Office Hours: Monday – Friday, 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Calls outside of office hours? No worries! Our team will respond within 10–15 minutes.
August 1, 2008
Services
Friends may visit with the family at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, on Monday August 4, 2008 from 4-8 PM. A funeral service will be conducted at the funeral home at 7 PM on Monday evening.
Daniel James Patrick McCarthy Jr., age 70 of Oak Ridge, formerly of Wayne, died on Friday, August 1, 2008 at the Chilton Memorial Hospital, while surrounded by his loving family.
Dan was born in Paterson and spent his formative years growing up in the Valley Road section of Clifton. He graduated from Don Bosco Prep., Paterson, with the class of 1956. He attended Fairleigh Dickinson University for two years but the untimely death of his father forced him to leave school and go to work and help support his mother.
Dan’s mind was never idle; he was always innovating something and he was a true inventor at heart. He and Uncle Bruce started the Plastomatic Valve company on Dan’s dining room table, where they designed their first plastic valves. Dan and his family opened “McCarthy’s” in Westwood, an Irish Pub, which they operated for two years before selling it. He started a company that specialized in computerized liquor inventory systems for restaurants, and also owned and operated “Paymaster”, a payroll company which provides payroll services primarily to restaurants. He was founder and Past President of the Metropolitan Cigar Society, which started out meeting once a month at the Brownstone House in Paterson, before opening their own location in Fairfield, NJ. Dan, along with good friend Bob Lesnick and several other dedicated Society members, built the Fairfield club location themselves. Dan also enjoyed trap shooting and was a member of the New Jersey Rifle Association. He was an avid golfer as well. Between playing his own rounds, he had been working at the Bowling Green Golf Course as a starter and ranger. He loved the job so much, and would often say “I can’t believe they pay me to do this!”
Dan was truly a ‘family man’ too. Holidays were a special time for the whole family to get together, especialy Christmas breakfast with Aunt Ket, Uncle Joe, and other close friends and family. No one can forget “Pizza night” at the McCarthy’s. On any given night, Dan would make his homemade pizza from scratch and everyone enjoyed it. His daughters recall their friends asking to be invited to “Pizza night” because it was always such a fun time, not to mention the great pizza. Dan took his family on camping trips to Lake George, Virginia, and canoeing down the Delaware River. He was also a great skier. In fact, it was on a ski trip to Upstate New York where he first met his wife, Gail. She had organized a group tour and Dan was brought along as a ski instructor. Although they had never met before, Gail spotted him getting onto the bus and she then nudged her sister and said “I’m gonna marry that guy.” By the end of the trip, they were dating and have now been married over forty two years. Dan continued skiing and giving lessons; he taught his three daughters to ski, as well as countless friends and relatives. He was never one to be idle. Even after his retirement he continued to work at Bowling Green Golf Course, the Branch Brook store on Rt. 15, he was building trains with his grandson Tyler, and somehow he always found a project to do in one of his children’s houses.
Dan is survived by his devoted wife Gail (nee Hansen) of Oak Ridge, three loving daughters; Stacey Van Houten and her husband James of Wantage, Dana Ralicki and her husband Allen, and Meredith McCarthy and her fiancé Peter Makkai of Bloomfield, and three grandchildren; Abigail Dani Ralicki of Vernon and Victoria Van Houten and Tyler Van Houten of Wantage.
Those planning an expression of sympathy in Dan’s memory are asked to consider the American Cancer Society, 20 Mercer Street, Hackensack, NJ 07601.
If you would like to send a private condolence directly to the family use this condolence section.
Friends may visit with the family at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, on Monday August 4, 2008 from 4-8 PM. A funeral service will be conducted at the funeral home at 7 PM on Monday evening.
August 1, 2008
Services
Friends may visit with the family at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, on Monday August 4, 2008 from 4-8 PM. A funeral service will be conducted at the funeral home at 7 PM on Monday evening.
Daniel James Patrick McCarthy Jr., age 70 of Oak Ridge, formerly of Wayne, died on Friday, August 1, 2008 at the Chilton Memorial Hospital, while surrounded by his loving family.
Dan was born in Paterson and spent his formative years growing up in the Valley Road section of Clifton. He graduated from Don Bosco Prep., Paterson, with the class of 1956. He attended Fairleigh Dickinson University for two years but the untimely death of his father forced him to leave school and go to work and help support his mother.
Dan’s mind was never idle; he was always innovating something and he was a true inventor at heart. He and Uncle Bruce started the Plastomatic Valve company on Dan’s dining room table, where they designed their first plastic valves. Dan and his family opened “McCarthy’s” in Westwood, an Irish Pub, which they operated for two years before selling it. He started a company that specialized in computerized liquor inventory systems for restaurants, and also owned and operated “Paymaster”, a payroll company which provides payroll services primarily to restaurants. He was founder and Past President of the Metropolitan Cigar Society, which started out meeting once a month at the Brownstone House in Paterson, before opening their own location in Fairfield, NJ. Dan, along with good friend Bob Lesnick and several other dedicated Society members, built the Fairfield club location themselves. Dan also enjoyed trap shooting and was a member of the New Jersey Rifle Association. He was an avid golfer as well. Between playing his own rounds, he had been working at the Bowling Green Golf Course as a starter and ranger. He loved the job so much, and would often say “I can’t believe they pay me to do this!”
Dan was truly a ‘family man’ too. Holidays were a special time for the whole family to get together, especialy Christmas breakfast with Aunt Ket, Uncle Joe, and other close friends and family. No one can forget “Pizza night” at the McCarthy’s. On any given night, Dan would make his homemade pizza from scratch and everyone enjoyed it. His daughters recall their friends asking to be invited to “Pizza night” because it was always such a fun time, not to mention the great pizza. Dan took his family on camping trips to Lake George, Virginia, and canoeing down the Delaware River. He was also a great skier. In fact, it was on a ski trip to Upstate New York where he first met his wife, Gail. She had organized a group tour and Dan was brought along as a ski instructor. Although they had never met before, Gail spotted him getting onto the bus and she then nudged her sister and said “I’m gonna marry that guy.” By the end of the trip, they were dating and have now been married over forty two years. Dan continued skiing and giving lessons; he taught his three daughters to ski, as well as countless friends and relatives. He was never one to be idle. Even after his retirement he continued to work at Bowling Green Golf Course, the Branch Brook store on Rt. 15, he was building trains with his grandson Tyler, and somehow he always found a project to do in one of his children’s houses.
Dan is survived by his devoted wife Gail (nee Hansen) of Oak Ridge, three loving daughters; Stacey Van Houten and her husband James of Wantage, Dana Ralicki and her husband Allen, and Meredith McCarthy and her fiancé Peter Makkai of Bloomfield, and three grandchildren; Abigail Dani Ralicki of Vernon and Victoria Van Houten and Tyler Van Houten of Wantage.
Those planning an expression of sympathy in Dan’s memory are asked to consider the American Cancer Society, 20 Mercer Street, Hackensack, NJ 07601.
Guestbook