Jacqueline A. Mace

Jacqueline Mace Obituary

MACE
JACQUELINE A., age 82, of Medford on May 14, 2008 Aunt Jackie went to heaven. Dearly beloved sister of Lillian M. Dedrick of Boyertown, PA, Dorothy M. Hardy of Gloucester Twp., and the late Robert "Bobby" Mace of Perth Amboy and daughter of the late Anna and Harry. Aunt Jackie had 8 nieces and nephews, 18 great and 27 great great nieces and nephews, and she loved them all. For over 45 years she was employed at Conrail. Jackie will be greatly missed by her many friends and the Atlantic City Casinos. Relatives and friends are invited to celebrate a Christian Memorial Service 2 P.M., Sat., May 31, at St. Peters Episcopal Church, 1 Hartford Rd. (www.stpeters
medford.org). Donations are requested to be given in Jackie's name to her church, St. Peters Church. Arrangements under the direction of Addison G. Bradley, THE FUNERAL MANOR, Gloucester Twp. 856-228-6900.

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Published by Philadelphia Inquirer/Philadelphia Daily News from May 21 to May 22, 2008.

Memories and Condolences
for Jacqueline Mace

11 Entries

Robert H. Mace Jr.

March 4, 2024

This is early -- AJ didn't leave us until May -- 2008 (16 years ago) but I think about her all the time and my memory (as I zoom towards 70) is frightful. There are just some losses you never, ever get over. My dad was one, Aunt Jackie was another. God bless all our faithful departed -- may light perpetual continue to shine on them. Robert H. Mace Jr., nephew. March 4, 2024.

Linda Defrick

May 16, 2023

I still think of her every day. She was the kindest person ever. Loved all of her family ferociously. She is sorely missed. Linda Dedrick, niece. and daughter of Lillian Mace. May 16, 2023.

Susan (Hardy-Fairo-)Godown

June 9, 2008

Eulogy
And now, today, we have another Saint in Heaven-- our own, special angel who taught us about life, its ups and downs, its joys and sorrows, its victories and its challenges. "You have to take up for yourself," Aunt Jackie would counsel me. Aunt Jackie had an innate sense of the sanctity of human life, and responded to that sanctity with all of the compassion, caring and love which filled her enormous heart. She wanted us all to be prepared and equipped for the precarious variabilities of life-life in this broken, often evil world. And, she tried her best to keep us all on solid footing, aware of the dangers and ready to look after ourselves.
Aunt Jackie possessed an inherent common-sense wisdom, a wisdom born in large part from the "school of hard knocks." As the family caretaker, she cared for her parents for many years, then Aunt Mary, Aunt Mamie, Uncle Ernie ans so on and on; her family was her world and she loved all of us unconditionally. Many of us have echoed the same sentiment:that when we were with Aunt Jackie, no one else existed for that moment in time. Each of us was made to feel special, her favorite, the one she loved the best. Yet, in retrospect, she loved all of us the best-all of us, without exception and without condition.
It wasn't a love that had to be earned or deserved, but rather a completely free and unfettered love which flowed from a heart filled with caring, concern, self-giving and self-sacrifice. Aunt Jackie was tirelles in ensuring the well-being of her family, her loved ones. My late fathers best friend, she spent many years helping him with his business, handling the accounting and books that her years working at the Railroad had prepared her for. And for this, she asked for nothing in return.
The one you could always count on in good times and in bad for support, encouragement and, sometimes a good lecture if need be. Aunt Jackie was the family touchstone. She would always seem to know what to do, she would always seem to have the right answer, and she did everything in her power to make us feel loved and secure.
Aunt Jackie also had an uncanny memory and could recount tales from our childhoods, often embarrassing tales, from which she derived such pleasure. She would break up with laughter while remembering some silly thing one of us had done years ago, memories which, while sometimes humiliating, made us feel special, memorable, remembered. Aunt Jackie remembered all of us, our accomplishments, and our failures, but she always loved us because of, or despite,those accomplishments and failures. In the end, none of it mattered, because above all else, we were remembered and loved.
This was all Jesus asked of his life-to be remembered and to be loved. This is why I opened these remarks by exclaiming that "today we have another Saint in Heaven." Aunt Jackie took her personal faith and her church seriously, a seriousness which her sometimes raucous sense of humor might belie. But her sense of humor was an integral part of her charm and sprung from a heart overflowing with love. A heart fill with love is the hallmark of a saint.
And as her final days among us drew to a close, she maintained that love, that famous sense of humor, that unyielding faith; and she met her death finely, with dignity and grace. The day before she passed on, she said that she had seen my father; and then I understood that her time would soon come. Now that Aunt Jackie stands before God with all her family and loved ones who preceded her into the Kingdom, we remember how precious we all were to her, how she remembered and loved us. Yet, all she ever asked in return was that we remember her and love her. So we gather here today to do just that, even as we carry her memory and her love deeply within our own hearts forever.
Death is not the end of life, but rather a transition into another kind of life, a life without grief or sorrow, without pain or suffering. It is the eternal life which is ours by the grace of God and the power and promise of the Ressurection of Christ. "I am with you always, Jesus promises us, "even unto the end of time." And at the end of time, on that Last Day, The day of the great Resurrection when all shall be raised up, all that we see now, as in a mirror dimly, will be made crystal clear.
May our Lord and Savior christ Jesus have mercy on Aunt Jackie, and on all of us.

By: Robert H Mace

Ellen Zimmerman

May 30, 2008

I have known Jackie since I was a little girl; we lived next door to her in Philadelphia (many yrs ago); she was like an Aunt to me & my siblings. She wil be missed very much.

Jackie (Fairo) Smith & Family

May 28, 2008

Aunt Jackie...A lovely woman who truely made this world a better place. We will miss you. I hope to see you again in heaven some day.

Linda Dedrick

May 27, 2008

Aunt Jackie - How I will miss your wit and your huge, generous heart. You were my best friend when I was a troubled teen--and I 'll never forget our times together. I am truly one of your adopted children. Keep a seat for me at the Blackjack table in heaven.

Michelle Zimmerman/Derer

May 26, 2008

Jackie lived next door to us in Northeast Philly. She was like an aunt to my brothers and sisters. She was a good friend to my parents.I will always remeber Jackie gave us hot chocolate and candy ribbons when we shoveled the snow for her. She will be missed.

Joe Fairo

May 23, 2008

We will miss you Aunt Jackie.........Joe Fairo, Justine Deal and Luke

Robert H. Mace, Jr.

May 22, 2008

Aunt Jackie was my late father's best friend and like a second mother to me. We now have another Saint in Heaven, whose heart was carved from pure love. As much as we, her family, loved her, she loved us even more. We were all so precious to her. And now she will be forever precious in our hearts.

Susan (Hardy) Godown

May 22, 2008

Aunt Jackie was not "just" an aunt, but a wonderful, true friend, and her passing leaves a huge empty space in my heart. She will be greatly missed.

Jack & Rita McIlfatrick

May 21, 2008

Jackie was a kind, wonderful, warm person. A dear friend whose memory will live forever in our hearts.

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