Obituary of Geraldine Dudek

Geraldine "Jerry" Dudek, 77, of White Twp, passed away peacefully on Monday, September 10, 2007 in Warren Haven Nursing Home, Mansfield Twp NJ, with her loving husband holding her hand. Born November 19, 1929 in Clinton Township, NJ, she was the Daughter of the late Elwood and the late Bertha (VanCamp) Price. She was an avid bingo player, a Nascar fan of Dale Ernhardt Jr., she also loved fishing and going to Atlantic City. She was employed as a Manager by Gulick Produce Stand, Glen Gardner NJ. She was Predeceased by her Brother, Elwood Price. Survivors: She is survived by her husband, Robert Dudek of Belvidere, NJ; a son, John Tine of Bonifay, FL; a daughter, Barbara Ball of Washington Twp, NJ, a step-daughter, Sandy Pintande of Forks Twp, PA whom she considered as a daughter; a sister, Bessie VanWhy of Harmony Twp, NJ; 3 Grandchildren and 4 Great Grandchildren. Services: Services were private handled under the direction of DeVoe Funeral Services, Inc. Memorials: Memorial donations in memory of Jerry to: Warren Haven - 2 West, 350 Oxford Road, Oxford, NJ 07863. Online condolences may be expressed at www.devoefuneral.com. Tributes: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bob, Patti and I extend our condolences to you and family.Know our prayers are with you at this time. Rich & Patti Brzezinski -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Jerry was affecionately known to us as "AJ" . She was a very loving and caring person with a heart of gold. We had so many good times with her and hubby, Bob and her family. AJ was a lot of fun and so proud of her family. We are happy to have had someone like this in our lives. Our condolences to her family. Charlie & Jeanette -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tribute from: Dianne &npsp;&npsp;&npsp;&npsp I consider myself to be one of the lucky ones who had the oppurtunity to meet, work with and get to know who "Gerri" was. I am employed by Warren Haven as a nurse and I must say that Bob is probably one of the most dedicated husbands that I have ever come across in my 10+ years as a nurse. &npsp;&npsp;&npsp;&npsp No matter what the problem was we knew that we could always count on Bob to help us out. Whether is was helping us keep Gerri safe from herself because as anyone who worked with her knows, she was a "jumper" and was unable to quit on herself even after she was unable to do all of the things that she was used to doing. Or sometimes we would call him because we couldn't figure out what it was that she wanted and she would tell us "Call Bob, he'll know." and he always would know. Then, as time progressed we would call him to give us a hand with feeding Gerri because we, the trained ones, were not as experienced as he. And later we called on him to console her and comfort her in her greatest time of need and once again, he was there for her. &npsp;&npsp;&npsp;&npsp She was a wonderful person from what I know of her...funny, smart, always there eager to have small talk with the many staff members that she formed a "special" bond with. And although we as the nursing staff were there for her she often was there for us in return. Always ready to lend a smile or a funny comment to make our day a little bit brighter. &npsp;&npsp;&npsp;&npsp Under most circumstances I could not say things about others with 100% confidence but in this situation I know without a doubt in my mind that she will be dearly missed by the many staff members that she touched during her stay at The Haven. &npsp;&npsp;&npsp;&npsp My thoughts and prayers are with you Bob. Please extend my condolences to the rest of your loved ones. Love and prayers, Dianne Mcgowan Senior Practical Nurse, Warren Haven -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tribute from: John Tine Jerry is my Mother and I will miss her very much. My DAD Robert is some one who took care of my Mother all my life and My heart goes out to him.He was there in the lives of all of us and to the end for my mother. thank you BOB for making me the person I am today.We love you and will miss her until we all meet again. Love Always JR.