Background
Lavender, Wanda Kinzel was born on December 25, 1923 in Wellsville, Ohio, United States. Daughter of Leonard J. and Rebecca Cecile (Thomas) Kinzel.
Lavender, Wanda Kinzel was born on December 25, 1923 in Wellsville, Ohio, United States. Daughter of Leonard J. and Rebecca Cecile (Thomas) Kinzel.
Graduate, Youngstown Hospital Association School Nursing, 1945. Bachelor cum laude, Jersey City State College, 1970. Master of Arts, Jersey City State College, 1974.
Postgraduate in Obstetrics, Margaret Hague Maternity Hospital, 1946.
Head nurse Youngstown Hospital, Ohio, 1945. Supervisor nursing Bayonne Hospital, New Jersey, 1946—1947, Greenville Hospital, Jersey City, 1948. Supervisor Salvation Army, Door of Hope, 1949—1952.
Head nurse Margaret Hague Maternity Hospital, 1958—1967, assistant instructor, 1967—1969, assistant director nursing, 1969—1975. Assistant director nursing in service education Jersey City Medical Center, since 1976, director education, 1980—1991.
Member American Nurses Association, Hudson County Council of Nursing Educators, Youngstown Hospital Nurses Alumni Association, Hudson County Perinatal Association, American Cancer Society (nursing education committee), New Jersey Civil Svc. Association, National League Nursing, Kappa Delta Pi. Member Church of Christ.
Clubs: Order Eastern Star, DeMolay Mothers (president), 21 (past president).
Married James Lavender, August 30, 1946. Children: Nancy, Mark, Scott, Amy.