In Memory of
Genevieve A. Paulhus
January 8, 2021
Obituary
Genevieve A.
Paulhus age 95, of Fair Lawn, NJ passed away on
Friday, January 8, 2021.
The daughter of
Albert and Gertrude (Moriarty) Paulhus and step-daughter
of Lucille (Pizzarelli) Paulhus. She moved to Fair Lawn
in 1930 where she attended the Bergen Avenue School (now
the Board of Education building), graduated from
Roosevelt School (now John Forrest School), St. Joseph’s
High School and Sherwood Secretarial School, both in
Paterson. Ms. Paulhus graduated with honors from Fordham
University. Genevieve was a parishioner of St. Anne RC
Church in Fair Lawn where she served as a Eucharistic
Minister.
Originally a legal
secretary, she worked at a NYC law firm until joining
the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey from which
she retired after 30 years. Subsequently, she was
employed by the Griswold Warehouse Company in Elizabeth,
NJ, Hess Oil Company in NYC, then joined C and C
Abstract Company in Hackensack, NJ from which she
retired in 2000.
Genevieve is survived
by her beloved nephew, James Paulhus and his wife
Deborah of Little Falls, her niece, Hilda Paulhus of
Riverdale, her great nephew, Joseph (Kimberly) Paulhus
of Hillsdale, her great niece Melissa (Phillip) Jannssen
of North Caldwell, great nephew Kevin Paulhus of
Riverdale and great niece Rebecca (Matthew) Borkowski of
Clifton. She is also survived by her great-great nieces
and nephews, Makenzie and Mason Paulhus, Alex and
Charlotte Borkowski and Noelle Ann Jannssen. She was
predeceased by her beloved brother and sister-in-law,
Richard (Dick) and Shelby Paulhus, sister, Frances
Shirley Paulhus, nephews, Thomas and Michael Paulhus.
A Mass of Christian
Burial is planned for Monday, January 11, 2021, 10:30am
at St. Anne RC Church, 15-05 St. Anne Street, Fair Lawn,
NJ 07410. Interment will follow at Maryrest Cemetery in
Mahwah with her sister. The family will receive
relatives and friends Sunday, 2 – 6pm at Vander
Plaat-Caggiano Funeral Home, 13-31 Saddle River Road,
Fair Lawn, NJ 07410. Memorial contributions may be made
to St. Anne RC Church.
Vander Plaat-Caggiano Funeral
Home, Inc.
13-31 Saddle River Rd.
Fair Lawn, NJ. 07410
201-797-3500