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April 10, 2014
Services
Friends may visit with the family from 2-4 and 7-9 PM on Monday, April 14, 2014 at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne.
Funeral services will be held 9 AM on Tuesday, April 15, 2014 from the funeral home then to Annunciation RC Church, 45 Urban Club Road, Wayne where a 10 AM Funeral Mass will be offered.
Interment will be in Christ the King Cemetery, Franklin Lakes.
Charles L. Kohler age 74 of Wayne passed peacefully on Thursday, April 10, 2014.
He was born in 1939 at Black’s Sanitarium, which was actually a small hospital owned by a Dr. Black. The third son of Lawrence and Lillian Kohler. He was raised on 3167 Fairmont Avenue in the Pelham Bay section of the Bronx, New York. In May of 1942, during WWII, the family moved to 3120 Buhre Ave, again in the Bronx, New York. After just two years they moved again to the West Englewood section of Teaneck, NJ. He spent his formative years going to the Sister’s of Charity’s grammar school at St Anastasia’s parish in Teaneck and later graduated from Teaneck High School with the Class of 1957. He continued his education at St Peters College in Jersey City having graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Management with the Class of 1961. Charles continued his education receiving his Masters Degree in Psychology from Fairleigh Dickinson University with the Class of 1968.
After graduating from St. Peters Charles was drafted into the United States Army. After basic training at Fort Dix, NJ he was sent to Fort Sill, OK for artillery training. After eight weeks of artillery training his platoon was sent to Korea, however he was held over and place in the Headquarters Training Unit and spent the remains service time at Fort Sill as a personnel specialist. He was honorably discharged in November of 1963.
During Charles last years at Saint Peter's he met and fell in love with a Irish-American “lass” he met at a church sponsored dance at St Leo’s RC Church in East Paterson (now called Elmwood Park). They were married on May 2, 1964 from St. Williams Church in Philadelphia, PA. The young couple lived in Palisades Park, NJ and West Paterson, NJ before moving to the Packanack Lake Section of Wayne on September 19, 1969.
Charles first worked for the Cheesebrough Ponds Corporation at their Q-Tips plant in Long Island City as a production planner. In just two years the company moved to Jefferson City, MO and Charles didn’t want to make the move. He soon found a new position at GT&E Labs in Bayside, Long Island, New York as a personnel specialist. A few years commuting to Long Island had Charles looking for a new position closer to home. He soon found employment at ITT Data Services in Paramus but that job only lasted two years. He again found himself commuting, this time to Manhattan where he worked for Continental Grain, Inc. as Director of Compensation and Benefits. After a few years ITT came after Charles to return to their Headquarters compensation group. This job lasted twenty-nine years having retired as Vice President of Human Resources in 1999.
Charles was a parishioner of Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary RC Church in Wayne where he served as a Eucharistic Minister. He was also a member of the Knights of Columbus Council 11943 at the church.
He served on the Board of the Packanack Athletics Association, was a member of the Packanack Players, the Packanack Golf Association, the Packanack Lake Community Association, coached the Packanack Lake Football and Baseball programs. He was also very fond of the time he spent with the Packanack Romeos (Retired Old Men Eating Out Saturdays). Charles was also a member of the famed Purple Gang Softball Team in Packanack. They never won a game but had some great after game parties.
Charles will be remembered for never being able to say no to his wife or daughter and grandchildren, doing whatever he could to make their lives happy. His dedication to learning, his loyalty to lasting friendships, the love he had for his family, and the strength he found through his faith. He had a quiet personality, was very regimented, organized. He knew how to enjoy his life, be it traveling to new places or staying home. He loved, to read, and while he was able, spend time challenging himself on the golf course. He was always willing to try something new, enjoyed traveling with his wife and groups of friends, and relished in the accomplishments of his daughter and grandchildren.
He was the loving husband of the late Mary C. Kohler (2007); devoted father of Maureen Gianinio and her husband Philip of Wayne; cherished grandfather of James and his fiancé Alexa Tsicknas, Thomas, Timothy, and Melanie Gianinio. And dedicated brother to Lawrence and Gerald and proud uncle to their children.
In lieu of flowers memorial donations to the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinison’s Research, Grand Central Station, PO Box 4777, NY, NY 10163-4777 or the American Lung Association, 1031 US 22, Bridgewater, NJ 08807 would be appreciated.
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Friends may visit with the family from 2-4 and 7-9 PM on Monday, April 14, 2014 at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne.
