MARJORIE M. ZAJDEL Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

Marjorie (Peggy) M. Zajdel, 89, of Oak Ridge, NJ, passed away on Sunday, January 1, 2017. She was born on February 25, 1927 in Flushing, NY to Bridie (Foley) and James F. Dowling. Marjorie graduated from Walton High School in 1945. She was a USO Singer, singing for the soldiers on weekends. In doing so she met her future husband Eugene Zajdel while he was proudly serving the US Army from 1952 to 1954. She married Eugene in 1954 and together they resided in Gary, Indiana for 12 years. They later moved to Oak Ridge, NJ where they raised their family for over 40 years, as well as living in Toms River, NJ for 10 years. Since 2013, Marjorie was cared for by many caring individuals at Morris View Health Center in Morris Plains, NJ and also made many new friends. Marjorie was a waitress at the former Pine Village Grove Banquet Hall and an Aide at the Cozy Lake School, both in Oak Ridge, NJ. She was also a customer sales representative with Caremark International Healthcare Company retiring 15 years ago. Marjorie was a longtime devoted parishioner at St. Thomas the Apostle RC Church in Oak Ridge, NJ, where she sang in the church choir, was a member of the Rosary Society, and the Community Bandage Club. She was also a member at St. Maximillian Church in Toms River, NJ, and a member of their church choir. She will best be remembered as an adoring mother, grandmother, and great grandmother, as well as a loving friend to many people she touch over the years. She enjoyed singing and dancing the Polka, and attending Polish and Irish festivals with her husband Eugene. Marjorie also loved the many family dogs. Marjorie was predeceased by her beloved husband Eugene in 2013, and her brothers James Dowling and his late wife Loretta, and Jack Dowling and his late wife Alice. She is survived by her loving children Patricia Gates and her husband Steven of Carlsbad, CA, James E. Zajdel and his wife Nancy of Oak Ridge, NJ, and Kathryn Marcinkiewicz and her husband James of Parsippany, NJ, her cherished grandchildren Amy Laramie and her husband Justin, Kimberly Rakshys and her husband Matthew, Robert Zajdel, Martin and Erin Marcinkewicz, Megan Gates,and Kerry Spencer and her husband Brady, her adored great grandchildren Aengus, Brooke, and Scarlett Laramie, and Eugene Spencer, as well as many dear nieces and nephews. The family will receive visitors on Tuesday, January 3, 2017 from 3pm to 8pm at the Stickle-Soltesz Funeral Home, 187 La Rue Road, Newfoundland, NJ (GPS use 1 Post Place). The funeral mass will take place on Wednesday, January 4, 2017 at 10am at St. Thomas the Apostle RC Church, 5635 Berkshire Valley Road, Oak Ridge, NJ 07438 The interment will follow at St. Thomas the Apostle Cemetery, adjacent to the church. Memorial donations may be made in Marjorie’s name to the St. Thomas the Apostle Memorial Pipe Organ Preservation Fund, 5635 Berkshire Valley Road, Oak Ridge, NJ 07438 or to the Alzheimer’s Association, 400 Morris Ave. Suite 251, Denville, NJ 07834. Log onto www.sticklesolteszfuneralhome.com tribute wall to personally post your condolences, memories, photos, and videos, as well as obtaining driving directions to the funeral home.

MARJORIE M. ZAJDEL

February 25, 1927 - January 1, 2017