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May 13, 2026
Services
Friends may visit with the family at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, on Sunday, May 17, 2026 from 2PM to 6PM.
A funeral service will be held on Monday, May 18, 2026 at 9:30AM at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home. A funeral mass will be held at 10:30AM at Our Lady of the Valley RC Church, 630 Valley Road, Wayne.
Following the mass, Eleanor will be laid to rest in Christ the King Cemetery, 980 Huron Road, Franklin Lakes.
In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation to Catholic Charities of Paterson Catholic Charities, Diocese of Paterson - Clifton, New Jersey
Eleanor M. Kucinski, age 94, of Wayne passed away on Wednesday May 13, 2026, peacefully.
She was born in Passaic, NJ to Joseph and Mary Ann Golembieski, raised in Wallington NJ and attended Garfield High School. Her first job after high school was with ITT and later moved on to Hoffman LaRoche where she met Raymond Kucinski. The two married in 1953 and subsequently raised four children. After taking time to raise her children, Eleanor’s education continued at William Paterson University, where she majored in Psychology and was awarded a bachelor’s degree with high honors with the class of 1988.
Eleanor had a warm and vibrant spirit, was devoted to her family, and always gave the best advice which reflected her wisdom. She was an avid reader, loved to cook for her family, and enjoyed writing letters to her friends. And she absolutely loved the two dogs from her adult life, Misty and Abby. They are all playing together in heavenly fields. She also was involved with her Catholic faith serving as a Eucharistic Minister, Lector and experiencing Marriage Encounter and Cursillo. She is survived by three children (Jim, Barbara, Tom), her son-in-law Tom Mabey and three grandchildren Sharon, Tommy and Kimberly. Her son Rich predeceased her in January 2025.
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Friends may visit with the family at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, on Sunday, May 17, 2026 from 2PM to 6PM.
A funeral service will be held on Monday, May 18, 2026 at 9:30AM at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home. A funeral mass will be held at 10:30AM at Our Lady of the Valley RC Church, 630 Valley Road, Wayne.
Following the mass, Eleanor will be laid to rest in Christ the King Cemetery, 980 Huron Road, Franklin Lakes.
In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation to Catholic Charities of Paterson Catholic Charities, Diocese of Paterson - Clifton, New Jersey
May 13, 2026
Services
Friends may visit with the family at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, on Sunday, May 17, 2026 from 2PM to 6PM.
A funeral service will be held on Monday, May 18, 2026 at 9:30AM at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home. A funeral mass will be held at 10:30AM at Our Lady of the Valley RC Church, 630 Valley Road, Wayne.
Following the mass, Eleanor will be laid to rest in Christ the King Cemetery, 980 Huron Road, Franklin Lakes.
In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation to Catholic Charities of Paterson Catholic Charities, Diocese of Paterson - Clifton, New Jersey
Eleanor M. Kucinski, age 94, of Wayne passed away on Wednesday May 13, 2026, peacefully.
She was born in Passaic, NJ to Joseph and Mary Ann Golembieski, raised in Wallington NJ and attended Garfield High School. Her first job after high school was with ITT and later moved on to Hoffman LaRoche where she met Raymond Kucinski. The two married in 1953 and subsequently raised four children. After taking time to raise her children, Eleanor’s education continued at William Paterson University, where she majored in Psychology and was awarded a bachelor’s degree with high honors with the class of 1988.
Eleanor had a warm and vibrant spirit, was devoted to her family, and always gave the best advice which reflected her wisdom. She was an avid reader, loved to cook for her family, and enjoyed writing letters to her friends. And she absolutely loved the two dogs from her adult life, Misty and Abby. They are all playing together in heavenly fields. She also was involved with her Catholic faith serving as a Eucharistic Minister, Lector and experiencing Marriage Encounter and Cursillo. She is survived by three children (Jim, Barbara, Tom), her son-in-law Tom Mabey and three grandchildren Sharon, Tommy and Kimberly. Her son Rich predeceased her in January 2025.
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