Funeral services will be held 9 AM on Tuesday, April 15, 2014 from the funeral home then to Annunciation RC Church, 45 Urban Club Road, Wayne where a 10 AM Funeral Mass will be offered.
Interment will be in Christ the King Cemetery, Franklin Lakes.
April 10, 2014
Services
Friends may visit with the family from 2-4 and 7-9 PM on Monday, April 14, 2014 at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne.
Funeral services will be held 9 AM on Tuesday, April 15, 2014 from the funeral home then to Annunciation RC Church, 45 Urban Club Road, Wayne where a 10 AM Funeral Mass will be offered.
Interment will be in Christ the King Cemetery, Franklin Lakes.
Charles L. Kohler age 74 of Wayne passed peacefully on Thursday, April 10, 2014.
He was born in 1939 at Black’s Sanitarium, which was actually a small hospital owned by a Dr. Black. The third son of Lawrence and Lillian Kohler. He was raised on 3167 Fairmont Avenue in the Pelham Bay section of the Bronx, New York. In May of 1942, during WWII, the family moved to 3120 Buhre Ave, again in the Bronx, New York. After just two years they moved again to the West Englewood section of Teaneck, NJ. He spent his formative years going to the Sister’s of Charity’s grammar school at St Anastasia’s parish in Teaneck and later graduated from Teaneck High School with the Class of 1957. He continued his education at St Peters College in Jersey City having graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Management with the Class of 1961. Charles continued his education receiving his Masters Degree in Psychology from Fairleigh Dickinson University with the Class of 1968.
After graduating from St. Peters Charles was drafted into the United States Army. After basic training at Fort Dix, NJ he was sent to Fort Sill, OK for artillery training. After eight weeks of artillery training his platoon was sent to Korea, however he was held over and place in the Headquarters Training Unit and spent the remains service time at Fort Sill as a personnel specialist. He was honorably discharged in November of 1963.
During Charles last years at Saint Peter's he met and fell in love with a Irish-American “lass” he met at a church sponsored dance at St Leo’s RC Church in East Paterson (now called Elmwood Park). They were married on May 2, 1964 from St. Williams Church in Philadelphia, PA. The young couple lived in Palisades Park, NJ and West Paterson, NJ before moving to the Packanack Lake Section of Wayne on September 19, 1969.
Charles first worked for the Cheesebrough Ponds Corporation at their Q-Tips plant in Long Island City as a production planner. In just two years the company moved to Jefferson City, MO and Charles didn’t want to make the move. He soon found a new position at GT&E Labs in Bayside, Long Island, New York as a personnel specialist. A few years commuting to Long Island had Charles looking for a new position closer to home. He soon found employment at ITT Data Services in Paramus but that job only lasted two years. He again found himself commuting, this time to Manhattan where he worked for Continental Grain, Inc. as Director of Compensation and Benefits. After a few years ITT came after Charles to return to their Headquarters compensation group. This job lasted twenty-nine years having retired as Vice President of Human Resources in 1999.
Charles was a parishioner of Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary RC Church in Wayne where he served as a Eucharistic Minister. He was also a member of the Knights of Columbus Council 11943 at the church.
He served on the Board of the Packanack Athletics Association, was a member of the Packanack Players, the Packanack Golf Association, the Packanack Lake Community Association, coached the Packanack Lake Football and Baseball programs. He was also very fond of the time he spent with the Packanack Romeos (Retired Old Men Eating Out Saturdays). Charles was also a member of the famed Purple Gang Softball Team in Packanack. They never won a game but had some great after game parties.
Charles will be remembered for never being able to say no to his wife or daughter and grandchildren, doing whatever he could to make their lives happy. His dedication to learning, his loyalty to lasting friendships, the love he had for his family, and the strength he found through his faith. He had a quiet personality, was very regimented, organized. He knew how to enjoy his life, be it traveling to new places or staying home. He loved, to read, and while he was able, spend time challenging himself on the golf course. He was always willing to try something new, enjoyed traveling with his wife and groups of friends, and relished in the accomplishments of his daughter and grandchildren.
He was the loving husband of the late Mary C. Kohler (2007); devoted father of Maureen Gianinio and her husband Philip of Wayne; cherished grandfather of James and his fiancé Alexa Tsicknas, Thomas, Timothy, and Melanie Gianinio. And dedicated brother to Lawrence and Gerald and proud uncle to their children.
In lieu of flowers memorial donations to the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinison’s Research, Grand Central Station, PO Box 4777, NY, NY 10163-4777 or the American Lung Association, 1031 US 22, Bridgewater, NJ 08807 would be appreciated.
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