Obituary of Adele Hambel

Adele Marie Therkorn Hambel, 89, of Cary, NC died Tuesday April 28, 2009. Mrs. Hambel was born on June 17, 1919 in New York, New York. Before moving to Cary in 1992 she spent most of her life in New Jersey. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother who had a passion to always put her family before herself. She took pride in her cooking, and loved to shower her family with hand made afghans. Before retiring, she was employed by Supermarkets General and was a union representative for Local 1262 of the United Food & Commercial Workers Union. Mrs. Hambel was preceded in death by her beloved husband of 63 years, George W. Hambel; brother, Herman A. Therkorn, and sister, Henrietta C. Lawlor. She is survived by her son and daughter-in-law, George J. and Joy Hambel of Wyckoff, NJ; and daughter and son-in-law, Barbara J. and Bill Werner of Cary, NC; a brother, Ernest Therkorn; 4 grandchildren, George, Dianne, Michael and Jennifer; 5 step-grandchildren; 8 great-grandchildren; and 8 step-great-grandchildren. The family will receive friends 2:00 to 4:00 PM and 7:00 to 9:00 PM Tuesday, May 5, 2009 at Vander Platt Funeral Home, 257 Godwin Ave,Wyckoff, NJ. www.vpfh.com A funeral mass is to be celebrated at 10:00 am Wednesday, May 6, 2009 at The Church of the Annunciation, 50 Midland Avenue, Paramus, NJ. Burial will follow in George Washington Memorial Park, Paramus, NJ.