Florence A. Falkena, a 61 year resident of Warwick, passed away on March 1, 2014 at Orange Regional Medical Center. She was 82 years old.
Born on February 3, 1932 in Paterson, NJ, she was the daughter of the late Henry and Mary (De Block) Riemersma.
She was married to the late Ralph Falkena (1993).
Florence grew up in Prospect Park, New Jersey and became a farmer’s wife when she married her late husband, Ralph, owning a dairy farm in Warwick. She was an active member of Goshen Christian Reformed Church where she served as a Calvinette counselor for 20 years and was a member of the Goshen Christian School Society. She was an avid crafter, loved crocheting and card making and she will be missed for her creative arts and generosity.
A loving mother of eight, she is survived by her children: Ralph Falkena and his wife Patricia of Walden, Roy Falkena and his wife Elsje of Warwick, Robin Falkena of Warwick, Russell Falkena and his wife Nancy of Bloomingburg, Ronda Falkena of Warwick, Reed Falkena of Warwick, and Rolland Falkena and his fiancé Judi Walsh. She is also survived by seven grandchildren: Adelyn Falkena, Eric Falkena and his wife Debra, Michael Falkena and his wife Michele, Alida Falkena, Brian Falkena, Rolland Q. Falkena, and Lexie Falkena; six great-grandchildren: Lilly, Aaron, Luke, Jonah, Dean and Dylan. She is also survived by two sisters: Corene De Graaf of Illinois, Carolyn Joustra of NJ, and a brother, Henry Riemersma of NJ; a sister-in-law and brother-in-law, Elizabeth and Bing Nop of Warwick, and numerous nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by a son, Ryan Falkena.
Visitation will be on Tuesday, March 4th, from 2-4 & 7-9 pm at Lazear-Smith & Vander Plaat Memorial Home, 17 Oakland Ave., Warwick, NY. Funeral service will be held at 10:00 am on Wednesday at Goshen Christian Reformed Church, followed by interment in Warwick Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be sent to Goshen Christian School, 2430 State Route 17A, Goshen, NY 10924.