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May 24, 2017
Services
Friends may visit with the family at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, on Friday, June 2, 2017 from 5-8 PM. A funeral service will be held at 10 AM on Saturday, June 3, 2017 at the funeral home. Burial will follow at the George Washington Memorial Park Cemetery, Paramus, NJ.
Chris Edward Van Schepen, age 85 of Boynton Beach, Florida, formerly of Pompton Lakes, NJ, went to be with his Lord on Wednesday, May 24, 2017.
On October 14,1931 in Lodi, NJ, Ed was born to Nicholas and Bertha Van Schepen the first son after three daughters. He attended Roosevelt School in Lodi, then attended and graduated from the Eastern Academy of Prospect Park in 1949.
Ed joined the Naval Reserve in 1950 and served until 1954
Ed began his career as a clerk with the A&P. Over the next twenty years, he advanced to the position of store manager and managed several stores in northern NJ. Following that, Ed chose a new career path. He began working for George Harms Construction Company in Lincoln Park where he remained until he retired in 1990.
Ed married his high school sweetheart, Joyce Dykstra in 1951. Ed and Joyce were blessed with four children. They became members of Pompton Plains CRC when it was first established as a new church. They served the Lord diligently and faithfully in many capacities. Ed and Joyce were residents of Pequannock Twp. for many years before settling in Green Pond. Ed enjoyed fishing and boating there with his family. His other hobbies included traveling in his motor home and working on his cars. Those who knew Ed knew of his dedication to the Lord and that "his only comfort in life and death is that he belonged to his faithful savior, Jesus Christ". After 49 years of marriage, Joyce passed away from cancer in 2001.
In 2003 Ed married Alida Michelson and moved to Pompton Lakes. During their 14 years of marriage they enjoyed traveling and being "snow birds" to Boynton Beach, FL where they eventually settled.
Ed is survived by his wife Alida, children Carol and her husband Tim Vanden Hoek, Bob and his wife Gail, Jim and his wife Deb, and Kathy and her husband Jeff DeBell. His 12 grandchildren: Laura and her husband Ben Vander Kodde; Doug and his wife Katie Vanden Hoek, Melissa and her husband Robb Kalman, Kristin Van Schepen, Kevin Van Schepen and his wife Elizabeth, Ryan Van Schepen, David Van Schepen and his wife Lindsay, Megan Van Schepen, Anna Van Schepen, Scott DeBell, Katie DeBell and Tommy DeBell. He also has 13 great-grandchildren.
Donations in Ed’s memory would be greatly appreciated to “The Foundation for Eastern Christian School,” 50 Oakwood Ave., North Haledon, NJ 07508-2449, or to the “Mid-America Reformed Seminary,” 229 Seminary Drive, Dyer, IN 46311.
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Friends may visit with the family at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, on Friday, June 2, 2017 from 5-8 PM. A funeral service will be held at 10 AM on Saturday, June 3, 2017 at the funeral home. Burial will follow at the George Washington Memorial Park Cemetery, Paramus, NJ.
May 24, 2017
Services
Friends may visit with the family at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, on Friday, June 2, 2017 from 5-8 PM. A funeral service will be held at 10 AM on Saturday, June 3, 2017 at the funeral home. Burial will follow at the George Washington Memorial Park Cemetery, Paramus, NJ.
Chris Edward Van Schepen, age 85 of Boynton Beach, Florida, formerly of Pompton Lakes, NJ, went to be with his Lord on Wednesday, May 24, 2017.
On October 14,1931 in Lodi, NJ, Ed was born to Nicholas and Bertha Van Schepen the first son after three daughters. He attended Roosevelt School in Lodi, then attended and graduated from the Eastern Academy of Prospect Park in 1949.
Ed joined the Naval Reserve in 1950 and served until 1954
Ed began his career as a clerk with the A&P. Over the next twenty years, he advanced to the position of store manager and managed several stores in northern NJ. Following that, Ed chose a new career path. He began working for George Harms Construction Company in Lincoln Park where he remained until he retired in 1990.
Ed married his high school sweetheart, Joyce Dykstra in 1951. Ed and Joyce were blessed with four children. They became members of Pompton Plains CRC when it was first established as a new church. They served the Lord diligently and faithfully in many capacities. Ed and Joyce were residents of Pequannock Twp. for many years before settling in Green Pond. Ed enjoyed fishing and boating there with his family. His other hobbies included traveling in his motor home and working on his cars. Those who knew Ed knew of his dedication to the Lord and that "his only comfort in life and death is that he belonged to his faithful savior, Jesus Christ". After 49 years of marriage, Joyce passed away from cancer in 2001.
In 2003 Ed married Alida Michelson and moved to Pompton Lakes. During their 14 years of marriage they enjoyed traveling and being "snow birds" to Boynton Beach, FL where they eventually settled.
Ed is survived by his wife Alida, children Carol and her husband Tim Vanden Hoek, Bob and his wife Gail, Jim and his wife Deb, and Kathy and her husband Jeff DeBell. His 12 grandchildren: Laura and her husband Ben Vander Kodde; Doug and his wife Katie Vanden Hoek, Melissa and her husband Robb Kalman, Kristin Van Schepen, Kevin Van Schepen and his wife Elizabeth, Ryan Van Schepen, David Van Schepen and his wife Lindsay, Megan Van Schepen, Anna Van Schepen, Scott DeBell, Katie DeBell and Tommy DeBell. He also has 13 great-grandchildren.
Donations in Ed’s memory would be greatly appreciated to “The Foundation for Eastern Christian School,” 50 Oakwood Ave., North Haledon, NJ 07508-2449, or to the “Mid-America Reformed Seminary,” 229 Seminary Drive, Dyer, IN 46311.
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