Obituary of Mary Eva Greff

Greff, Mary Eva, age 23 of Waldwick died Wednesday, October 23, 2013 at her residence. Mary was born in New Brunswick, NJ and had lived most of her life in Waldwick. She was a 2009 graduate of Waldwick High School and attended Lyndon State College in Lyndonville, VT and recently received an Associate of Arts degree from Bergen Community College. Also, Mary completed training at the Barbizon School for Modeling, she had been a contestant in the Miss USA Teen Pageant in New Jersey and was a student ambassador for People to People having traveled to Australia. Most recently, Mary was in training to be a Hostess for the Tilted Kilt Restaurant in Wayne. Mary's greatest achievement was being a "Mom" to her son, Mark John of whom she is survived by and her parents Leon J. and Carol A. (nee Markert) all of Waldwick, NJ. She is also survived by her sisters; Ehyrica and Shannon and her uncle, Robert Greff of Passaic, who was also her godfather. Mary was predeceased by her aunt and godmother, Sharon M. Prescott on December 9, 2012. Visiting will be held on Tuesday, October 29, 2013 from 2-4 and 7-9 PM at Vander Plaat Funeral Home, www.vpfh.com, 257 Godwin Avenue, Wyckoff, NJ 07481. Family and friends are invited to the Funeral Service on Wednesday, October 30, 2013 at 10:30AM at Bethlehem Evangelical Lutheran Church, 155 Linwood Avenue, Ridgewood, NJ 07450. A private interment will be held at a later date. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions in Mary's name may be made to Bethlehem Evangelical Lutheran Church for the establishment of an educational fund for her son, Mark John.