June N. Wizda, 95, of Livingston, formerly of Verona, passed away on Friday. Funeral services are on Saturday, Oct. 5, 2013 at 10:30 a.m. at the First Lutheran Church of Montclair, 153 Park St., Montclair, N.J. Entombment will follow at Gate of Heaven Cemetery, East Hanover, N.J.
Visitation is on Friday from 5 to 8 p.m. at Shook’s Cedar Grove Funeral Home, 486 Pompton Ave., Cedar Grove, N.J. and Saturday from 10 a.m. at the church. Memories and condolences may be shared at shookscedargrove.com.
Born in Oil City, Pa., June moved to East Orange, N.J., in 1952 before settling in Verona in 1954. She graduated from Bucknell University and completed graduate work at Penn State. She was a part-time English teacher and a homemaker. Predeceased by her husband, Edward, and sister, Elna Nelson, she is survived by her loving children, Amy Gelfand (Mark), David (Annie), and Marianne Wizda (Kent), and five cherished grandchildren.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the First Lutheran Church of Montclair.
