Eileen Marie Jamieson(nee Sherman), 85, of Englewood, NJ, formerly a 53-year resident of Bergenfield, died on April 6, 2008. Born in Poughkeepsie, NY and raised in Philadelphia, she was widowed in 1986 after 43 years of marriage to Walter Jamieson. A well-known artist, she shared her skills around Bergen County in workshops and senior centers, and to stroke victims for the Red Cross. Her paintings are in collections from Connecticut to Texas. She was an exhibiting member of the Bergen County Artists Guild; a 30-year member and Chair of the Arts Committee of the Women's Club of Bergenfield; a member of the Bergenfield Council for the Arts; and won many awards in painting and writing, as well as being a former President of the Bergenfield Garden Club. She also served over ten years as historian and newsletter editor of the Bergen County Mineralogy and Paleontology Society. Recently, she was a member of the Southeast Center for Independent Living in Englewood. She is predeceased by her beloved sister, Anne Elizabeth Powers, and was the loving mother of Walter John of Hackensack, Katherine Anne and her husband Allen Maietta of Franklin Lakes, Michael Philip and his wife Lynn of Clarksville, Tennessee and Peter Joseph Jamieson of New York City and of recent, Hackensack. Devoted grandmother of Katherine Pepe and her husband Brad, and Bonnie Jamieson; Keith, Steven, Stephanie and Nicholas Maietta; Robert Jamieson and his wife Lisa, Captain William Jamieson (US Army) and his wife Michelle, Christine Grogan and her husband Shawn. Great-grandmother of Dylan, Alisha, Danielle and Kaitlyn Jamieson; Stephanie and Justin Currier; Nathaniel and Ryan Todd. Great-great grandmother to Paris and Jocelyn. There was a Funeral Liturgy at St. John the Evangelist Church, Bergenfield on Tuesday , April 15th. Interment Holy Cross Cemetery, No. Arlington, NJ. Arrangements made by Riewerts memorial Home Bergenfield, NJ. To send condolences or a lasting tribute to the family of Mrs. Jamieson, please sign the Online Guestbook at www.riewertsmemorialhome.com Click "Sign Guestbook".
Funeral Home: Riewerts Memorial Home 187 So. Washington Ave. Bergenfield, NJ US 07621
Previous Events
visitationMonday, April 14, 2008
Riewerts Memorial Home 187 South Washington Ave.
Bergenfield, NJ 07621
Monday 2-4 & 7-9 PM
cemeteryTuesday, April 15, 2008
Holy Cross Cemetery 340 Ridge Road
No. Arlington, NJ 07031
Tuesday at 11:45 AM
serviceTuesday, April 15, 2008
St. John the Evangelist R.C. Church 29 No. Washington Ave.
Bergenfield, NJ 07621
Tuesday at 10 AM
