Wendy Lurie

Wendy was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York, later making her home in Queens and Rosedale. A dedicated and passionate nurse, she spent over 25 years caring for the most vulnerable — the tiniest newborns — in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, working at both St. John's Episcopal Hospital and North Shore University Hospital, and also serving as a private nurse.

Beyond her career, Wendy had a vibrant creative spirit. She was a gifted crafter who made beautiful baskets for every occasion, mastered the art of calligraphy, and was a talented seamstress — so skilled that she once designed and sewed a full wedding dress for a friend. She had a love of sunshine and was known to ride with the top down on her first car, a LeMans convertible, sun reflector in hand. And through it all, she was a die-hard New York Yankees fan.

She is predeceased by her parents Maxwell and Marilyn Brudner, her sister Ilene Brudner, and her brother-in-law Lawrence Sarnelli.

She is survived by her sister Barbara Brudner Sarnelli; her sons Brandon Taylor (and daughter-in-law Alysa) and Aaron Lurie (and wife Vanessa); her beloved Lara Jaye and husband Lance Pilkerton; her grandchildren Shawn and Lexi, Justin, Merissa, Angelica, Christian, and Alexander; her nieces Lara Jaye, Danielle Sarnelli, and great-nieces Winter and Madison; and the countless lives she touched as a nurse, and as a friend.

A Funeral Service will be held at Bloomfield-Cooper Jewish Chapels, 44 Wilson Avenue, Manalapan, NJ 07726, on Monday, May 18, 2026, at 11:00 am. Friends and extended family should arrive between 10:15 am and 10:45 am to pay their respects to the family before the service.

Burial will follow at Beth Israel Cemetery, 1098 Woodbridge Center Dr, Woodbridge Township, NJ 07095.

The Period of Mourning will be observed at the Pilkerton Residence, 123 Middletown-Lincroft Road, Lincroft, NJ 07738 Monday following the burial and Tuesday.