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Friends may visit with the family from 4-8 PM on Friday, October 7, 2016 at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne.
A 10 AM funeral service will be held at the funeral home on Saturday, October 8, 2016.
Angelo G. Maas age 77, born in Newark on March 4, 1939, formerly of Nutley, moved to Wayne 20 years ago, passed Monday, October 3, 2016.
He graduated from Belleville High and earned a BA in Business in Mechanical Engineering at Rutgers in 1973.
He proudly served in the National Guard from 1957-1965.
He spent much of his career in sales and marketing of heavy equipment and construction vehicles for Foley-Towlift Caterpillar in Piscataway, winning many local and regional sales contests. He won a magical all-expense paid trip to Las Vegas for selling the most Heino class trucks. He invented a rotating clamp and authored a repair manual. Angelo was a car buff who loved working on cars, engines, and guessing the age of a movie by the cars in the film.
God granted Angelo many gifts. He had a photographic mind, amazing memory, and incredible ability to figure out how things work. He was intensely focused and persevering. There was nothing he couldn’t fix or repair. He was always in the service of others, using himself wisely.
Angelo’s mother died at an early age when he and his brother were very young. Life was tough for them but they grew up strong, loving, and kind. Angelo believed he had to accomplish things in life so he could live a life his mom would have been proud of.
When Angelo and Lucille first went to the church to meet the minister who married them, the doorbell was broken. Angelo had to repair it before he returned home! When they first met he couldn’t believe Lucille used to pay someone to install her 2 window air conditioners. He showed her how simple it was and the correct way to hang mirrors and pictures! He was always encouraging Lucille to be strong and independent.
The first time he met Lucille's parents they had dinner at their home. They discovered the basement had flooded. Angelo sprung into action to figure out a water pipe had a worn out part so he made a washer out of a vinyl placemat. He also proceeded to mop the whole basement floor and make sure it was clean and dry.
When they were first dating, Lucille's brother’s car was to be delivered to my parent’s house. Lucille planned to spend the night waiting for this delivery as to not inconvenience her parents. What a surprise to see Angelo knock on their door and offer to stay up and watch for the delivery so Lucille and her parents could go to sleep.
When his daughter Kathy was a little girl, she wanted an actual swing in her bedroom, her dad worked diligently on making sure her wicker chair would swing safely from her bedroom ceiling.
One morning, driving on Route 80 to school in Teaneck, Lu’s car hit a hole that caused a tire to leak. She just made it to school. During the day, Angelo drove to where she parked, picked up the car, had the tire fixed at the dealership and returned it to school so she could drive it home safely at the end of the day.
When Lucille and Angelo were married he had a beautiful brick house built in Wayne to accommodate her elderly parents and their health needs. They had companions and health care aides coming in and out of our home 24/7. It wasn’t easy caring for 2 ill seniors and work full time. He always said if he had to do it over he would do it again.
Angelo used to work for the Nutley Dept. of Parks on Saturdays. He maintained the town’s trucks, buses, and fire and police cars. Sometime in the early sixties, during a winter storm, he notice a car parked near the Nutley exit with an elderly woman at the wheel. He happened to pass by her a second time about an hour later. He stopped to help her, brought her to the town garage, made sure she was warm, called her son, towed her car and repaired it. She told him no one wanted to help her because she didn’t have cash; just a checkbook. Turned out her son was a Newark judge.
Angelo was meticulous about the way he kept and maintained his homes and cars. Everyone wanted to own his car after he returned a lease. The person who inspected his Wayne home commented that he never had such a perfect home inspection.
He was a licensed realtor and co-owner of Centre Realty in Nutley, and later, worked for Cedarcrest Realty in Caldwell. Angelo was president of AC Power Equipment Company and had been a major accounts manager for Foley-Towlift and Truck, and sales manager of Malouf, Stadium Meadowlands Ford, and Hawthorne Truck companies. For a time he was also a salesman for Brogan-Cadillac.
He is survived by the love of his life, Lucille (Amorosi) Maas. He is the proud father of daughter, Kathy Pawlikowski (Mark) & their children Kate, Alex, & Steven; son, Bob Pellechio ( Lauren ) & their children, Bobby, Nina, Samantha & Jessica.
He was predeceased by his parents, Geraldo Maas, and Minnie Suppa and his stepmother, Christina DiTrolio.
He is a devoted brother to Gerald Maas and Diane. He is a loving uncle to John (Terrilyn), their children Christopher and Nicholas, and Anthony (Jennifer) & their children Joey and Julianna, and his lovely niece Angela.
Angelo leaves behind devoted cousins, his Aunts Angie and Marily, and cherished friends and neighbors.
Angelo was the go-to-guy. He was a brilliant trouble shooter and creative problem solver who loved win-win solutions. If someone needed help putting up a garage door, building a basement, or negotiating a great price on a vehicle, they called on Angelo.
He was fearless and dependable. His word, or his handshake, was his bond. He believed we were capable of any accomplishment.
No task was too tall or challenging for Angelo. Once he acquired a house at a great buy and orchestrated its move on wheels, from one side of Nutley to another with a hitch.
His favorite saying was, “Give man a chance, man can do anything!”
Angelo was courageous, bold, and funny. He loved playing racquetball, golf, and visiting Las Vegas, and Atlantic City. He enjoyed fixing anything mechanical from a fire truck to a pencil sharpener. He loved westerns, classic films, music and being the best husband anyone could ever have.
Those inclined to make a memorial donation in Angelo’s memory are asked to consider St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, PO Box 1000, Dept. 142, Memphis, TN 38148-0142 or the Shriners Hospitals for Children.
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Friends may visit with the family from 4-8 PM on Friday, October 7, 2016 at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne.
