CORA W. KACEN, 82, of FAIR HAVEN, passed away Thursday, Feb.
21, at Ocean Medical Center, Brick. She was born in Long Branch
and was a lifelong resident of Fair Haven. Cora was a platform
manager for Wachovia Bank, Red Bank for 25 years. Cora was
involved in her community; for 57 years, she was a member of
the Fair Haven Fire Department's Ladies Auxiliary; a past president
of the Fair Haven Auxiliary to Riverview Hospital in 1960;
appointed to the Civil Defense Warden Chief of Fair Haven in
1962 and was also a member of the Eastern Star for over 50
years. She was an avid Yankees and Giants fan, loved to dance
and loved dogs. Cora was a loving mother, grandmother and great
grandmother. Her love of life and generous spirit will be missed
by all who knew her.
Cora was predeceased by
her parents, Harry and Nellie Wagner Cook; and her husband,
William V. Kacen, in 1969. Cora will be deeply missed by
her beloved partner, Alfred Mills of Toms River; her son,
Paul Kacen of Brick; her daughter and son-in-law, Bonnie
and Jeffrey Wiehl of Fair Haven; her daughter-in-law, Geraldine
Morehouse-Kacen; her four grandchildren, William Victor Kacen
II "Billy" and his wife Joni, Pamela Jeanne Kacen,
Jeffrey Wiehl and his wife Kris, and Michael Wiehl; and her
five great-grandchildren, Wyatt, Ellie and Owen Kacen, and
Tyler and Ben Wiehl.
Visitation will take place from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m.
Monday at John E. Day Funeral Home, 85 Riverside Ave., Red
Bank. A funeral service will take place at 11 a.m. Tuesday
at the funeral home. Interment will take place at Glenwood
Cemetery, West Long Branch. Memorial donations can be made
in Cora's memory to the Fair Haven Fire Company and Auxiliary,
611 River Road, Fair Haven, NJ 07704. Letters of condolence
can be emailed via the funeral home's website at www.sidun.com.