Lynn A. Annese

ANNESE, Lynn A., 60, of Montvale, NJ and Bluffton, SC, passed away peacefully on Friday, March 1st, 2024. Lynn is survived by her beloved husband Stephen; her children Nicholas and Dr. Amy; her father Charles Ullrich, her sisters Kathleen Hennion and her husband Robert and Anne Marie Dziados and her husband Jim, her father in-law J. Anthony; her siblings in-law Angela Abramson, Maryanne Poller and her husband Kenneth and Julianne Huettinger; her uncle Robert Ullrich and his wife Sonja and her aunt Joanne Fontana, her nieces and nephews Lindsay and her husband Josh Bertelli, Leah and her husband Russell Slusarczyk, Lauren and her husband Steve Thomas, Charlie Hennion, Kevin Hennion and his wife Kristen, Nicole Dziados, Billy Dziados as well as her grand-nieces and grand-nephews Giada, Miles, Sofia, Riley, Liam, Parker, Andrew, Jonny and Tony. She is predeceased by her mother Rose Marie Ullrich, mother in-law Frances, brothers in-law Eric Huettinger and Richard Abramson and her uncle John Fontana.

Lynn's hobbies included: kayaking, skiing, gardening, cooking, baking, walking, chilling in the pool, traveling, bicycle riding, playing pickleball & golf, meeting new friends, hanging out with old friends, and simply enjoying life.

The family will receive guests at Becker Funeral Home, 219 Kinderkamack Rd., Westwood on Wednesday & Thursday, March 6th & 7th from 4-8 PM. A Mass celebrating Lynn's life and faith will be held at Our Lady Of Mercy R.C. Church on Friday, March 8th at 10 AM with entombment at Garden Of Memories in Township Of Washington, NJ to follow.

In lieu of sending flowers, a memorial contribution can be made in Lynn's name to the Valley Hospital Foundation, 223 N Van Dien Ave, Ridgewood, NJ 07450. Please scroll below for Stephen Annese's Eulogy celebrating Lynn's life story.

"Words that describe our darling Lynn: Loving, Caring, Giving, Strong, Beautiful, Elegant, Graceful, Patient, Angelic, Loyal, Selfless, Dedicated, Hard working, Kind, Generous, Amazing, Stylish, Sweet, Fabulous, Practical, Lovely, Dignified, Brave And a terrific; wife & companion, mother, daughter, sister, sister in-law, aunt, friend, and co-worker.

Almost 5 years ago, Lynn and I learned that she had been stricken with Endometrial Cancer. Since then, Lynn had endured a hysterectomy, as well as countless tests & treatments, including; radiation, four different chemo regimens, two invasive chest & lung procedures, several stays in the hospital, many blood transfusions & blood tests, and a clinical trial. Throughout all of it, she kept a positive attitude and always had a smile on her face for everyone. Although we were pretty certain that this would eventually end her life, she kept on fighting.

I was blessed to have been married to Lynn for almost 35 years. She loved what she called “The Big House” in Montvale and she also loved to spend time at our little cabin on the Delaware River in Pennsylvania. Lynn was always up for an adventure or a night out with friends. Lynn is the reason that our two adult children have grown to be such fine young adults and she is also responsible for the fact they will both have successful futures because she was their biggest cheerleader and inspiration.

One of the first activities that we enjoyed together was snow skiing. We skied at Breckenridge, Lake Tahoe, Colorado Springs, Steamboat, Winter Park, Park City, Deer Valley, and several mountains in Vermont. Eventually we took our children to a couple of ski resorts in New York. No matter where we were, Lynn loved to take long walks though the trails, on the streets or on the beach. She would walk for three miles at a time, either with our daughter Amy, with friends or by herself. She loved to listen to Margaritaville Radio also known as the Jimmy Buffett Channel.

On the weekends in the summertime, we would head out to our cabin on her Dad’s property along the Delaware River in northeastern Pennsylvania where her number one joy was to go kayaking on the river. We would also hang out at her Dad’s pool along the riverside, or sit on our deck and watch the wild birds fly up and down the river, or just go for a ride through the trails on the ATV.

Lynn also loved to fly off to islands in the Caribbean; Turks & Caicos, Barbados, Bahamas and Antigua to mention a few. And we would also vacation at several Florida beaches & resorts such as Bonita Springs, Naples, Orlando, Fort Myers, Jupiter, Palm Beach Gardens and Fort Lauderdale as well as Lake Saint Catherine in Vermont.

Lynn had a small group of close & loyal friends from high school who would get together several times each year and I know that they always had a blast because I would be occasionally part of the gatherings. I lovingly named them “Girls Gone Wild”.

She was an amazing cook and baker. All she needed was a recipe & ingredients and she could prepare the dish as good as anyone. For our birthdays, she would bake a carrot cake for Nick, a cookie cake for Amy and a German chocolate cake for me. She was also a terrific gardener. She grew up right across the street from her Dad’s farm in New Milford, known as Oser’s Farm and at our home garden in Montvale, she planted and cared for many different types of flowers including; irises, gladiolas, daylilies, impatiens and flowering vinca.

Lynn was also an outstanding and highly respected Paralegal for the Harwood Lloyd Law Firm for over 40 years and she was still working part time until about two months ago. Her clients always had great things to say about her and she received many letters of commendation and she made dozens of friends throughout her career there.

We recently had a retirement house built in Bluffton, South Carolina, just west of Hilton Head. We spent time there over the past three years. Lynn was taking golf lessons and we played pickle ball with our neighborhood group. Everyone down there is so friendly and Lynn fit right in. We would also spend time with our long-time friends, John & Stacey Brandes and Chuck & Julie Trapani hanging out by the pool, riding bicycles, and attending small concerts within the community.

As most of you know, Lynn was loved by many people and she gave them her unconditional love in return. We ask that you abide by one of her requests, which is that you all celebrate her life as opposed to mourn her passing." - Stephen Annese