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April 6, 2012
Services
Friends may visit with the family at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, on Friday, April 13, 2012 from 2-4 & 7-9 PM. Funeral Services will be held at 10 AM on Saturday, April 14, 2012 at the funeral home.
Arthur Karl Schaufler, Jr., age 59 of Pines Lake in Wayne, died on Friday, April 6, 2012.
Artie was born in Queens, New York and lived in Springfield Gardens before moving to Wayne with his family when he was just five years old. His parents had built their house on Pines Lake and Artie continued living there with his family. He graduated from Wayne Hills High School in 1971 but that wasn’t without its challenges. Artie had been in a very serious car accident as a high school student and endured serious injuries, including being in a coma for seventeen days. His recovery lasted many years, well after his graduation. But Artie persevered and became a skilled painter. He has worked for more than twenty five years at the North Jersey Developmental Center in Totowa and earlier in his career at the Greystone Psychiatric Hospital as a painter. He was also a very skilled repairman. He could fix just about anything from cars to plumbing and electrical.
Artie was a very personable guy and very proud of his family. He always took the time to call his cousins, usually on Sunday’s, and see how they all were doing. He was proud of his German heritage and often made his family laugh when he would call his English-speaking relatives in Germany and turn on his German accent, thinking they could better understand him. Within a few moments into his phone call, his ‘German’ accent would fade and he would soon be speaking perfect ‘New Jersey’ English again. He absolutely treasured his family and they will all surely miss him.
Artie loved his home and the natural beauty of Pines Lake. After his parents passed away, he remained at their Pines Lake home with his wife Lauren and they have enjoyed raising their own family there. His home was always open and he loved to share the lake with anyone who visited. He hosted the “Schaufler family reunions” every year for nearly fifteen years, and all their family enjoyed gathering at his house.
It was also at this very house that he met his wife, Lauren (nee Bocker). Lauren was a student at William Paterson College when she was invited by some friends to hang out at Artie’s house one hot, spring day. That first meeting turned into a courtship of eight years before Artie and Lauren were married. Lauren learned that it took time, sometimes a lot of time, to warm Artie of to the idea of doing something different. Five years after getting married, they decided to have children Artie became a very patient and loving father. He used to enjoy clearing the ice on the lake so Lisa could ice skate, and little Artie loved to go fishing with this dad. He also taught his daughter how to drive and she remembers him being so calm and easy with his instructions. He was “the best” husband Lauren could have asked for and the “perfect” father to Lisa and little Artie. They will all miss him dearly.
Artie is survived by his loving wife of twenty five years, Lauren (nee Bocker), his daughter Lisa and son Arthur K. III, and many dear aunts, uncles, cousins and dear friends.
Memorial donations in Artie’s honor, if friends so wish, can be made to the West Bergen Mental Healthcare, 120 Chestnut Street, Ridgewood, NJ 07450 or also consider the American Heart Association, PO Box 417005, Boston, MA 02241-7005.
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Friends may visit with the family at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, on Friday, April 13, 2012 from 2-4 & 7-9 PM. Funeral Services will be held at 10 AM on Saturday, April 14, 2012 at the funeral home.
April 6, 2012
Services
Friends may visit with the family at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, on Friday, April 13, 2012 from 2-4 & 7-9 PM. Funeral Services will be held at 10 AM on Saturday, April 14, 2012 at the funeral home.
Arthur Karl Schaufler, Jr., age 59 of Pines Lake in Wayne, died on Friday, April 6, 2012.
Artie was born in Queens, New York and lived in Springfield Gardens before moving to Wayne with his family when he was just five years old. His parents had built their house on Pines Lake and Artie continued living there with his family. He graduated from Wayne Hills High School in 1971 but that wasn’t without its challenges. Artie had been in a very serious car accident as a high school student and endured serious injuries, including being in a coma for seventeen days. His recovery lasted many years, well after his graduation. But Artie persevered and became a skilled painter. He has worked for more than twenty five years at the North Jersey Developmental Center in Totowa and earlier in his career at the Greystone Psychiatric Hospital as a painter. He was also a very skilled repairman. He could fix just about anything from cars to plumbing and electrical.
Artie was a very personable guy and very proud of his family. He always took the time to call his cousins, usually on Sunday’s, and see how they all were doing. He was proud of his German heritage and often made his family laugh when he would call his English-speaking relatives in Germany and turn on his German accent, thinking they could better understand him. Within a few moments into his phone call, his ‘German’ accent would fade and he would soon be speaking perfect ‘New Jersey’ English again. He absolutely treasured his family and they will all surely miss him.
Artie loved his home and the natural beauty of Pines Lake. After his parents passed away, he remained at their Pines Lake home with his wife Lauren and they have enjoyed raising their own family there. His home was always open and he loved to share the lake with anyone who visited. He hosted the “Schaufler family reunions” every year for nearly fifteen years, and all their family enjoyed gathering at his house.
It was also at this very house that he met his wife, Lauren (nee Bocker). Lauren was a student at William Paterson College when she was invited by some friends to hang out at Artie’s house one hot, spring day. That first meeting turned into a courtship of eight years before Artie and Lauren were married. Lauren learned that it took time, sometimes a lot of time, to warm Artie of to the idea of doing something different. Five years after getting married, they decided to have children Artie became a very patient and loving father. He used to enjoy clearing the ice on the lake so Lisa could ice skate, and little Artie loved to go fishing with this dad. He also taught his daughter how to drive and she remembers him being so calm and easy with his instructions. He was “the best” husband Lauren could have asked for and the “perfect” father to Lisa and little Artie. They will all miss him dearly.
Artie is survived by his loving wife of twenty five years, Lauren (nee Bocker), his daughter Lisa and son Arthur K. III, and many dear aunts, uncles, cousins and dear friends.
Memorial donations in Artie’s honor, if friends so wish, can be made to the West Bergen Mental Healthcare, 120 Chestnut Street, Ridgewood, NJ 07450 or also consider the American Heart Association, PO Box 417005, Boston, MA 02241-7005.
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