Appolonia "Lona" Mayer

Appolonia Mayer
Thursday, October 29, 2009
Pascack Valley Community Life

River Vale - Appolonia "Lona" Mayer of River Vale, died on Saturday, Oct. 10.

Her parents, Paul and Lona Mayer, predeceased her; she is survived by cousins in Germany and many loving friends. Born in the Bronx, Lona graduated from Hunter College in 1959 and had a long and distinguished career with the Port Authority of New York & New Jersey where she worked to improve regional transportation services and enhance economic development opportunities.

A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. on Dec. 5, at the Prince of Peace Lutheran Church, 106 Orangeburgh Road, Old Tappan. Memorial gifts can be made to the Parkinson's Disease Foundation, 1359 Broadway. Suite 1509, New York, NY 10018.

In Memoriam

From:        Jack Gannon
To:             webmaster@paranynj.org
Subject:   Lona Mayer Memorial Service
Date:        Thu, 29 Oct 2009 12:47:54 EDT

I learned from a local obituary the following details re: a memorial service for Lona Mayer

Appolonia “Lona” Mayer of River Vale, New Jersey died on Saturday, October 10, 2009 from Parkinson’s Disease. Her parents, Paul and Lona Mayer, predeceased her; she is survived by cousins in Germany and many loving friends.

Born in the Bronx in 1938, Lona graduated from Hunter College in 1959 and had a long and distinguished career with the Port Authority of New York & New Jersey where she worked to improve regional transportation services and enhance economic development opportunities.

A memorial service will be held at 2:00 PM on December 5, 2009 at the Prince of Peace Lutheran Church, 106 Orangeburgh Rd, Old Tappan, NJ 07675 (201-768-8691). Memorial gifts can be made to the Parkinson’s Disease Foundation, 1359 Broadway, Suite 1509, New York, NY 10018.

Jack Gannon

In Memoriam

From:      Stephen Carlson
To:           webmaster@paranynj.org
Subject: Lona Mayer
Date:       Tue, 13 Oct 2009

I wanted to pass along the news that Lona Mayer died this past Saturday evening in her home in River Vale, NJ. She had struggled with Parkinson's Disease for many years, but the past several have been particularly difficult as the disease got progressively worse. I was in NJ a month ago and visited Lona. At that time, she could acknowledge people and speak a bit, walk a bit, and sit up. This past Friday when I visited her, she was bed-ridden, didn't know that anyone was there and didn't even open her eyes.

I would like to share this news with any PA colleagues who might have known Lona. There would probably be a memorial services for Lona late next month or early December - will advise when I hear more.

Steve Carlson