Obituary of May Gruppen

May M. Gruppen (nee Nieuwenhuize), age 78, died peacefully on Tuesday, August 7, 2007. Born and educated in the Netherlands, she came to the United States on May 18, 1953 with her husband Henry J. Gruppen. They lived together in Paterson before moving to Wayne, 46 years ago. May was employed as a department manager with Sterns in Wayne. Her career in Sterns, which spanned almost 28 years, began on July 18, 1963 and continued until her retirement on March 1, 1991. She is survived by her four brothers in the Netherlands; Henk Nieuwenhuize and his wife, two sons and two daughters of Kapelle, Zeeland, Rien Nieuwenhuize and his wife, five sons and two daughters of Dronten, Wim Nieuwenhuize and his wife and five sons of Stavenisse Zeeland, and Piet Nieuwenhuize and his wife, two sons and one daughter of Kapelle, Zeeland, and she is survived by her sister Joan Nieuwenhuize of Pompano Beach, FL. She was predeceased by her beloved husband Henry J. Gruppen in 1983. Cremation was private. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Wayne ELKS Ladies Auxiliary BPOE Lodge 2181, 50 Hinchmann Ave. Wayne, NJ 07470. Arrangements by the Vander Plaat Funeral Home of Wyckoff. www.vpfh.com