Obituary of Evelyn T. Sullivan

Evelyn T. Sullivan (nee Wagner), 84, a South Orange, N.J., resident for 54 years, died on Feb. 8, 2014, at her home. Relatives and friends are invited to attend the Funeral Mass at Our Lady of Sorrows Church, 217 Prospect St., South Orange, on Wednesday, Feb. 12, at 10:30 a.m. Entombment is at Holy Cross Cemetery, North Arlington, N.J. Visitation will be held at Preston Funeral Home, 153 South Orange Ave., South Orange, on Tuesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. For more information, or to send condolences, please visit prestonfuneralhome.net. Born in Bayonne, N.J., Evelyn was a homemaker and attended Our Lady of Sorrows Church in South Orange. She was an avid sewer, and was very active in her children's activities, including being a Cub Scout leader. She was the beloved wife of Joseph F. Sullivan for 62 years; loving mother of Eilene Kolbaek (Robert), Teresa Woltman (Edward), Joseph Sullivan (Carol), James Sullivan (Allison), and Mary Ellen Cookingham; dear sister of Edna Wagner, and is also survived by 12 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.