Florence Callanan

CALLANAN, Florence, 87, a fifty plus year resident of Twp. of Washington, NJ, passed away on Saturday, February 7, 2015. She was born in Hackensack, NJ to Anthony and Mary Borylo. Youngest sister to the late Adam Borylo, Walter Borylo and Wanda Conti. Beloved wife of the late George T. Callanan. Devoted mother of Dennis P. Callanan and his wife Anne, from Swansea MA, Kathleen M. Lynam and her husband Christopher, Toms River NJ, Michael I. Callanan and his wife Maura, Saverna Park MD, Stacie Geller and her husband Michael, Somers Point NJ and Kerry De Thomasis and her husband John, Emerson NJ. She is also survived by twelve loving grandchildren and one great grandson. Florence , was a teacher at Saint Andrews in Westwood NJ for five years and then with the Paramus Board of Education for 25 years having retired in 1988. Florence was a parishioner of Our Lady of Good Counsel R.C. Church, Twp. of Washington, NJ and known to the members of her church community and her family as the Miracle Woman, being a pancreatic cancer survivor since age 40. Although Florence retired from teaching, she did not retire from being an active member of the community she volunteered at the Veterans Home in Paramus NJ and The Valley Hospital, Ridgewood, NJ and was known by everyone in Washington Township for her daily 5 mile walks through all the streets of her beloved town. Florence was known for her love of her Faith, her love of Food and especially her love of Family. This dedication to family was evidenced in so many ways but mostly as the Matriarch of the Callanan Clan she organized our annual family reunion for over 25 years from Chicago to Delaware to the Jersey Shore each year everyone gathered to celebrate being a Callanan.

The family will receive their relatives and friends at Becker Funeral Home, 219 Kinderkamack Road, Westwood, NJ on Tuesday, February 10 from 2-4 and 7-9PM. The Funeral Mass celebrating Florence's life and faith will be held at Our Lady of Good Counsel R.C. Church, Twp. of Washington, NJ on Wednesday, February 11 at 10:30AM. Interment will follow at George Washington Memorial Park, Paramus, NJ. In lieu of flowers, memorial gifts may be made in Florence's name to. The American Parkinson Disease Association, Inc. 135 Parkinson Avenue, Staten Island, New York 10305 Tel: 1-800-223-2732 Fax: 718-981-4399 E-mail: [email protected].