Jessie Westenberger

Obituary of Jessie Westenberger

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Jessie (Frenze) Westenberger died on Sunday, August 24, 2014. She was 81 years old. Jessie was born and raised in Denville and graduated from Rockaway High School. She and her loving husband, Joseph, married in 1954 and raised their family in Boonton Township. Her life was devoted to family. Jessie worked for Westenberger Plumbing and Heating Company of Boonton and together, she and Joe volunteered for Sister Mary Urban at Saint Clare's Hospital in Denville. Jessie loved the Yankees, playing checkers and cards with her grandchildren and enjoyed many wonderful summers with her family in Ship Bottom, New Jersey. Jessie is survived by her beloved husband of 60 years, Joseph Westenberger; her children, Richard of Rockaway Township; Michael and his wife, Martha of Boonton Township; Joseph of Boonton; and Lisa Onorati and her husband, Paul of Denville. She was a devoted grandmother to John, Kevin, Bobby, Christopher, Micky, Scott, Kyle, Adam, Paul, Jessica, Kristen and Joey. Jessie is also survived by her sisters, Mary Logan of Maine and Jennie Tredway of Parsippany, New Jersey; and brothers, Hank Frenze of Colorado and Joseph Frenze of South Carolina. She is predeceased by her parents, Nick and Jessie Frenze; her sisters, Frances Sickles, Anne Frenze, Connie Johnson; and brother, Dominic Frenze. Friends and family may visit on Wednesday, August 27, 2014 from 3-7PM at the Dangler Lewis & Carey Funeral Home, 312 West Main St., Boonton, NJ. Funeral services will be from the funeral home on Thursday, August 28, 2014 at 9AM followed by a Mass of Christian burial at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church, 910 Birch St. Boonton at 10AM. Internment will follow at St. Mary's Cemetery in Boonton. Letters of condolences may be posted at danglerlewisandcareyfuneralhome.com. Memorial contributions in Jessie's name may be made to the Boonton Township Fire Department, 2 Old Denville Road, Boonton Township, NJ 07005.
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