Charles Reisinger

Charles “Charlie” “Chuck” Reisinger, age 66 of Stockholm, formerly of Wayne passed Friday, Dec. 13, 2019.

Charlie was born to the late George and Margaret Reisinger in Montclair and raised in Wayne where he lived before moving to Stockholm 31 years ago. He graduated from Wayne Hills High School with the Class of 1971. During his high school years, he wasn’t interested in sports rather you could find him spending all his spare time in the metal shop at school.

Out of high school Charlie’s first job was as a welder for the Vibra-Screw Corporation in Totowa. He soon opened his own welding company Reisinger Welding in Wayne which he has operated for over forty-five years.  His sons will now take over the business.  As he was growing his own welding company, he also worked as a gas pipeline welder for various contractors including Gray Supply and Elgate Construction.  He also worked as an ironworker for Sparwick Contracting and Archer Steel Erecting Company.  This all came before getting the opportunity to fulfill a lifelong dream to be a crane operator when he joined the Operating Engineers Union Local 825, where for fourteen years he worked for Linde Griffith Construction in Newark.  Most recently he worked for the Bay Crane Service of NJ where he had the pleasure to work with both of his sons for 2 years.

When one thinks of Charlie you think of a guy that always worked hard for his family and freely gave of himself to a friend in need.  It didn’t matter if you needed a helping hand repairing something (although welding repair orders for family were always given the highest “requisition numbers”) advice or instruction he was always ready and willing to help.  Charlie loved to kid around with people and “break their socks” but you can be assured if he was kidding around with you, he liked you.  He donated hours and hours of his time to the Ski Patrol at the former Hidden Valley Ski Resort now The National Winter Activity Center in Vernon Township.  For many years he taught Outdoor Emergency Care and the Lift Evacuation Refresher Course at the mountain.  The running joke with the patrollers at the mountain was that Charlie didn’t need a radio as his voice was loud enough to be heard anywhere on the mountain.  Several years ago, Charlie was awarded with National Appointment #10332.  Just three weeks ago the National Ski Patrol awarded Charlie with the Distinguished Service Award for his work with the National Ski Patrol.

Another of Charlie’s passions was scuba diving.  He has over forty years of diving experience and enjoyed wreck diving off the NY and NJ coast and trips to the Bahamas.  Charlie also loved motorcycles having a Husqvarna 250 dirt bike and a Honda CBR 1000 RR street bike.  For many years he would do a dual sport ride at the Michaux State Forrest in Carlisle, PA and when his boys were old enough, they started joining him there as well.  He rode this event for the last time just this past August.

Charlie was as an assistant dive instructor at William Paterson University when he met his wife Bobbi in March of 1980.  After a first date to see the movie Airplane they fell in love and married at the First Presbyterian Church in Boonton on March 30, 1985. They had their reception at the Hanover Manor and honeymooned on a two-week skiing trip in Switzerland.  They have had almost thirty-five years of a loving and devoted marriage.

Charlie was the loving husband of Barbara “Bobbi” Reisinger; devoted father of Scott Reisinger of Vernon, and Andrew Reisinger and his wife Vanessa of Wayne.

In lieu of flowers memorial donations to the Ski Patrol Memorial Fund, C/O Harriet L. Frawley-Memorial Fund Advisor, 70 Coventry Road, Newfoundland, NJ 07435 would be greatly appreciated.