Obituary of Emelia Wilk

Wilk, Emelia (Emily) nee Walczak, age 87 of Waldwick died peacefully at home on Friday, January 31, 2014, surrounded by her loving family, listening to her favorite Chopin music. She was born in Passaic, where she lived until moving to Waldwick in 1967. During her high school years she participated in the National Spelling Bee Competition in Washington, DC. After moving to Waldwick she worked part time for Grand Union of Waldwick for 25 years. Emelia was a member of the Waldwick Senior Citizens Group. She recently attended Bergen Community College, Paramus, NJ, where she was pursuing a degree in Music. A kind and generous mother who always put her family's needs before her own, she is survived by her children, Jacqueline Wilk of Waldwick, Philip S. Wilk of West Linn, OR, Noelle Cerf of Ramsey, Tracey Wilk of Waldwick, her sister, Lorraine Wienbrock of Bloomingdale, her five grandchildren, Kristen, Ashley and Christopher Cerf, and Madison and Brooke Wilk. She was predeceased by her husband, Philip J. Wilk in 2004 and her brother, Walter Walczak. Visiting, Monday 2-4 and 7-9 pm at the Vander Plaat Funeral Home, www.vpfh.com, 257 Godwin Ave. Wyckoff, NJ. Funeral Service Tuesday 11 am at the funeral home. Private cremation will be held. In lieu of flowers donations may be made to the Waldwick Volunteer Ambulance Corp. 20 Whites Lane, Waldwick, NJ 07463 or the Valley Hospice, Valley Hospital Foundation, 223 N. Van Dien Ave. Ridgewood, NJ 07450.