Obituary of Jane Duff

Jane Rita Duff, age 85 of Waldwick went home to be with her Lord on Wednesday, November 20, 2013. Born and raised in New York City, she was an executive assistant for the Millinery Stabilization Commission. Married to Donal Patrick Duff in 1952, she has lived in Waldwick since 1961. In addition to being a loving mother and wife, she was an active parishioner of St. Luke's Church in Ho-Ho-Kus, where she coordinated the altar server program and served as a CCD teacher for many years. She was an avid writer and poet, loved to entertain, and was a participant in Tap-O-Mania. Jane is survived by her loving husband Donal, her beloved children: Patrick and Mary of Glen Rock, Donal and Barbara of Glen Rock, Mary and Joe Koury of Ocean Port, Maureen and Chad Longway of Mahwah and Eileen and Jamie Blalock of Rumson. Jane is also survived by her 15 grandchildren: Megan, Ryan, Mary Kaye, Patrick, Caitlin, J.P., Jack, Christen, Brendan, Tyler, Riley, Nate, Nick, Allie and Brynn, and numerous nieces and nephews. Visiting hours are Sunday 2 - 4 & 7 - 9 at the Vander Plaat Funeral Home (www.vpfh.com), 257 Godwin Avenue, Wyckoff, NJ. Funeral mass is Monday, 10:00am at St. Luke's Church, 340 Franklin Tpk, Ho-Ho-Kus, NJ 07423. Burial will follow at St. Luke's Cemetery. In lieu flowers, memorial contributions in Jane's name may be made to St. Luke's Church or the Alzheimer's Association, 400 Morris Ave., Suite 251, Denville, NJ 07834.