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Services
Friends may visit with the family on Saturday, June 6, 2015 from 3 PM - 5:30 PM at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne. A 5:30 PM memorial service will be held at the conclusion of the visitation hours.
Charles “Chuck” Ward age 52 of Pompton Lakes, formerly of the Packanack Lake Section of Wayne, passed Wednesday, June 3, 2015.
He was born in Passaic and raised in the Packanack Lake Section of Wayne. He was a graduate of Wayne Valley High School Class of 1981 and would tell anyone who would listen that he held the 440 yard/ half-mile track record. He has lived in Pompton Lakes for the past eighteen years.
Chuck’s first job was as a Wayne P.A.L. Camp Counselor. He also worked at Bachagaloops Pizzeria in Wayne for a few years before finding work printing clothing labels at PrintEx in Pompton Lakes. For many years he worked for Konica Minolta in Wayne and Mahwah as a warehouse logistics manager.
Chuck loved all sports and at one point had five televisions set up in his living room to assure he didn’t miss a game. He enjoyed watching NASCAR and loved following his favorite driver Ricky Rudd. He loved tailgating at Giants games, NASCAR races, and would even go to the Jets games if a good tailgate was in the works. Many fond memories were made boating on Greenwood Lake with an evening campfire-side recounting of the day. He will be remembered as a funny, fun loving guy, who had a cutting sense of humor. He was also a very caring and kind person and whether you were his wife, sister, a child or even a dog Chuck would give you the shirt off his back and his last dollar. He truly was a dog lover and will enjoy being re-united with his shepherd hound mix Montana and will be greatly missed by his Shepherd mix Tiki (although a girl she was named after Tiki Barber).
Chuck was the loving husband of Karen (Shadwell) Ward; dear brother of Michael Ward and his wife Loretta of Pompton Lakes, the late William “Billy” Hofbauer (June 1, 2015) and his surviving wife Denise of Morris Plains, Kathy Warren and her husband Richard of Wayne, and Robert Casey and his love Sherri of Houston, TX; he was the cherished uncle of eleven nieces, nephews, and two great-nephews.
To honor Chuck’s love of animals, those inclined to make a memorial donation are asked to consider the ASPCA.
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Friends may visit with the family on Saturday, June 6, 2015 from 3 PM - 5:30 PM at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne. A 5:30 PM memorial service will be held at the conclusion of the visitation hours.
Services
Friends may visit with the family on Saturday, June 6, 2015 from 3 PM - 5:30 PM at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne. A 5:30 PM memorial service will be held at the conclusion of the visitation hours.
Charles “Chuck” Ward age 52 of Pompton Lakes, formerly of the Packanack Lake Section of Wayne, passed Wednesday, June 3, 2015.
He was born in Passaic and raised in the Packanack Lake Section of Wayne. He was a graduate of Wayne Valley High School Class of 1981 and would tell anyone who would listen that he held the 440 yard/ half-mile track record. He has lived in Pompton Lakes for the past eighteen years.
Chuck’s first job was as a Wayne P.A.L. Camp Counselor. He also worked at Bachagaloops Pizzeria in Wayne for a few years before finding work printing clothing labels at PrintEx in Pompton Lakes. For many years he worked for Konica Minolta in Wayne and Mahwah as a warehouse logistics manager.
Chuck loved all sports and at one point had five televisions set up in his living room to assure he didn’t miss a game. He enjoyed watching NASCAR and loved following his favorite driver Ricky Rudd. He loved tailgating at Giants games, NASCAR races, and would even go to the Jets games if a good tailgate was in the works. Many fond memories were made boating on Greenwood Lake with an evening campfire-side recounting of the day. He will be remembered as a funny, fun loving guy, who had a cutting sense of humor. He was also a very caring and kind person and whether you were his wife, sister, a child or even a dog Chuck would give you the shirt off his back and his last dollar. He truly was a dog lover and will enjoy being re-united with his shepherd hound mix Montana and will be greatly missed by his Shepherd mix Tiki (although a girl she was named after Tiki Barber).
Chuck was the loving husband of Karen (Shadwell) Ward; dear brother of Michael Ward and his wife Loretta of Pompton Lakes, the late William “Billy” Hofbauer (June 1, 2015) and his surviving wife Denise of Morris Plains, Kathy Warren and her husband Richard of Wayne, and Robert Casey and his love Sherri of Houston, TX; he was the cherished uncle of eleven nieces, nephews, and two great-nephews.
To honor Chuck’s love of animals, those inclined to make a memorial donation are asked to consider the ASPCA.
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