Anna P. Dinkins

| 28 Apr 2014 | 02:44

    Anna P. Dinkins (Nancy), 82 years old, passed away on Good Friday, April 18, 2014 at St. Joseph's Hospice Center in Wayne, N.J. Born to Marie (Donovan) and Edward Ryan in Englewood, N.J., she lived in Paramus, N.J., for many years before moving to Sarasota, Fla., then returning to West Milford, N.J.

    Nancy dedicated her time by volunteering at Valley Hospital, Ridgewood, N.J., and Sarasota Memorial, Sarasota, FL. She was a parishioner at The Church of the Incarnation in Sarasota.

    Nancy was predeceased by her son Bill Dinkins (2013). She is survived by Tom Dinkins, Tucson, Ariz., Carole Duffy, West Milford N.J,; Jim Dinkins and his wife, Wendy, Vernon N.J.; Patti Darker and her husband, Todd, Glenwood N.J.; and daughter-in-law Judy Dinkins, Hamburg N.J.; dear sister of Mary Cantu, Dublin OH; cherished by 10 grandchildren and two great grandchildren.

    A memorial mass will be held at St. Francis de Sales RC Church, 614 Rt. 517, Vernon, on Saturday May 10, 2014, at 3 p.m. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made in her name to The Parkinson's Disease Foundation 1359 Broadway, Suite 1509 New York, NY 10018. Arrangements have been entrusted to Ferguson-Vernon Funeral Home 241 Rt. 94 Vernon. For online condolences, please see www.fergusonvernonfuneralhome.com.