Mildred Julia (Maier) Hynes

Mildred Julia Hynes (Millie)

(September 13, 1928 – July 12, 2022)

Mildred J. Hynes of Dunellen, NJ, went to be at rest at the age of 93, on July 12, 2022.  She passed peacefully at home with family.

Millie was a High School graduate of Benedictine Academy, Elizabeth, NJ, received her RN from the School of Nursing, Jersey City Medical Center (1949), and a BA from Jersey City State College (1974).  Her career started with nursing at Jersey City Medical Center, she then became a school nurse at Mother Seton High School, Rahway, NJ, she moved on to Rahway Hospital as a pre-admission testing nurse, she also worked part-time in many nursing homes caring for the elderly. Once retired, she enjoyed meeting many children and parents in town while she was a Dunellen Crossing Guard.  All who knew or met her had only kind remarks, such as how friendly and warm she was.

She had good times at family gatherings, dancing, traveling, Dunellen senior meetings and get-togethers, auctions, visiting her sisters and their families, as well as Catholic Church activities. 

Preceding Millie in death were her parents, her husband, and her sisters Jean, Sr. Mary,   and Francis.  She will be lovingly remembered by her 11 children, 16 grandchildren, and 9 great grandchildren.

The Hynes family will receive friends at Sheenan Funeral Home, Dunellen, NJ, Monday, July 18, 4:00-7:00 pm.  A mass will be celebrated for Millie at Our Lady of Fatima Church, Piscataway, NJ, on Tuesday, July 19, at 10:30am. Burial will follow the mass at Resurrection Cemetery, Piscataway, NJ.

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