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Friends may visit with the family at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, on Tuesday, June 2, 2015 from 2-4 & 7-9 PM. Funeral Services will be held at 9 AM on Wednesday, June 3, 2015 from the funeral home, then to Annunciation RC Church, Wayne, where at 10 AM a Funeral Mass will be offered.
Age 96, died peacefully on Friday, May 29, 2015 just one day shy of his 97th birthday. Al had lived in Wayne, with his wife Jay, since 1972.
Albert H. Frost, age 96, died peacefully on Friday, May 29, 2015 just one day shy of his 97th birthday. Al had lived in Wayne, with his wife Jay, since 1972.
Born in Dexter, Maine, Al was a standout pitcher on his high school baseball team and graduated with honors. He earned his Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from the University of Maine, where he also played baseball. He became interested in acting during college and performed in a few plays during those years. With a natural knack for public speaking, he was encouraged to enter a public speaking competition in Maine, in which he proudly took first place! He was invited to continue in the competition on a national level, but he grew up under very modest means in rural Maine and his family couldn’t afford to send him on the tour. He would have surely given the other competitors a run for their money.
Shortly after graduating from college, he was recruited by the Curtis-Wright Corporation in New Jersey. He was very adept at organizing and built a career there even as the company transitioned through mergers and name changes such as General Precision, Kearfott, and Singer. He worked his way up to be the Administrator of the “Zero Defects” program and was proud of his team’s accomplishments there. Not one to sit still, he earned his real estate license in the 1960’s and opened an office on Hamburg Turnpike in Wayne; Oxbow Realty. He operated with a partner, Frank Taylor, for many years as Wayne Township grew rapidly during that time. He was a ‘people person,’ very charismatic and made friends with just about everyone. He just had a way about him that endeared him to the people he met.
Outside of his professional career, Al kept very busy with many hobbies, countless good-causes to which he volunteered, and he belonged to several benevolent organizations. His church, Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary RC Church in Wayne, was very important to him. He sang in the choir, served as a lector, became president of the Council of Men, taught CCD and was a Eucharistic Minister bringing communion to many house-bound parishioners. He was also a Fourth Degree Knight with the Knights of Columbus and a member of the “Prime Timers” senior group. At Thanksgiving, he would help package up baskets of food and then deliver them to the homes of needy families. He also enjoyed going to Eva’s Village in Paterson where he volunteered at the kitchen to serve meals to the homeless. Although he was very humble about his service, he couldn’t help but be overjoyed when the Bishop acknowledged him with the “Vivere Christus Award.” He was passionate about the history surrounding the Morris Canal and was Director of the Canal Society of Northern New Jersey. He helped to put together the guide with documents the canal’s path through Northern New Jersey and he also gave tours at the Canal Museum at Waterloo Village. He was an avid golfer for many years, enjoyed sailing, tennis, hunting and fishing, and he was also well-skilled at making stained glass windows, lamp shades, and jewelry. He didn’t simply dabble in these various hobbies; he was extremely competent at all of them. He loved life, lived it to the fullest, and he had a great deal of fun throughout the many years he was gifted with.
Al met his wife, Josephine Sisco, when they both worked at Kearfott. They had a wonderful marriage full of travel, adventure, and cherished memories. They visited Maine often to see Al’s family, Nashville on a few occasions, drove to Chicago, and journeyed across the United States in the 1970’s for a full month. They had been on several cruises, visited Bermuda a couple of times, and toured the Greek Isles and Italy. Among their most memorable trips was to Turkey and the city of Ephesus. They toured the Greek and Roman ruins there, visited the Church of Mary where it is believed that the Virgin Mary had lived, and the Temple of Artemis, one of the seven wonders of the world. Jay said she had a “blessed marriage” with Al and she will cherish the many great memories that they made together.
Al is survived by his beloved wife of forty eight years, Josephine "Jay" of Wayne; and from his first wife he is survived by one daughter; Sandra Piatti and her husband James of Ringwood, one son; Gregory Frost and his wife Patricia of Wayne, and one granddaughter; Sarah Finizia and her husband Frank. He was predeceased by his brother Lee and two sisters; Orissa Kingsbury and Ruth Wentworth.
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Friends may visit with the family at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, on Tuesday, June 2, 2015 from 2-4 & 7-9 PM. Funeral Services will be held at 9 AM on Wednesday, June 3, 2015 from the funeral home, then to Annunciation RC Church, Wayne, where at 10 AM a Funeral Mass will be offered.
