Obituary of Jean M. Stein

Stein, Jean M. (nee Cullen), age 87 of Allendale died Wednesday, January 15, 2014 at her home. Born in Ramsey she lived in Allendale for 75 years before recently moving to Pompton Plains. As a teenager she opened a gift shop in Allendale and later became the clothes buyer and display designer for Merrihews of Ridgewood. Prior to her retirement, Jean designed windows and displays for The Country Shoppe, of Allendale. Jean was a painter, a member of the Allendale Art Association and a volunteer at The Depot, Midland Park. She enjoyed extensive travel with her good friends Barbara and Tom Lewis. She was a devoted and loving mom to Amy Stein and her husband Terry Drucker, Carol and her husband Stephen Lash, Michael Stein and his wife Lynn, Lisa and her husband Richard Bastian and Mary Ann and her husband David Torcivia. Jean was a loving grandmother to Will, Mae, Alex, Dan, Tyler, Harrison, Garrett, Patrick, Jeannie, Sean, Kayleigh and Bridget. Jean cherished her beloved nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by her 1st husband, Cornelius A. Dross in 1958 and her 2nd husband, George H. Stein in 2012 and her sister, Anne Webb in 1998. The family will receive friends on Saturday, January 18, 2014 at 11:30 am, with a service to follow at 12 noon at the Vander Plaat Funeral Home, www.vpfh.com, 257 Godwin Ave. Wyckoff, NJ.