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August 12, 2014
Services
Friends may visit with the family at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, on Tuesday, August 19, 2014 from 9 AM - 10:30 AM. A funeral service will be held at 10:30 AM, at the funeral home, immediately following the visiting hours. Burial will follow at the Holy Cross Cemetery, N. Arlington.
Charles J. Yselonia, age 94 of Wayne, died peacefully on Tuesday, August 12, 2014. He had most recently been living at the Fritz Reuter Lifecare Retirement Community in North Bergen.
Charles was born and raised in Jersey City. He graduated from Lincoln High School in 1938 and began working at the Dixon Pencil Factory in Jersey City; his starting wage was 3 cents an hour. Shortly thereafter, at the outbreak of World War II, he was drafted into the Navy and served through the duration of the war, mostly onboard LST’s. After being discharged from the Navy, he began working for Western Electric where he learned to build phone booths and switchboard equipment. He was very skilled in both the wood shop and metal shop. He enjoyed a career spanning nearly forty years there, through several mergers and company name changes, retiring from Lucent Technologies in 1985.
Driving the car was among Charles favorite activities. He simply loved to drive. As a young man, he was among the first kids on his block to get a car; a big 1930’s Packard. Driving to Pizza Town USA became a Sunday tradition in the 1950’s and it continued to be a part of his Sunday drive for decades. Their family vacations over the years were always ‘road trips’ to destinations as near as the Jersey shore or Upstate New York, and to faraway places like New Orleans and Florida. When his grandson Johnny began playing Minor League Baseball, Charles and his family would drive all over the country to watch him play. He often went to Atlantic City to play cards, Roulette, and throw the dice. Charles was quite the card player and weekly Pinochle games at the AMVETS were something he looked forward to. Sometimes he would play into the wee hours of the morning with his buddies, then they would jump in the car and go to Atlantic City! He was a fantastic billiards player as well, and he might have hustled a few people over the years. He had fun and knew how to have a good time.
Charles is survived by two sons; John and his wife Helen of Wayne, Charles, Jr. and his wife Ethel of Margate, Florida; three grandchildren: Jacqueline, Joseph and John Yselonia and one step-grandaughter Cara; four great grandchildren: Justin, Tierney, Blake and Kaylee; and one brother: Vincent Yselonia and his wife Susan of Easton, PA. Charles was predeceased by his beloved wife Margaret in 1977 and by three brothers; Frank, Anthony and Stanley.
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Friends may visit with the family at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, on Tuesday, August 19, 2014 from 9 AM - 10:30 AM. A funeral service will be held at 10:30 AM, at the funeral home, immediately following the visiting hours. Burial will follow at the Holy Cross Cemetery, N. Arlington.
August 12, 2014
Services
Friends may visit with the family at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, on Tuesday, August 19, 2014 from 9 AM - 10:30 AM. A funeral service will be held at 10:30 AM, at the funeral home, immediately following the visiting hours. Burial will follow at the Holy Cross Cemetery, N. Arlington.
Charles J. Yselonia, age 94 of Wayne, died peacefully on Tuesday, August 12, 2014. He had most recently been living at the Fritz Reuter Lifecare Retirement Community in North Bergen.
Charles was born and raised in Jersey City. He graduated from Lincoln High School in 1938 and began working at the Dixon Pencil Factory in Jersey City; his starting wage was 3 cents an hour. Shortly thereafter, at the outbreak of World War II, he was drafted into the Navy and served through the duration of the war, mostly onboard LST’s. After being discharged from the Navy, he began working for Western Electric where he learned to build phone booths and switchboard equipment. He was very skilled in both the wood shop and metal shop. He enjoyed a career spanning nearly forty years there, through several mergers and company name changes, retiring from Lucent Technologies in 1985.
Driving the car was among Charles favorite activities. He simply loved to drive. As a young man, he was among the first kids on his block to get a car; a big 1930’s Packard. Driving to Pizza Town USA became a Sunday tradition in the 1950’s and it continued to be a part of his Sunday drive for decades. Their family vacations over the years were always ‘road trips’ to destinations as near as the Jersey shore or Upstate New York, and to faraway places like New Orleans and Florida. When his grandson Johnny began playing Minor League Baseball, Charles and his family would drive all over the country to watch him play. He often went to Atlantic City to play cards, Roulette, and throw the dice. Charles was quite the card player and weekly Pinochle games at the AMVETS were something he looked forward to. Sometimes he would play into the wee hours of the morning with his buddies, then they would jump in the car and go to Atlantic City! He was a fantastic billiards player as well, and he might have hustled a few people over the years. He had fun and knew how to have a good time.
Charles is survived by two sons; John and his wife Helen of Wayne, Charles, Jr. and his wife Ethel of Margate, Florida; three grandchildren: Jacqueline, Joseph and John Yselonia and one step-grandaughter Cara; four great grandchildren: Justin, Tierney, Blake and Kaylee; and one brother: Vincent Yselonia and his wife Susan of Easton, PA. Charles was predeceased by his beloved wife Margaret in 1977 and by three brothers; Frank, Anthony and Stanley.
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