A 10 AM funeral service will be held at the funeral home on Saturday, October 8, 2016.
Services
Friends may visit with the family from 4-8 PM on Friday, October 7, 2016 at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne.
A 10 AM funeral service will be held at the funeral home on Saturday, October 8, 2016.
Angelo G. Maas age 77, born in Newark on March 4, 1939, formerly of Nutley, moved to Wayne 20 years ago, passed Monday, October 3, 2016.
He graduated from Belleville High and earned a BA in Business in Mechanical Engineering at Rutgers in 1973.
He proudly served in the National Guard from 1957-1965.
He spent much of his career in sales and marketing of heavy equipment and construction vehicles for Foley-Towlift Caterpillar in Piscataway, winning many local and regional sales contests. He won a magical all-expense paid trip to Las Vegas for selling the most Heino class trucks. He invented a rotating clamp and authored a repair manual. Angelo was a car buff who loved working on cars, engines, and guessing the age of a movie by the cars in the film.
God granted Angelo many gifts. He had a photographic mind, amazing memory, and incredible ability to figure out how things work. He was intensely focused and persevering. There was nothing he couldn’t fix or repair. He was always in the service of others, using himself wisely.
Angelo’s mother died at an early age when he and his brother were very young. Life was tough for them but they grew up strong, loving, and kind. Angelo believed he had to accomplish things in life so he could live a life his mom would have been proud of.
When Angelo and Lucille first went to the church to meet the minister who married them, the doorbell was broken. Angelo had to repair it before he returned home! When they first met he couldn’t believe Lucille used to pay someone to install her 2 window air conditioners. He showed her how simple it was and the correct way to hang mirrors and pictures! He was always encouraging Lucille to be strong and independent.
The first time he met Lucille's parents they had dinner at their home. They discovered the basement had flooded. Angelo sprung into action to figure out a water pipe had a worn out part so he made a washer out of a vinyl placemat. He also proceeded to mop the whole basement floor and make sure it was clean and dry.
When they were first dating, Lucille's brother’s car was to be delivered to my parent’s house. Lucille planned to spend the night waiting for this delivery as to not inconvenience her parents. What a surprise to see Angelo knock on their door and offer to stay up and watch for the delivery so Lucille and her parents could go to sleep.
When his daughter Kathy was a little girl, she wanted an actual swing in her bedroom, her dad worked diligently on making sure her wicker chair would swing safely from her bedroom ceiling.
One morning, driving on Route 80 to school in Teaneck, Lu’s car hit a hole that caused a tire to leak. She just made it to school. During the day, Angelo drove to where she parked, picked up the car, had the tire fixed at the dealership and returned it to school so she could drive it home safely at the end of the day.
When Lucille and Angelo were married he had a beautiful brick house built in Wayne to accommodate her elderly parents and their health needs. They had companions and health care aides coming in and out of our home 24/7. It wasn’t easy caring for 2 ill seniors and work full time. He always said if he had to do it over he would do it again.
Angelo used to work for the Nutley Dept. of Parks on Saturdays. He maintained the town’s trucks, buses, and fire and police cars. Sometime in the early sixties, during a winter storm, he notice a car parked near the Nutley exit with an elderly woman at the wheel. He happened to pass by her a second time about an hour later. He stopped to help her, brought her to the town garage, made sure she was warm, called her son, towed her car and repaired it. She told him no one wanted to help her because she didn’t have cash; just a checkbook. Turned out her son was a Newark judge.
Angelo was meticulous about the way he kept and maintained his homes and cars. Everyone wanted to own his car after he returned a lease. The person who inspected his Wayne home commented that he never had such a perfect home inspection.
He was a licensed realtor and co-owner of Centre Realty in Nutley, and later, worked for Cedarcrest Realty in Caldwell. Angelo was president of AC Power Equipment Company and had been a major accounts manager for Foley-Towlift and Truck, and sales manager of Malouf, Stadium Meadowlands Ford, and Hawthorne Truck companies. For a time he was also a salesman for Brogan-Cadillac.
He is survived by the love of his life, Lucille (Amorosi) Maas. He is the proud father of daughter, Kathy Pawlikowski (Mark) & their children Kate, Alex, & Steven; son, Bob Pellechio ( Lauren ) & their children, Bobby, Nina, Samantha & Jessica.
He was predeceased by his parents, Geraldo Maas, and Minnie Suppa and his stepmother, Christina DiTrolio.
He is a devoted brother to Gerald Maas and Diane. He is a loving uncle to John (Terrilyn), their children Christopher and Nicholas, and Anthony (Jennifer) & their children Joey and Julianna, and his lovely niece Angela.
Angelo leaves behind devoted cousins, his Aunts Angie and Marily, and cherished friends and neighbors.
Angelo was the go-to-guy. He was a brilliant trouble shooter and creative problem solver who loved win-win solutions. If someone needed help putting up a garage door, building a basement, or negotiating a great price on a vehicle, they called on Angelo.
He was fearless and dependable. His word, or his handshake, was his bond. He believed we were capable of any accomplishment.
No task was too tall or challenging for Angelo. Once he acquired a house at a great buy and orchestrated its move on wheels, from one side of Nutley to another with a hitch.
His favorite saying was, “Give man a chance, man can do anything!”
Angelo was courageous, bold, and funny. He loved playing racquetball, golf, and visiting Las Vegas, and Atlantic City. He enjoyed fixing anything mechanical from a fire truck to a pencil sharpener. He loved westerns, classic films, music and being the best husband anyone could ever have.
Those inclined to make a memorial donation in Angelo’s memory are asked to consider St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, PO Box 1000, Dept. 142, Memphis, TN 38148-0142 or the Shriners Hospitals for Children.
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