Josephine Jane Hiemer (nee Zekoski), former co-owner of Hiemer & Company stained glass studio in Clifton, N.J., died March 13 at The Retreat Home in Jasper, Ga., after a brief illness. She was 92.
Hiemer was born in 1934 in Wyoming, Penn, to Polish immigrants. After marrying Gerhard Hiemer, she moved to New Jersey, where together they owned and operated Hiemer & Company Stained Glass Studio in Clifton.
The studio has served the Catholic Church since 1931, before the establishment of the Paterson Diocese in1937. Notable projects in the diocese, include stained glass for St. Joseph Church in Mendham, N.J., St. Paul Church in Clifton, and St. Luke Church in the Long Valley neighborhood of Washington Township, N.J.
Before retiring to Florida, Gerhard and Josephine encouraged the advancement of the stained glass craft for several years through the studio’s apprenticeship program and ran a craft supply gift shop for hobbyists.
The Hiemers belonged to Our Lady of the Holy Angels Parish in Little Falls, N.J., where their four children received their sacraments and early education. In addition, Josephine supported the Church’s activities through volunteer work at Holy Angels School and St. Joseph Hospital (now St. Joseph’s University Medical Center) in Paterson, N.J.
Hiemer is survived by four daughters and their spouses: Judith (James) Van Wie, current owners of Hiemer & Company; Clare Closs Avery of Lakeland, Fla.; Linda Hiemer (Jen Wallace) of Seattle, Wash.; and Rita (Ted) Lammot of Blairsville, Ga. She also leaves three grandchildren: Jeremy Closs (and wife Trish), Jessica, and Jane Van Wie.
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Josephine Jane Hiemer (nee Zekoski), former co-owner of Hiemer & Company stained glass studio in Clifton, N.J., died March 13 at The Retreat Home in Jasper, Ga., after a brief illness. She was 92.
Hiemer was born in 1934 in Wyoming, Penn, to Polish immigrants. After marrying Gerhard Hiemer, she moved to New Jersey, where together they owned and operated Hiemer & Company Stained Glass Studio in Clifton.
The studio has served the Catholic Church since 1931, before the establishment of the Paterson Diocese in1937. Notable projects in the diocese, include stained glass for St. Joseph Church in Mendham, N.J., St. Paul Church in Clifton, and St. Luke Church in the Long Valley neighborhood of Washington Township, N.J.
Before retiring to Florida, Gerhard and Josephine encouraged the advancement of the stained glass craft for several years through the studio’s apprenticeship program and ran a craft supply gift shop for hobbyists.
The Hiemers belonged to Our Lady of the Holy Angels Parish in Little Falls, N.J., where their four children received their sacraments and early education. In addition, Josephine supported the Church’s activities through volunteer work at Holy Angels School and St. Joseph Hospital (now St. Joseph’s University Medical Center) in Paterson, N.J.
Hiemer is survived by four daughters and their spouses: Judith (James) Van Wie, current owners of Hiemer & Company; Clare Closs Avery of Lakeland, Fla.; Linda Hiemer (Jen Wallace) of Seattle, Wash.; and Rita (Ted) Lammot of Blairsville, Ga. She also leaves three grandchildren: Jeremy Closs (and wife Trish), Jessica, and Jane Van Wie.
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