Zena FOX

FOX Zena, beloved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and friend to many, died peacefully with family around her on August 13, 2010. She was born, Zenobia Grubowska in Jersey City, May 28, 1915. Daughter of Ignacy Grubowski and Teofila Rutkowska Grubowska; sister of Sigmund (John) Grubowski, Helen Grubowska Kulakowski, Dr. Joseph Grubowski, all deceased.Zena graduated from Jersey City State College with a BA in Education. She began her teaching career in Dumont, NJ and became a well loved kindergarten specialist in Jersey City for thirty-two years, until her retirement. Zena was happily married to Robert J. Fox for fifty-three years. Their home together was always filled with family, friends, and happy times. Her family grew to include: Children: Zeni Fox (Englewood Cliffs, NJ), Barbara Fox Golebiewski and John Golebiewski (both deceased), Robert J. Fox, III and Susan Fox (Nutley, NJ), Helen Andrea Fox Cardman and Lawrence Cardman (Williamsburg, VA). Grandchildren: Amelia Golebiewski Bartolone and Joseph, Elizabeth Golebiewski Kumar and Mohan, Christina Golebiewski Edington and Jonathon, Kevin Fox, Alicia Fox Shokoff and John, Andrea Fox, Peter Fox, Andrew Cardman and Leigh Ann, Michael Cardman and Erin Anne, Zena Maria Cardman. Great-grandchildren Claire and Emily Bartolone, Anita and Leela Kumar, Rebecca and Grace Edington, Thomas and Matthew Shokoff, Mylie and Carly Cardman, and Luke, Liam and Corinne Cardman.She was a resident of Englewood Cliffs for forty-nine years. Her full life included being an active member of the Englewood Cliffs Senior Club; Kosciusko Foundation, New York City; Englewood Hospital Auxiliary; Jersey City Theresians. Until the end of her life, Zena was an ardent gardener, crocheter and card player.Visitation: Sunday, August 15th, 2010, 3-6 PM, Barrett Funeral Home, 148 Dean Dr., Tenafly; Mass of Christian Burial: Monday, August 16th, 2010, 9:45 AM at Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church, 10 County Road, Tenafly In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations to the York Street Project (serving women and children for twenty years), 89 York St., Jersey City, NJ 07302-3812, (www.yorkstreetproject.org) or St. Anthony's Catholic Church, 6th Street, Jersey City, NJ 07302.