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October 18, 2023
Services
Friends may visit with the family at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, on Wednesday, October 25, 2023, from 4-7 PM. A funeral service will be held at 7 PM, following the visiting hours. Dennis will be laid to rest at the Gate of Heaven Cemetery, East Hanover, NJ on Thursday, October 26, 2023, at 10 AM.
Dennis John Paduch, age 75, of Wayne passed on Wednesday October 18, 2023. He’s lived in Wayne since 1978.
Dennis was born to Walter and Marie Paduch (Oliva) of Passaic where he attended Passaic high school. After high school, Dennis joined the United States Navy and served for six years during the Vietnam War. After being honorably discharged in 1973, he began a career with Verizon Telephone. He worked for Verizon as a special operations technician for 33 years.
Dennis was loving, caring, and devoted to his family. He was an avid hunter and fisherman since the age of 13. As a young boy, he enjoyed hunting and fishing with his three neighbors: Maxey, Donald and Tutti. As an adult, you could find him hunting and fishing on his property in upstate New York, or taking his Bassboat out on Lake Hopatcong, Greenwood Lake, or York Lake in Sullivan County. When he was not hunting or fishing, you could find him watching the Giants game, or partaking in carpentry, as he was a master carpenter, having built many beautiful structures both in his home in Wayne and on his property in upstate NY.
Dennis met his wife Joanne while they were both working for Lummos Engineering. Joanne was an engineer assistant and Dennis, working for Verizon, was contracted to install new phone systems in the building. Joanne was carrying a coffee to her boss when Dennis backed out of the closet, causing her to spill the coffee and burn her hand! Despite the resulting mess and Joanne’s injury, Dennis was smitten. He asked his friend Paulie if he should ask Joanne for a date, but he was concerned because she looked very young. Paulie was bold and simply asked Joanne to see her driver’s license to confirm, and Dennis asked her out! They went on their first date at a local bar and the rest was history, dating for a short while before marrying on January 28, 1978. Dennis and Joanne’s marriage was blessed with one daughter, Danielle. They have enjoyed a loving and devoted marriage for 45 years.
Dennis is survived by his wife Joanne Paduch (nee Trabucco), their daughter Danielle Paduch and son in law Sean Roe of Wayne, granddaughter; Skyla Roe of Wayne, sister Darlene Tursi and husband Robert Tursi of Keansburg, NJ and sister Gail Trent of Evington, VA, along with many nieces and nephews.
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Friends may visit with the family at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, on Wednesday, October 25, 2023, from 4-7 PM. A funeral service will be held at 7 PM, following the visiting hours. Dennis will be laid to rest at the Gate of Heaven Cemetery, East Hanover, NJ on Thursday, October 26, 2023, at 10 AM.
October 18, 2023
Services
Friends may visit with the family at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, on Wednesday, October 25, 2023, from 4-7 PM. A funeral service will be held at 7 PM, following the visiting hours. Dennis will be laid to rest at the Gate of Heaven Cemetery, East Hanover, NJ on Thursday, October 26, 2023, at 10 AM.
Dennis John Paduch, age 75, of Wayne passed on Wednesday October 18, 2023. He’s lived in Wayne since 1978.
Dennis was born to Walter and Marie Paduch (Oliva) of Passaic where he attended Passaic high school. After high school, Dennis joined the United States Navy and served for six years during the Vietnam War. After being honorably discharged in 1973, he began a career with Verizon Telephone. He worked for Verizon as a special operations technician for 33 years.
Dennis was loving, caring, and devoted to his family. He was an avid hunter and fisherman since the age of 13. As a young boy, he enjoyed hunting and fishing with his three neighbors: Maxey, Donald and Tutti. As an adult, you could find him hunting and fishing on his property in upstate New York, or taking his Bassboat out on Lake Hopatcong, Greenwood Lake, or York Lake in Sullivan County. When he was not hunting or fishing, you could find him watching the Giants game, or partaking in carpentry, as he was a master carpenter, having built many beautiful structures both in his home in Wayne and on his property in upstate NY.
Dennis met his wife Joanne while they were both working for Lummos Engineering. Joanne was an engineer assistant and Dennis, working for Verizon, was contracted to install new phone systems in the building. Joanne was carrying a coffee to her boss when Dennis backed out of the closet, causing her to spill the coffee and burn her hand! Despite the resulting mess and Joanne’s injury, Dennis was smitten. He asked his friend Paulie if he should ask Joanne for a date, but he was concerned because she looked very young. Paulie was bold and simply asked Joanne to see her driver’s license to confirm, and Dennis asked her out! They went on their first date at a local bar and the rest was history, dating for a short while before marrying on January 28, 1978. Dennis and Joanne’s marriage was blessed with one daughter, Danielle. They have enjoyed a loving and devoted marriage for 45 years.
Dennis is survived by his wife Joanne Paduch (nee Trabucco), their daughter Danielle Paduch and son in law Sean Roe of Wayne, granddaughter; Skyla Roe of Wayne, sister Darlene Tursi and husband Robert Tursi of Keansburg, NJ and sister Gail Trent of Evington, VA, along with many nieces and nephews.
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