Jennie Elizabeth Sweetman, of Warwick, passed away on November 16, 2024, at Garnet Medical Center, Middletown NY. She was 92 years old.

Born on December 6th, 1931, in Passaic, NJ, she was the daughter of the late John Vander Stad and Elizabeth Van Eck Vander Stad.

She was married to the late Tunis Sweetman Sr. for 55 years.

Jennie was a graduate of Butler High School and SUNY of Orange County NY.

She was a lifelong journalist writing for the Paterson Evening News, The New Jersey Herald, The Warwick Advertiser, The Warwick Dispatch, and The Greenwood Lake News. Her local history column, “Down History’s Lane”, was read and enjoyed by many until she retired in 2020.

She is survived by her children, Dr. Judy Sweetman of Sioux City IA, Tunis Sweetman Jr and his wife Sharon of Warwick NY, Jenny Van Grouw and her husband Gregory of Hope NJ, Dr. Daniel Sweetman and his wife Patricia of Rockford MI, Douglas Sweetman and his wife Amy of Warwick NY, 33 grandchildren and 63 great grandchildren, her brothers Cornelius Vander Stad of Pequannock NJ, Edwin Vander Stad of Saddle River NJ, Harold Vander Stad and his wife Rena of Ontario Canada, sister Winifred Anker of British Columbia Canada and sister in law Augusta Greendyk of North Haledon NJ.

She was predeceased by her husband Tunis Sweetman Sr, son in law Leonard Van Grouw, daughter Janet Ver Duin, sisters Maude Cahill, Ada Pikkard, Ruth Sisco.

Jennie was a lifelong member of the Ebenezer Netherlands Reformed Church of Franklin Lakes NJ.

Visitation will be Tuesday November 19th, from 5-9pm at Lazear Smith & Vander Plaat Memorial Home, 17 Oakland Ave, Warwick NY. A funeral service will be held Wednesday November 20th, 11am at the Ebenezer Netherlands Reformed Church, 875 Ewing Ave, Franklin Lakes NJ.

Internment will take place in Glenwood Cemetery, Glenwood NJ.

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be sent to Netherlands Reformed Christian School Association, 164 Jacksonville Rd, Pompton Plains, NJ 07444.