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A Mass of Christian Burial will be offered on November 3rd at 11:00am at St. Catherine of Sienna Church, 2 Whitebridge Road, Pittstown NJ, 08867. Friends and relatives will be received from 10:00am until the start of the mass at 11:00am. All services will be held directly at church.
Susan attended North Plainfield High School, Kean College, and Rutgers University.
In order to honor Susan's memory, donations can be made to the Dementia Society of America.
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Carly Tarnoski
October 31, 2023
I will always remember my Mom-Mom as the backbone of our family. She was the glue that held everyone together. The one who made all of the home-cooked meals and hosted family events. The one who took all of the pictures so we could look back on the good days one day which we didn't know would come before we knew it. The one who went the extra mile to make sure her grandkids had the best holidays with more gifts than they needed. Every school year, her girls got a new Vera Bradley backpack (to match her purse), reading books, and school supplies. That was the teacher in her. When Mom-Mom had back-to-school night at her own school, she always wanted Hailey and me to help decorate her classroom, and we did. It wasn't until then that we walked the halls and had about 50 students run up and hug her and say how much they missed her during the summer. I'll admit I was always jealous because I hated to think Mom- Mom loved anyone but me lol, but if there was one thing, she adored her students like they were kids of her own. When she retired, she was gifted with more gifts from her students and co-workers than what could fit in her house. She wasn't a teacher who just got handwritten cards but she got hand-made paintings that took hours, jewelry, and flowers. Beautiful gifts that reflected her beauty.
Aside from school and her career, there wasn't a day that went by that she didn't put her family first and would have given up everything she had for her husband, children, grandchildren, friends, and family. She welcomed everyone into her life and never judged a single soul. Everyone was a good person in her eyes. There was nobody better or worse, richer or poorer. No matter who you were, you were all equal and loved by her.
If there was ever a time I needed someone, she was the first to get in her car and come to me. Even if that was driving 40 minutes to take me to a 10-minute dentist appointment and then driving back home another 40 minutes. She never missed a sports game or a graduation for any of her grandchildren. She bought me all of the dolls I played with growing up and even sewed them clothes for me. She gave me her teaching stuff so I could play school with my dolls, made lemonade stands for my sister and me, and always baked with us. It was the little things that would end up meaning the most to us.
As I sit here today, I wonder how and why the world can keep spinning if she's not in it. I'd like to think there's something much more to this than just losing the most perfect person to ever exist. but truth is, what her world always spun around was us and I find comfort in knowing that she would be happy to see us all together and still making memories. She absolutely loved my grandfather beyond words and I know my Grandad loves her just as much if not more. Sue was always his girl. 61 years of love, loyalty, happiness, pain, tears, you name it, but the one thing they did was remain whole and never turn their backs on each other. They have a bond that could truly never be broken.
For 23 years, I was granted the privilege of having Susan as my grandmother. I wouldn't have changed a thing and if I ever had another grandmother who wasn't her, I would have found a way to find Mom- Mom. Thank you for the best years of my life, you will always be with me and I will always hold you close in my heart. you truly made an impact on the world and everyone around you. I love you Mom- Mom and this isn't goodbye but see you later.
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