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January 13, 2014
Services
Friends may visit with the family at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, on Thursday, January 16, 2014 from 4-8 PM.
Funeral Services will be held on Friday, January 17, 2013 at 9:15 AM from the funeral home, then to Saint Bonaventure R.C. Church, 174 Ramsey Street, Paterson, where at 10:15 AM a Funeral Mass will be offered. Interment will follow at Holy Cross Cemetery, North Arlington.
Alexander E. Sypniewski, Sr., age 88, of Woodland Park, entered into eternal rest on Monday, January 13, 2014.
Al or Alex, as he was known, was born and raised in Bayonne, NJ. He was the fourth child of his parents, Alexander and Maryanna’s, five children.
After high school, Al enlisted in the United States Army. Following basic training in San Antonio, TX, he was assigned to the third Army under General George S. Patton. Soon after, his company was split in two and, for the next thirty days, Al and his company were moved from Riverside, CA to Sydney, Australia, across the Indian Ocean to Bombay, India, and then on to their final destination of Myitkyan, Burma where he, as well as 12 other G.I.s and 2 officers, established a medical supply base. He was only eighteen at the time and he proudly served his country for three years. He was the recipient of the Asiatic Pacific Campaign Medal, Good Conduct Medal and the World War II Victory Medal.
After the war, Al came home to sadly say goodbye to his terminally ill father. While visiting Dad in the hospital, he had the privilege of getting to know the lovely and gregarious nurse attending his father named Dorothy “Dot” Jablonka. One day she pretended to need help lighting a Bunsen burner and asked Al to help her. Later that day, he and his cousin Teddy saw Dot waiting by the bus stop to go home. They offered her a ride and, for Al, it was the beginning of a beautiful ride, culminating in a loving marriage that began on his and Dorothy’s wedding day on September 18, 1949 at Mount Carmel Church in Bayonne, lasting fifty seven years until Dot’s unfortunate passing in April, 2007.
One of the things that Al loved to do was travel, and for he and Dot, traveling began with their honeymoon. They started in Niagara Falls and Lake George and drove all the way down the east coast to Key West, Florida. As a young couple, they initially settled in Bayonne.
During that time they were blessed with the birth of a baby girl which they named Janet. Then, in 1956, three months before welcoming their son, Alexander, Jr., Al and Dot moved to Woodland Park where they remained in the same house for the rest of their lives. The family enjoyed vacations to Lake Wallenpaupack in Pennsylvania, Cape Cod, Cooperstown, Howe Caverns, and especially loved to visit Rockport, Massachusetts where they always stayed at their favorite place called the Faraday Inn. While there, Al got to spend lots of time participating in one of his other favorite activities – fishing. As his family grew older, he loved going fishing with his son Alex and later, when blessed with grandchildren, he taught them all how to fish for crabs at the Barnegat Township Municipal Dock. When the kids were all grown, he and Dot bought a little boat which they enjoyed sailing on Lake Hopatcong and together they enjoyed weekends at LBI and Cape May.
Alex adored his four grandchildren and they all shared fond memories of coming to his and Grandma’s house, affectionately dubbed “Camp Grandma!” Alex always had the pool ready and Dot filled the kid’s stomachs with yummy snacks. Al also had a great sense of humor and everyone loved his Benny Hill impersonations!
Alex worked for Lightolier, a company that manufactured a wide array of lighting fixtures. He remained with that company for many years before taking a position with Beattie Manufacturing, a rug manufacturer in Little Falls where he was traffic and warehouse manager. It was Alex’s favorite job so he was all too sad when the company closed in the late 1970’s. He eventually settled into a nice position as custodian for the municipal hall in the Borough of Woodland Park (formerly West Paterson). Even when he retired from there, he couldn’t sit still so he got a job as a night shelf stocker at the West Paterson A&P.
Al was very handy. He knew just about everything about carpentry, electrical and plumbing. With his skills, he finished his basement and added two bedrooms to the family’s home in Woodland Park – all by himself!
Alex will always be remembered as the leader in his home. He was respected and there was no doubt that he loved his family with all his heart.
Alex is survived by his daughter Janet and husband Roco Krsulic of Wayne and his son Alexander, Jr. of Lincoln Park; four cherished grandchildren: Alexander Sypniewski, III and wife Stefanie, Christopher Sypniewski, Valerie Krsulic and Matthew Krsulic; two great-grandchildren: Travis and Alexa; and his sister Josephine Braden of Arkansas. He was predeceased by his beloved wife Dorothy; his sister Mary Wojtkowski; and his two brothers: John and Edward Sypniewski.
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Friends may visit with the family at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, on Thursday, January 16, 2014 from 4-8 PM.
