Obituary of Lois M. Wiswall
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Lois M. Sanders Wiswall born on Feb. 4, 1921 in her grandmothers house in Dover, NJ. She lived briefly in New York State before settling on the family property on Sanders Rd. in Rockaway Twp., NJ.
Mrs. Wiswall died Tuesday Oct. 15, 2002 at her home in Rockaway Twp., NJ after a long illness. She was 81 years.
She married Fred Wiswall on Sept 14, 1940. They owned the Town Hall Delicatessen on Main St. in Boonton, NJ until 1966. They purchased Mary and Johns Deli in White Meadow Lake section of Rockaway Twp., NJ. After retiring in 1976, they enjoyed a life of leisure in Venice, FL until Freds death in 1982.
Mrs. Wiswall spent her remaining years traveling between Florida in the winter and her many friends there and summering with her grandchildren in New Jersey on the property owned by her family since 1829.
Mrs. Wiswall was along time standing member of the Order of Eastern Star Purity Chapter 252 Wharton, NJ.
Mrs. Wiswall is survived by her daughters and son in laws Deborah and Max Rogers of Rockaway Twp., NJ and Sandra and Phil LeNoir of Nashville, TN. Three grandchildren, Tom, Becky, and Kelly Rogers and her sister Rev. Dr. Joyce Rife of Georgia.
Funeral services will be held on Friday Oct 18 at 9:00AM at Norman Dean Home for Services 16 Righter Ave., Denville, NJ (973)-627-1880, www.normandean.com Interment Restland Memorial Park. Friends will be received Thursday 2-4 and 7-9PM. Memorial donations to Rockaway Twp. Historical Society 100 Hibernia Ave., Hibernia, NJ 07842 or Compassionate Care Hospice 66 Mt. Prospect Ave. Building C, Clifton, NJ 07013 would be appreciated.