Services
Friends may visit with the family at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, on Tuesday, June 2, 2015 from 2-4 & 7-9 PM. Funeral Services will be held at 9 AM on Wednesday, June 3, 2015 from the funeral home, then to Annunciation RC Church, Wayne, where at 10 AM a Funeral Mass will be offered.
Age 96, died peacefully on Friday, May 29, 2015 just one day shy of his 97th birthday. Al had lived in Wayne, with his wife Jay, since 1972.
Albert H. Frost, age 96, died peacefully on Friday, May 29, 2015 just one day shy of his 97th birthday. Al had lived in Wayne, with his wife Jay, since 1972.
Born in Dexter, Maine, Al was a standout pitcher on his high school baseball team and graduated with honors. He earned his Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from the University of Maine, where he also played baseball. He became interested in acting during college and performed in a few plays during those years. With a natural knack for public speaking, he was encouraged to enter a public speaking competition in Maine, in which he proudly took first place! He was invited to continue in the competition on a national level, but he grew up under very modest means in rural Maine and his family couldn’t afford to send him on the tour. He would have surely given the other competitors a run for their money.
Shortly after graduating from college, he was recruited by the Curtis-Wright Corporation in New Jersey. He was very adept at organizing and built a career there even as the company transitioned through mergers and name changes such as General Precision, Kearfott, and Singer. He worked his way up to be the Administrator of the “Zero Defects” program and was proud of his team’s accomplishments there. Not one to sit still, he earned his real estate license in the 1960’s and opened an office on Hamburg Turnpike in Wayne; Oxbow Realty. He operated with a partner, Frank Taylor, for many years as Wayne Township grew rapidly during that time. He was a ‘people person,’ very charismatic and made friends with just about everyone. He just had a way about him that endeared him to the people he met.
Outside of his professional career, Al kept very busy with many hobbies, countless good-causes to which he volunteered, and he belonged to several benevolent organizations. His church, Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary RC Church in Wayne, was very important to him. He sang in the choir, served as a lector, became president of the Council of Men, taught CCD and was a Eucharistic Minister bringing communion to many house-bound parishioners. He was also a Fourth Degree Knight with the Knights of Columbus and a member of the “Prime Timers” senior group. At Thanksgiving, he would help package up baskets of food and then deliver them to the homes of needy families. He also enjoyed going to Eva’s Village in Paterson where he volunteered at the kitchen to serve meals to the homeless. Although he was very humble about his service, he couldn’t help but be overjoyed when the Bishop acknowledged him with the “Vivere Christus Award.” He was passionate about the history surrounding the Morris Canal and was Director of the Canal Society of Northern New Jersey. He helped to put together the guide with documents the canal’s path through Northern New Jersey and he also gave tours at the Canal Museum at Waterloo Village. He was an avid golfer for many years, enjoyed sailing, tennis, hunting and fishing, and he was also well-skilled at making stained glass windows, lamp shades, and jewelry. He didn’t simply dabble in these various hobbies; he was extremely competent at all of them. He loved life, lived it to the fullest, and he had a great deal of fun throughout the many years he was gifted with.
Al met his wife, Josephine Sisco, when they both worked at Kearfott. They had a wonderful marriage full of travel, adventure, and cherished memories. They visited Maine often to see Al’s family, Nashville on a few occasions, drove to Chicago, and journeyed across the United States in the 1970’s for a full month. They had been on several cruises, visited Bermuda a couple of times, and toured the Greek Isles and Italy. Among their most memorable trips was to Turkey and the city of Ephesus. They toured the Greek and Roman ruins there, visited the Church of Mary where it is believed that the Virgin Mary had lived, and the Temple of Artemis, one of the seven wonders of the world. Jay said she had a “blessed marriage” with Al and she will cherish the many great memories that they made together.
Al is survived by his beloved wife of forty eight years, Josephine "Jay" of Wayne; and from his first wife he is survived by one daughter; Sandra Piatti and her husband James of Ringwood, one son; Gregory Frost and his wife Patricia of Wayne, and one granddaughter; Sarah Finizia and her husband Frank. He was predeceased by his brother Lee and two sisters; Orissa Kingsbury and Ruth Wentworth.
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