Obituary of Lyda De Gise

De Gise, Lyda, (nee Barbaris) age 95, died peacefully on Wednesday, April 20, 2016 at Van Dyk Manor, Montclair, NJ. Lyda was born in Paterson, NJ and had been a resident of Wyckoff since 1949. She graduated as a registered nurse from Paterson General Hospital School of Nursing, Class of 1941. Lyda served as the very first school nurse for St. Elizabeth School, Wyckoff, a position she held for nine years. Lyda was a parishioner of St. Elizabeth RC Church, Wyckoff. She was predeceased by her beloved husband of 59 years, William E. De Gise and her son, Joseph. She is survived by her loving children, Paul E. De Gise and his wife Margaret of Ringwood and Donna Benden of LaCrosse, WI. Lyda’s legacy as a grandmother will live on the in hearts of her eight grandchildren, Dawn, Dana, Denise, Danielle, Joseph, Jason, Jennifer and David, and her 14 great grandchildren. The family will receive friends on Saturday, April 23rd from 8:30 – 10:00 AM at the Vander Plaat Funeral Home, www.vpfh.com, 257 Godwin Avenue, Wyckoff, NJ 07481. A Funeral Mass will be held on Saturday, April 23rd at 10:30 AM at St. Elizabeth RC Church, 700 Wyckoff Avenue, Wyckoff, NJ 07481. The interment will follow at Christ the King Cemetery, Franklin Lakes. As an expression of sympathy, in lieu of flowers, donations may be to Van Dyke Manor of Montclair, 42 North Mountain Avenue, Montclair, NJ 07042 or Salesian Sisters, 659 Belmont Avenue, Haledon, NJ 07508.