Dear members,
It is with heavy hearts that we share the passing of Roseann Voorhees. Rosanne, 66 of Springfield passed away peacefully on December 20, 2019 at the Center for HOPE in Scotch Plains. She was born in Newark, NJ. Roseann worked at Western Electric, AT&T and Lucent Technologies for a period over 25 years. She recently retired after 18 years working for the South Orange Maplewood Board of Education.
Roseann enjoyed baking, crafting and the beach. She especially loved entertaining her family and friends.
A life long resident of Springfield, Roseann raised her own family in the same house she grew up in. Her pride and joy was her only son, Joseph.
She is predeceased by her husband, Edmund Voorhees. She is survived by her son, Joseph and his wife Tracy of Springfield, her sister Patricia Popp of Neptune City, and many lifetime friends, nieces and nephews.
Visitation will be on Monday December 23, 2019 4pm – 8pm at Higgens and Bonner Echo Lake Funeral Home, 582 Springfield Ave. Westfield, NJ 07090. Funeral Mass will be conducted on Tuesday December 24, 2019 at 10am at Saint James the Apostle Church, 45 South Springfield Ave. Springfield, NJ 07081.
In lieu of flowers donations in her name may be made to the Mesothelioma Applied Research Foundation: www.curemeso.org or the Center For HOPE: www.cfhh.org
