

Tekla “Terry” Kairys, age 84, of Lakewood, passed away Monday at the University of Pennsylvania Hospital, Philadelphia, PA. Born in Harrison, NJ, she was a long time resident of Kearny, NJ before relocating to Lakewood in 1990. Mrs. Kairys was a member of the Original Leisure Village Italian American Club and Bocce Club. Wife of the late Alexander P. Kairys, Sr. who passed away in 2000, she is survived by three sons, Alex Jr. “Sandy” and his wife Gerrie, Kenneth and his wife Jackie, and Steven and his wife Ellen; two daughters, Caren Andreycak and Patricia Weixel and her husband Greg; ten grandchildren, Robert and his wife Genevieve, Jennifer and her husband Danny, Matthew, Amanda, Billy, Alexander, Samantha, Kyle, Zachary and Ali; three great grandchildren, Daniel, Alexandra, and Robert, Jr. and several nieces and nephews. Visitation will be Thursday from 4 to 9 p.m. at the D’Elia Funeral Home, Rte. 70 & Vermont Ave., Lakewood, NJ. Her funeral mass will be 10:30 a.m. Friday at Holy Family Church, 1139 East County Line Rd., Lakewood, NJ 08701. Burial will follow in the NJ Veterans Cemetery, Wrightstown, NJ. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to American Heart Association 7272 Greenville Ave., Dallas, TX 75231. For further information or to post a tribute online, please visit www.deliafuneralhome.com.
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