Albert P. Langlois

Albert P. Langlois, age 89, of Wayne, NJ, went home to be with the Lord, peacefully with the comfort of family by his side, on Tuesday, November 19, 2019.

Al was born in Worcester, Massachusetts where he was raised before moving with his family to Paterson, NJ in his early teens. After graduating from Eastside High School, he took a job starting as a messenger with National Community Bank in Paterson.

Al met his loving and beautiful wife Grace (nee Pascarella) while attending Bethany Church in Paterson where they both played the accordion as part of the church’s outreach. Their first date was to New York City for dinner. Al and Grace soon fell in love and married on Saturday, December 1, 1951 at the Bethany Church in Paterson and honeymooned in Miami Beach, Florida.

Immediately after their wedding, 21-year-old Al answered the call of his country and went off to serve in the United States Marines. He served from 1951 to 1953 and, upon being honorably discharged, he returned home to resume his job with National Community Bank. Al enjoyed a long and rewarding career with the bank, moving up through the ranks to Vice President and Branch Manager. He retired in 1994, shortly after the bank was bought out by Bank of New York.

Al and Grace initially lived in Paterson before moving to Wayne in 1965. There they raised their three daughters and enjoyed a loving, caring and faith-filled marriage of 61 years until Grace was called home to be with the Lord in 2013. Al continued to live in that same home in Wayne for the rest of his life.

Outside of work, Al liked to relax and enjoy God’s creation by casting his fishing line off the shore in Montauk, NY and closer to home in Kinnelon. At home you could often find him working in his garden where he grew delicious vegetables of all kinds. He simply cherished the blessing of grandchildren and great-grandchildren in his life and especially enjoyed family get-togethers.

Al loved and served the Lord with all his heart and soul. He was a member of Bethany Church in Paterson and later in Wyckoff. He was currently attending Hawthorne Gospel Church for 30 years. Al loved serving as one of the church ushers and he and Grace had also been active in the church’s nursing home ministry.

Al was the loving husband of Grace (nee Pascarella), blessed in marriage for sixty-one years until her passing in 2013. Devoted father of: Reneé Drenth and son-in-law Dean of Washingtonville, NY, Denise DeBlock and son-in-law Kenneth of Wayne, and Bonnie Langlois of Wayne; cherished grandfather of: Kevin Drenth and his wife Erika, Danielle Doran and her husband Kevin, Jacqueline Preiskines and her husband Matthew, Kenneth DeBlock and his wife Janelle, Nicole Drenth, Ashley Drenth, and Kerry Hanisch and her husband Steven; dear great-grandfather of: Hunter Drenth, Gracie Drenth, Gabriel Doran, Tristan Preiskines Abigail Doran, Blake DeBlock, Mya Melchiorre, Noah Doran, and Levi Preiskines; dear uncle of many nieces and nephews; and dear brother-in-law of Esther Pascarella and Carol Pascarella. Al was also predeceased by his parents Albert and Florence Langlois, his father-in-law and mother-in-law Vincent and Mary Pascarella and his brother and sister-in-law William and Alice Langlois.

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations to Hawthorne Gospel Church, 2000 Route 208, Hawthorne, NJ 07506, would be appreciated.