Obituary of Jean Banas

Jean Banas, 82, of Mahwah, NJ, passed away peacefully at her home surrounded by her loving family on Friday, January 25^th 2019. She was born in Larksville, PA and lived there until her 18^th year when she moved to NJ to be closer to family members already in the area. In 1957, she met her loving husband Eugene, and they were married 3 years later.  Soon after, they started their family of two daughters and triplet boys. Adored by all, Jean was a devoted, loving, and cherished wife, mother, grandmother, and friend to all of those who had the pleasure to know her. She was truly “One of a Kind”, and will be dearly missed by all.

Jean is survived by her devoted and loving husband of 58 years, Eugene, and her five loving children, Darlene, Colleen, Robert, Tommy, and Steven, along with her cherished grandchildren, Taylor, Emily, and Tyler. She was predeceased by her parents Peter and Genevieve Nemshick, her sister Eleanor Nemshick, her brothers Peter (Doc) Nemshick, Raymond Nemshick, Gerald Nemshick and Daniel Nemshick.

The family will receive friends on Wednesday, January 30, 2019 from 3 to 8pm at the Vander Plaat Funeral Home,  www.vpfh.com, 257 Godwin Ave. Wyckoff, NJ.  On Thursday, January 31, 2019, friends are invited back to the funeral home at 9:15am prior to the Funeral Mass which will be held at 10:45am at St. Paul’s Church, 200 Wyckoff Ave, Ramsey, NJ. A burial will follow at St. Peter & Paul Cemetery, Saddle Brook, NJ.