Lena Tanis

TANIS
Lena R., 87 of Pompton Plains, N.J., formerly of Cedar Grove, N.J, passed away on October 8, 2015. Visitation will be on Friday, October 16, 2015 from 2-4 and 7-9 PM at Shook's Cedar Grove Funeral Home, 486 Pompton Ave., Cedar Grove, N.J. Burial will be on Saturday, October 17, 2015 at 10:00 AM at Cedar Lawn Cemetery. All are invited to gather on Sunday, October 18, 2015 at 3:00 PM at Grace Presbyterian Church, 153 Grove St., Montclair, N.J. for a Memorial Service.
Memories and condolences may be shared at shookscedargrove.com.
Born and raised in Clifton, N.J., she lived in Cedar Grove for more than 50 years before moving to Pompton Plains last year. She was a substitute teacher with the Cedar Grove Board of Education. She was the organist and choir director at Second Reformed Church, Little Falls, N.J. and was an active volunteer with the American Red Cross' Fairfield office.
Predeceased by her parents, Jacob and Olive Kievit, husband, Clinton Tanis, and daughter, Edith Ewing, Lena is survived by her children, Barry (Bonnie), Donald (Kristine), Jill, and Beth Rolland (Grey); grandchildren, Stephen and Emily Ewing and Jonathan, Annelise, and Erik Tanis, and sisters, Katherine Giblin and Trudy Faber.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Northern NJ Chapter of the American Red Cross, 209 Fairfield Rd., Fairfield, NJ.