Middletown, New Jersey – Graveside services will be held on Tuesday, May 16, 2023 at 11:00 a.m. at the Zion Cemetery 10982 Rapp Road New Middletown, OH  44442 for Wanda Jean Eckman, 87, who passed away on May 8, 2023, in her home surrounded by family in New Middletown, NJ.

She was born in Sparta, TN and lived in Middletown, NJ. Wanda worked as a Payroll Supervisor for the Middletown Township Board of Education.

Surviving her are two daughters, Suzanne Wood and her husband Rick, and Cynthia Eckman-Geiss; granddaughter,  Cynthia Wood and fiancée, Joseph Czeto;  grandson, Brian Wood and wife Jessica; great grandchildren, Jason DeSantis; sister, Wilma Witter and brother, Virgil Jernigan, Jr.

Wanda was preceded in death by her husband Chester E. Eckman.

Memorial contributions can be made in Wanda's name to the American Cancer Society.

Local arrangements handled by Clemente Funeral Home in New Middletown, OH.

Visit www.clementefuneralhome.com to view this obituary and send condolences.

American Cancer Society
P.O. Box 1981, Cleveland OH 44106
Web: http://www.cancer.org/