Mary Jane Milway

Mary Jane Milway, 82 of Sparta, passed away on August 21, 2019 at the Karen Ann Quinlan Hospice Center, in Fredon NJ. She was born on March 29, 1937 in the Bronx, N.Y. to John Hayde and Frances Green. She grew up in the Riverdale section of the Bronx, attending Saint Eugene’s elementary, Sacred Heart grammar school, & Sacred Heart of Mary HS. She worked as a secretary for Benton & Bowles in Manhattan before marrying her husband, James T. Milway in 1959. They had five children, and were active in their church and the Focolare Movement, which promoted the ideals of unity and universal brotherhood. She later graduated summa cum laude from Kean College and worked in the transportation department for the County of Union before retiring in 2001.

She is survived by her husband James T. Milway Jr. and children, Laura Milway Hyde, Colleen & Michael Crement, Tim & Jackie Milway, Kerry & Michael Mault and Jennifer Milway Wells, their grandchildren, John, Ryan, Evan, Justin, Samantha, Jack, Tyler, Delaney, Meghan and Jamie, her brother John and spouse Margie Hayde, her sister Fran & spouse Manny Storm and her sister Betty & spouse Larry Clauss (deceased).

Visitation will be held at Goble Funeral Home 22 Main St., Sparta N.J. 07871 on Sunday Aug. 25th from 2:00 PM to 6:00 PM. A funeral mass will be held Monday the 26th at 10:00AM at St. Kateri Tekakwitha Catholic Church, 427 Stanhope Rd. in Sparta. Burial will follow the funeral mass at Sparta Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, the family requests making a donation at KarenAnnQuinlanHospice.org.