Anneliese B (Burger) Tisdale

Anneliese B. Tisdale, age 89, passed away peacefully following a long illness while on hospice in the comfort of her home with her family at her side on March 26, 2020.  She was born on November 21, 1930 in Pforzheim Germany to Theodore and Clara Burger.  She married her soulmate John G Tisdale on June 1, 1957, who preceded her in death in August 2007. She also is preceded in death by her eldest son John T. Tisdale. (February 2019).   She was a dynamic, fabulous and devoted mother raising her seven children.

Raised in Springfield NJ, she graduated Jonathan Dayton Regional High School, and continued her education for one year at Fordham University, she then graduated from Katherine Gibbs Secretarial School.  She held many interesting positions in her life prior to having children   including: United Airlines as their Passenger Service, the Federal Aeronautics Administration and the Psychological Service Bureau of Georgetown University in Washington D.C.  After raising 7 children, she worked for a short period as parish clerk at Our Lady of Fatima in Piscataway, NJ.  

Anneliese devoted her life to helping others.  She was a volunteer at Greenbrook Manor Nursing home for over 40 years.  She was also a hospice volunteer for over 10 years, and volunteered for Somerset County Office of the Aging, as well as FISH.  She was a devoted church member at St. Luke’s Church in North Plainfield NJ and spent numerous hours volunteering for bingo, altar rosary society, the leisure club, reflections, and eucharistic ministry provision at the nursing home and homes. When she wasn’t formally volunteering, she was helping all her neighbors and others in her community and raising her family.  In her spare time she loved gardening, biking, traveling, swimming, playing bridge, playing badminton, bird watching and babysitting her grandchildren and spending time with her family.  Her smile and kindness were everlasting.

Anneliese is survived by her sister Ursula and her husband Philip Del Vecchio, her six children including: Lisa  and Juergen Czok, Mary and David Hopkins, Peter and Kimberly Tisdale, Kristina and James Golden, Tom Tisdale, and Patricia and Melvin Clark along with  16 grandchildren and  one great grandchild, as well as many nieces and nephews who she treasured and loved deeply.

Due to the Corona Virus there will be a private service at this time.  A mass and celebration of life that all can participate in will be held in the future with the date to be announced. 

In lieu of flowers donations can be made to St. Luke’s Roman Catholic Church, 300 Clinton Ave.  North Plainfield, NJ  07063

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