Obituary of Irene M. Thompson

Irene M. "GG" Thompson passed away peacefully on Tuesday, March 7, 2017 at the age of 80. Born in Englewood, NJ, she was a long time resident of Bloomingdale, NJ, coming from River Edge, NJ. Irene was a 1954 graduate of Leonia High School, was a bookkeeper at Twinbrook Nurseries in Franklin Lakes, NJ, where she loved arranging flowers and making bows, a long time parishioner of St. Anthony’s of Padua Church in Butler, loved playing cards and was an avid N.Y. Rangers fan, N.Y. Yankees fan and a Greenbay Packers fan. Irene is predeceased by her two brothers: Frederick, James and her sister Virginia. Survivors include her husband Donald W. Thompson whom she was married to for 59 years; son Michael E. Thompson, daughter Patricia A. Walters and her loving companion Bruce A. Gessin; four grandchildren: Daniel, Jennifer and her husband Seth, Brian and Jeffrey; great grandson Walter; two sisters: Agnes T. Fino, Gloria A. Scherer, two brothers: Robert A. Scherer and Walter W. Scherer. Irene is also survived by many cousins, nieces and nephews. Visitation will be held on Thursday, March 9, 2017 from 3 – 7 p.m. at the Vander Plaat Funeral Home, (vpfh.com), 257 Godwin Ave., Wyckoff. The funeral mass will be celebrated on Friday at 11:30 a.m. at Most Blessed Sacrament Church, 787 Franklin Lakes Rd., Franklin Lakes, NJ 07417. Interment will follow at Christ the King Cemetery in Franklin Lakes, NJ. Contributions in Irene’s memory may be made to the American Diabetes Association, 2451 Crystal Dr., Suite 900, Arlington, VA 22202.