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Gayle Kloepfer Obituary
AGE: 62 • Lake Telemark
Gayle E. Kloepfer, 62, died at her home in Lake Telemark, Rockaway, NJ on Wed. Dec. 26, 2012. Gayle was born in Morristown and grew up in the Cedar Lake section of Denville before moving to Lake Telemark in 2006. She graduated from Morris Knolls High School in Denville and later graduated from Fairleigh Dickinson University in Florham Park with a bachelor's degree in Early Childhood Learning. She started her teaching at Sarah Ward Nursery Schools in Newark and she has been their Executive Director. The children of the Sarah Ward Schools were Gayle's life and she loved them as if they were her own. Gayle was very independent, however very giving. Her thoughts were always for others and she made sure all were taken care of before herself. She loved gardening, sun worshiping and wishing on a star. She enjoyed reading, needle point and knitting, loved listening to Jazz and Blues, enjoyed art and she enjoyed a good beer, a cigar and most of all she loved the Outer Banks in North Carolina.
She is survived by her sister and her husband Meredith and Gary Petrillo, her niece and her husband Korinne and Brian Klug and their son Corben as well as her nephew Nick Petrillo all of Denville as well as her nephew Vinson Petrillo and his fiancée Jessica Nogay of New York City.
All services are private and being handled by Norman Dean Home for Services, Denville, NJ, www.normandean.com. Please share a memory of Gayle by lighting a candle on our web site. Donations are being accepted to Sarah Ward Nursery School, 27 Jay St., Newark, NJ 07103.
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Nezzie DeFrank
January 13, 2013
To Gayle's family please accept my sincere sympathy for your loss. Gayle was a dedicated advocate for all children, families and early childhood professionals in NJ. Gayle was and will continue to positively influence the lives of people who care for and about children. She left a footprint that many did and will continue to follow.
January 10, 2013
To Gayles family and friends, I'm so sorry for such a loss. While I didn't know Gayle myself, never met her, my dad Mort worked with doing chores and painting and always spoke very fondly of her. Said she pushed for the best and was so good at her job. Again, very sorry to have lost such a wonderful person. Eileen Mascari
Delshonia & Gary Vickers
January 3, 2013
Miss Gayle... A wonderful woman who will be missed terribly. Her love of children was evident from the first moment we spoke. She calmed me and addressed my concerns, no matter how minor. My husband and I adored her and are truly grateful for her presence in our children's lives. You've earned your rest Miss Gayle. Sleep peacefully.
Joann Blanford
January 3, 2013
My deepest sympathy to the family and friends. It was a great pleasure knowing and working with Gayle at Sara Ward. She will be missed by so many lives she touched.
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Joann Blanford
January 3, 2013
My deepest sympathy to the family. It was a great pleasure working with Gayle at Sara Ward. She will be missed.
laverne price
January 2, 2013
I will always remember her and how she worked with me and my three girls who went to sarah ward, my girls are now women in their late twenties and early thirties. She loved herself my oldest girl though,
Pete Rechsteiner
January 2, 2013
It was truly a pleasure knowing you Gayle these past 40 years. You were indeed one of a kind and you will be sorely missed... Love you, P
Lorraine Cooke
January 2, 2013
My deepest sympathy to family and friends. Gayle was an inspiration to me as we worked on child advocacy concerns in NJ. She was committed to the excellence of the child care program she led and to ensuring that the state did what was right for kids. She stood proud in her convictions. I knew her as a warm and sensitive person who motivated people to do good work for children. She will be sadly missed, but her legacy will live on for many years to come. I am proud to have been touched by her life!
Donna Zolnierzak
January 2, 2013
Great advocate of NJ children. Strong woman who spoke from the heart. Gayle -you will be missed.
Arline Oberst
January 2, 2013
Gayle was a very special person - who dedicated every day to the children at Sarah Ward Nursery - she will be sorely missed and leaves a legacy of love for the children of Newark.
Diedra Bouza
December 30, 2012
Miss Gayle I cant thank you enough for all your guidance, love and caring for both me and my family. You were and will always be a part of our family. All my love to you
Diedra Bouza
The Bouza Family
December 29, 2012
May God bless you and your family in this time of sorrow.
crystal brazell
December 29, 2012
Gayle, you will truly be missed, I have had the pleasure of knowing you for over 25 yrs! You gave me my first job at the tender age of 18, although it was for the summer, you put enough trust in me to employ me again yrs later, even when I moved out of state, came bk, you were there to emloy me, yet once again! You were a great influence in my life, helping me through all my endevours, and your light will truly shine on in my heart!
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