Obituary of Joan Dykers

Dykers, Joan E. (nee Phillips) age 82 of North Haledon died Wednesday, December 21, 2011. Born in Paterson she was a lifelong resident of North Haledon. She was a graduate of Hawthorne High School. Prior to her marriage she was in the fashion industry. Joan worked with her husband Thomas in the capacity as Treasurer and Secretary of Dykers Farm Inc. She was a member of the First Presbyterian Church of North Haledon where she volunteered for many church activities. Loving mother of Patricia Paraskevacos of North Haledon and Peggi Lees and her husband Frank of North Haledon. Loving Grandmother to Joshua Lees and his wife Jennifer, Ian Lees and Christopher Paraskevacos. She was predeceased by her 1st husband, Robert J. Eelman in 1952 and her 2nd husband Thomas D. Dykers in 2007. Visiting Monday 6-9 PM at the Vander Plaat Funeral Home, www.vpfh.com, 257 Godwin Avenue, Wyckoff, NJ 07481. Funeral Service Tuesday 10 AM at First Presbyterian Church of North Haledon. Interment Laurel Grove Memorial Park, Totowa. In lieu of flowers donations to First Presbyterian Church of North Haledon, 202 Squaw Brook Road, North Haledon, NJ 07508 or Bergen County Wildcats Program, P.O. Box 136, Waldwick, NJ 07643 would be appreciated due to family allergies. In a world where people are measured by what they do, she opened her home to others and willingly gave help to those in need without expecting anything in return. She will be deeply missed by family, friends and those whose lives that she touched.