Brian J. Goger

Brian J. Goger, 43 of Pequannock passed away suddenly on May 29, 2025.

Brian was born in Rahway to Frank and Deborah Goger and graduated from Linden High School in 2000 where he played on the high school golf team.

Brian’s first job was at Steak and Ale as a busboy, followed by a work study program at House of Flowers in Linden cutting flowers. After High School he worked for Cooper Electric as a salesman for ten years. Brian then worked at Proud Papa’s Pizzeria in Edison as a manager for 6 years where he made many friends. Brian drove for Lyft for a year spending as much time with Dana as he could, shifting hours around her work schedule. After Lyft he worked at Texima until March 2020 when COVID hit. He then found his home at Atra Janitorial the summer of 2020 and has worked there ever since. Atra/Brady Plus truly became a family for him as he started as a truck driver, moved to warehouse supervisor and most recently Branch Manager. Brian took great pride in all his jobs but Atra held a special place in his heart.

Brian was the life of the party, had a great sense of humor, was a fantastic dancer as he perfected Michael Jackson’s thriller. Brian was an amazing cook and enjoyed making guacamole, empanadas, breakfast sandwiches, taco bake, Mexican chicken, and many other dishes his family enjoyed. Brian had an extreme love for NY sports which was evident by his many tattoos. His most loved team was the NY Giants, he never missed a single game, and you could hear him cheering down the street. He also loved the NY Rangers, NY Yankees and NY Knicks, along with Golf and Bowling. Brian was an avid bowler and drew a crowd with his 205 average and Wooooos throughout the bowling alley. He even convinced Dana to join a doubles league which won them several vacations and where they made many friends. Brian had a huge passion for WWE and he shared his passion with Dana taking her on a date to Monday night RAW. This is now a big part of the Goger household as Fiona has her own championship belt and sings the wrestlers entrances. Brian enjoyed family BBQ’s always bringing his beer pong table and enjoying playlists on his speaker. Brian’s favorite place to vacation was Wildwood, NJ which was an annual Goger vacation spot. He carried on the tradition with Dana and Fiona even going now in the fall as he loved the area so much. Brian had a love for fashion always coordinated from his sunglasses down to his sneakers. He had a different pair of sneakers for every outfit. Brian was always punctual, organized, and adamant about keeping a clean house and car at all times. Brian was a caring and thoughtful person, always putting his family first. He was honest and romantic, hardworking, determined, and loving. He valued family time at home teaching Fiona that weekends was fun time with mommy and daddy.

Brian met the love of his life Dana on Plenty of Fish, as he spotted her wearing a NY Giants jersey. They started dating January 2017, became official July 2017 and within 6 months they fell in love. Brian and Dana dated for 3 years before he proposed on November 19, 2019 at a beautiful restaurant in Pompano Beach, Florida. They married November 15, 2020 in the middle of COVID, a date that was special to them being the same anniversary as Brian’s parents. Brian and Dana welcomed their daughter Fiona May 1. 2023. Fiona completed their family and brought them tremendous joy. Dana and Fiona never doubted Brian’s love as he made it evident to them daily.

Brian was dearly loved by his father Frank Goger, his late mother Deborah Goger (2019), his sister Jessica Diddle, nieces Kylee, Skylar and Noelle, his Aunt Kathy and Uncle Bruce, and Aunt Maureen. Brian was the beloved son in law to the late Harry Barany (2023), and Diane Barany, brother in law of Emily Barany, Harrison and Juliana Barany and uncle to Serena and Isabella.

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In lieu of flowers, those planning to make charitable donations in Brian's name, are asked to please consider donating to Brian's GoFundMe page.