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Maud Elvin Obituary

Hawthorne — Maud "Joy" Elvin (nee Van Vladricken), 93, died Jan. 25.

Born in Hackensack, she lived in Hawthorne for most of her life. A former executive secretary for Exxon-Mobil and Cyanamid, she was a member of St. Clement's Episcopal Church in Hawthorne, where she served on the Altar Guild.

She was the wife of the late Edward D. Elvin (1994). Surviving are her cousin, Diann Scango of Virginia and her nephew, Kenneth Elvin, of Connecticut.

Funeral was Jan. 19 at St. Clement's Episcopal Church, Hawthorne, with interment at Laurel Grove Memorial Park, Totowa. Arrangements by Browning-Forshay Funeral Home, Hawthorne.

Memorial donations may be made to St. Clement's Episcopal Church, Hawthorne.
Published by The Gazette on Feb. 2, 2011.

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