Obituary of Ellen Mary Payne

Ellen M. Payne Loved & Adored Ellen M. Payne (Maguire), of West Caldwell, NJ, died on Friday, January 17, 2014. She was 45 years old. Her family, friends and community are deeply saddened by this loss and want to express how much she was loved. Relatives and friends can visit with the family at the Codey & Jones Funeral Home, 54 Roseland Avenue, Caldwell, NJ (973-226-6696) on Monday, January 20 from 1-4 and 6-9 pm. Please join the family at St. Aloysius R.C. Church, 219 Bloomfield Avenue, Caldwell on Tuesday, January 21st at 11:00am where a Mass of Christian Burial will be offered. The internment will follow at Prospect Hill Cemetery, Caldwell. Ellen was born and raised in Rutherford, NJ. She was a graduate of Montclair State University and had a very successful career in sales and sales management at Johnson & Johnson. Ellen married her college sweetheart and best friend and together they moved to West Caldwell 16 years ago to build a beautiful home and raise an amazing family. Ellen had an incredible zest for life and was an active member of the community as HSA President, Vice President and chair for multiple school programs that brought joy and laughter to our children. Her greatest accomplishments in life were being a cherished wife and mother to three incredible children, Jack, Elizabeth and Sean, as well as a loving daughter, sister, cousin, aunt and friend. Ellen is survived by her beloved husband and best friend, Mitch; loving children, Jack, Elizabeth and Sean; devoted mother Mary Maguire; sister Susan Maguire Dale and her husband, Tom; brother John Maguire and his wife, Theresa; mother-in-law Polly Payne; sisters-in-law Jennifer L. Payne and Jennifer J. Payne; also many loving nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by her father John Maguire, father-in-law William Payne and brother-in-law Gregory Payne. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations in her memory be given to the Payne Children's Education Fund in care of Jennifer Payne, 5 Kanouse Place, West Caldwell, NJ 07006. To extend condolences or share a memory, please visit codeyjonesfh.com.