Funeral Services will be held on Friday, January 17, 2013 at 9:15 AM from the funeral home, then to Saint Bonaventure R.C. Church, 174 Ramsey Street, Paterson, where at 10:15 AM a Funeral Mass will be offered. Interment will follow at Holy Cross Cemetery, North Arlington.
January 13, 2014
Services
Friends may visit with the family at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, on Thursday, January 16, 2014 from 4-8 PM.
Funeral Services will be held on Friday, January 17, 2013 at 9:15 AM from the funeral home, then to Saint Bonaventure R.C. Church, 174 Ramsey Street, Paterson, where at 10:15 AM a Funeral Mass will be offered. Interment will follow at Holy Cross Cemetery, North Arlington.
Alexander E. Sypniewski, Sr., age 88, of Woodland Park, entered into eternal rest on Monday, January 13, 2014.
Al or Alex, as he was known, was born and raised in Bayonne, NJ. He was the fourth child of his parents, Alexander and Maryanna’s, five children.
After high school, Al enlisted in the United States Army. Following basic training in San Antonio, TX, he was assigned to the third Army under General George S. Patton. Soon after, his company was split in two and, for the next thirty days, Al and his company were moved from Riverside, CA to Sydney, Australia, across the Indian Ocean to Bombay, India, and then on to their final destination of Myitkyan, Burma where he, as well as 12 other G.I.s and 2 officers, established a medical supply base. He was only eighteen at the time and he proudly served his country for three years. He was the recipient of the Asiatic Pacific Campaign Medal, Good Conduct Medal and the World War II Victory Medal.
After the war, Al came home to sadly say goodbye to his terminally ill father. While visiting Dad in the hospital, he had the privilege of getting to know the lovely and gregarious nurse attending his father named Dorothy “Dot” Jablonka. One day she pretended to need help lighting a Bunsen burner and asked Al to help her. Later that day, he and his cousin Teddy saw Dot waiting by the bus stop to go home. They offered her a ride and, for Al, it was the beginning of a beautiful ride, culminating in a loving marriage that began on his and Dorothy’s wedding day on September 18, 1949 at Mount Carmel Church in Bayonne, lasting fifty seven years until Dot’s unfortunate passing in April, 2007.
One of the things that Al loved to do was travel, and for he and Dot, traveling began with their honeymoon. They started in Niagara Falls and Lake George and drove all the way down the east coast to Key West, Florida. As a young couple, they initially settled in Bayonne.
During that time they were blessed with the birth of a baby girl which they named Janet. Then, in 1956, three months before welcoming their son, Alexander, Jr., Al and Dot moved to Woodland Park where they remained in the same house for the rest of their lives. The family enjoyed vacations to Lake Wallenpaupack in Pennsylvania, Cape Cod, Cooperstown, Howe Caverns, and especially loved to visit Rockport, Massachusetts where they always stayed at their favorite place called the Faraday Inn. While there, Al got to spend lots of time participating in one of his other favorite activities – fishing. As his family grew older, he loved going fishing with his son Alex and later, when blessed with grandchildren, he taught them all how to fish for crabs at the Barnegat Township Municipal Dock. When the kids were all grown, he and Dot bought a little boat which they enjoyed sailing on Lake Hopatcong and together they enjoyed weekends at LBI and Cape May.
Alex adored his four grandchildren and they all shared fond memories of coming to his and Grandma’s house, affectionately dubbed “Camp Grandma!” Alex always had the pool ready and Dot filled the kid’s stomachs with yummy snacks. Al also had a great sense of humor and everyone loved his Benny Hill impersonations!
Alex worked for Lightolier, a company that manufactured a wide array of lighting fixtures. He remained with that company for many years before taking a position with Beattie Manufacturing, a rug manufacturer in Little Falls where he was traffic and warehouse manager. It was Alex’s favorite job so he was all too sad when the company closed in the late 1970’s. He eventually settled into a nice position as custodian for the municipal hall in the Borough of Woodland Park (formerly West Paterson). Even when he retired from there, he couldn’t sit still so he got a job as a night shelf stocker at the West Paterson A&P.
Al was very handy. He knew just about everything about carpentry, electrical and plumbing. With his skills, he finished his basement and added two bedrooms to the family’s home in Woodland Park – all by himself!
Alex will always be remembered as the leader in his home. He was respected and there was no doubt that he loved his family with all his heart.
Alex is survived by his daughter Janet and husband Roco Krsulic of Wayne and his son Alexander, Jr. of Lincoln Park; four cherished grandchildren: Alexander Sypniewski, III and wife Stefanie, Christopher Sypniewski, Valerie Krsulic and Matthew Krsulic; two great-grandchildren: Travis and Alexa; and his sister Josephine Braden of Arkansas. He was predeceased by his beloved wife Dorothy; his sister Mary Wojtkowski; and his two brothers: John and Edward Sypniewski.
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