a member of Grace United Presbyterian Church, Wayne. At church he was known as the man with a never-ending supply of candy in his pockets.
His wife Cora enjoyed swimming and Teddy had an in-ground pool installed in the yard. He was meticulous about the pools cleanliness and water. Each day he was vacuuming the bottom, skimming leaves, checking the water temperature, making sure the water was perfectly clear. All this he did for his wife and family because for all the time he maintained the pool he never put a foot within, Teddy couldn’t swim.
He also had a pool table in the basement. Family gatherings would often wind up at the pool table. Teddy, always worried about the comfort of others has never played a game of pool himself.
Teddy was a loving husband, father and grandfather who most would consider a quiet man, but don’t be mistaken, he was as stubborn as they come. Each night as the kids got ready for bed he would say “good night, God bless you”. This is a legacy he has passed on to his children who now say goodnight to their children the same way each night.
He was the beloved husband of the late Cora Joyce (Bennington) Wolos(1990) whom he declared was the “love of my life”; he is the loving father of Kathleen Anzalone and her husband Sal of Wayne, Darlene Serecka and her husband Charlie of Haledon and TJ Wolos and his wife Cindy of Little Falls; he is the cherished grandfather of Trisha, Brian, Nicole, Jim, Jason, Michele, Salvatore, Terry, Maggie and one great-grandson Joseph Henry. He is the beloved son of the late John and Katherine Wolos; loved brother of the late Walter and Stella.
Friends are invited to visit with the family on Monday from 2-4 and 7-9 PM at the funeral home.
Funeral services will be held 10 AM on Tuesday, January 8, 2007 at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne.
Interment will be in East Ridgelawn Cemetery, Clifton.
In lieu of flowers memorial donations to Grace Presbyterian Church, 981 Preakness Ave., Wayne, NJ 07470 would be appreciated.
My aunt listed Jim & Michele as grandkids too. I totally cried when I read that.
