Emily Tchon

Emily (nee Anifer) Tchon passed away on March 6th at the age of 91 in Acton, Massachusetts while staying with her daughter. She is a lifelong resident of Rutherford and Wallington, New Jersey. She graduated from Becton Regional High School in East Rutherford, New Jersey. She graduated from Pace University in New York, with a degree in Business Administration and was an executive with Broadway Bank and Trust in Passaic, New Jersey. She was an active member of the Synchronized Swimming Team , the local School Board, Church and Polish Civic Affairs. She was a parishioner of the St. Marys Church in Rutherford New Jersey . She is the daughter of the late Mary Panek of Wallington, New Jersey and niece of the late Andrew Panek of Hasbrouck Heights New Jersey. She married Irvin R. Tchon of Chicago, Illinois and had one daughter Sharon Marianna Victoria Tchon Gruet , formerly of Ridgewood, New Jersey and now Acton, Massachusetts. She is the grandmother to Andrew, Michael, Nicole and Nathalie Gruet. She was an active gardener, tennis and golfer. She was also a frequent cruiser and member of the social communities in Florida, Spring Lake and Chatham Mass. She impacted so many lives by her unselfish time and assistance to so many persons in need. She is always remembered as an avid walker and despite being sidelined by an accident to a wheelchair her constant spirit and source of humanity and caring and peacefulness will be missed by all those around. We send a special thanks to the towns of Rutherford and Acton for their assistance in helping her regain her strength. A funeral Mass was held at St. Elizabeth of Hungary Roman Catholic Church in Acton, MA on Monday March 8th. Burial was in the family burial plot in Valleau Cemetery in Ridgewood, New Jersey on Tuesday March 9th. Any contributions to the Rutherford Volunteer Ambulance Corp in Rutherford New Jersey, The Rutherford Volunteer Fireman in Rutherford New Jersey and the Acton Mass. Meals on Wheels Program Site would be greatly appreciated in her honor. Arrangements were under the care of Dee Funeral Home of Concord. For online guest book visit www.deefuneralhome.com