Obituary of Helen Hurtz

Helen C. (nee Ruthkoff) Hurtz passed away on January 16, 2015. Born in Little Falls, NJ and was a long-time resident of Wyckoff. She became a registered nurse and worked at Valley Hospital for many years. She volunteered at a number of organizations including the Audubon Society of NJ, She enjoyed reading and playing bridge and helping her grandchildren with their after school work when they were young She was a parishioner of St. Elizabeth's in Wyckoff, NJ. She was predeceased by her beloved husband, Conrad W. Hurtz, who died in 1985. She is survived by her children, Nancy Hurtz-Soyka and her husband Edward Soyka of Wyckoff and Stephen C. Hurtz and his wife Patty of Castro Valley, CA and by her grandchildren, Stephanie, Jonathan, Alexander, Ryan and Megan. Visitation will be held on Thursday, January 22, 2015 from 9 AM until mass time at Vander Plaat Funeral Home, (vpfh.com), 257 Godwin Avenue, Wyckoff. A Liturgy of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 11 AM at St. Elizabeth's Church, 700 Wyckoff Avenue, Wyckoff. Interment will follow at Christ the King Cemetery in Franklin Lakes. Memorial contributions in Helen's memory may be made to the Valley Home Care, 15 Essex Rd., Paramus, NJ 07652