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August 16, 2012
Services
Friends may visit with the family on Sunday, August 19, 2012 from 2-6 PM at the funeral home.
Funeral services will be held 11 AM on Monday, August 20, 2012 at the funeral home.
Anthony “Mickey” Hanusek age 87 of Wayne died peacefully on Thursday, August 16, 2012 with his wife Dorothy by his side.
He was born in Union City New Jersey where his grandmother gave him the name “Mickey” as he was a Jr and she didn’t want any grandson of hers going through life being called “Jr”. Mickey graduated from Cliffside Park High School with the Class of 1942.
A few months after graduating from High School Mickey enlisted in the United States Navy and served during WWII. Mickey and his father were both serving in the Navy but only once came close to seeing each other during their service. He was honorably discharged from the Navy on February 28, 1947 and soon had a job with the Ford Motor Company. On January 14, 1950 Mickey was called in from the Navy Reserves to serve during the Korean War. Upon his again honorable discharge he returned to the Ford Motor Company having worked in Edgewater, New York City, and Teterboro before retiring as a Field Manager in 1951.
When Mickey was home from his second stint in the Navy one of the neighborhood kids took him out to meet a group of younger neighbors. This group would often go roller skating and dancing together. This is where Mickey met the love of his life Dorothy Olsen. Mickey asked if Dorothy would wait to marry him after his discharge from the service. She responded “no ring…no strings”. On his Christmas leave he asked Dorothy’s father if he approved of the marriage and he gave his blessing. They were married on Valentines Day, February 14, 1953 and went to Lake Placid New York for a skiing honeymoon. They have enjoyed a “good life” together for the past fifty-nine years.
Mickey was Dorothy’s Bionic Man. He had two heart attacks in 1951, triple bypass surgery in 1952, and a third heart attack in 1995. On a ski trip he decided the trails were too easy so he entered the woods where he broke several ribs after hitting a boulder. He broke both of his knees while painting over the garage and the ladder slipped away; had a stroke in 2001 that affected his short term memory; broke one hip after falling down the cellar stairs; fell in the living room at home and broke the other hip; had prostate cancer that was treated with radiation and seed implants; and was diagnosed with an aortic aneurysm which he never had treated. It seems no surprise that the family wishes memorial donations be made to the Wayne Memorial First Aid Squad.
Mickey was the loving husband of Dorothy (Olsen) Hanusek; devoted father of Michael Hanusek and his wife Karen of Franklin; cherished grandfather of Eric and his wife Kristen Hanusek of Ledgewood; and proud great-grandfather of Violet Hanusek.
In lieu of flowers memorial donations to the Wayne 1st Aid Squad, Po Box 291, Wayne, NJ 07474 would be appreciated.
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Friends may visit with the family on Sunday, August 19, 2012 from 2-6 PM at the funeral home.
Funeral services will be held 11 AM on Monday, August 20, 2012 at the funeral home.
August 16, 2012
Services
Friends may visit with the family on Sunday, August 19, 2012 from 2-6 PM at the funeral home.
Funeral services will be held 11 AM on Monday, August 20, 2012 at the funeral home.
Anthony “Mickey” Hanusek age 87 of Wayne died peacefully on Thursday, August 16, 2012 with his wife Dorothy by his side.
He was born in Union City New Jersey where his grandmother gave him the name “Mickey” as he was a Jr and she didn’t want any grandson of hers going through life being called “Jr”. Mickey graduated from Cliffside Park High School with the Class of 1942.
A few months after graduating from High School Mickey enlisted in the United States Navy and served during WWII. Mickey and his father were both serving in the Navy but only once came close to seeing each other during their service. He was honorably discharged from the Navy on February 28, 1947 and soon had a job with the Ford Motor Company. On January 14, 1950 Mickey was called in from the Navy Reserves to serve during the Korean War. Upon his again honorable discharge he returned to the Ford Motor Company having worked in Edgewater, New York City, and Teterboro before retiring as a Field Manager in 1951.
When Mickey was home from his second stint in the Navy one of the neighborhood kids took him out to meet a group of younger neighbors. This group would often go roller skating and dancing together. This is where Mickey met the love of his life Dorothy Olsen. Mickey asked if Dorothy would wait to marry him after his discharge from the service. She responded “no ring…no strings”. On his Christmas leave he asked Dorothy’s father if he approved of the marriage and he gave his blessing. They were married on Valentines Day, February 14, 1953 and went to Lake Placid New York for a skiing honeymoon. They have enjoyed a “good life” together for the past fifty-nine years.
Mickey was Dorothy’s Bionic Man. He had two heart attacks in 1951, triple bypass surgery in 1952, and a third heart attack in 1995. On a ski trip he decided the trails were too easy so he entered the woods where he broke several ribs after hitting a boulder. He broke both of his knees while painting over the garage and the ladder slipped away; had a stroke in 2001 that affected his short term memory; broke one hip after falling down the cellar stairs; fell in the living room at home and broke the other hip; had prostate cancer that was treated with radiation and seed implants; and was diagnosed with an aortic aneurysm which he never had treated. It seems no surprise that the family wishes memorial donations be made to the Wayne Memorial First Aid Squad.
Mickey was the loving husband of Dorothy (Olsen) Hanusek; devoted father of Michael Hanusek and his wife Karen of Franklin; cherished grandfather of Eric and his wife Kristen Hanusek of Ledgewood; and proud great-grandfather of Violet Hanusek.
In lieu of flowers memorial donations to the Wayne 1st Aid Squad, Po Box 291, Wayne, NJ 07474 would be appreciated.
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