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September 8, 2011
Services
Friends may visit with the family at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, on Tuesday, September 13, 2011 from 2-4 & 7-9 PM.
Funeral Services will be held at 9:30 AM on Wednesday, September 14, 2011 from the funeral home, then to Immaculate Heart of Mary RC Church, Wayne, where at 10:30 AM a Funeral Mass will be offered.
Edward Deraney, age 81 of Wayne, died suddenly on Thursday, September 8, 2011.
Ed was born in Gloversville, New York and lost his father at just four years old. His mother moved their family back to her homeland of Lebanon where she raised her children. While growing up in Lebanon, Ed always had a deep sense of American Patriotism. During World War II, Ed asked his mother for an American Flag for his birthday. Of course, none were available in Lebanon, so his mother and sister made one themselves. Ed proudly flew that flag at their home in Deir-el-Qamar, Lebanon, and it raised quite a commotion in the area as it was the only American flag around. Some of their neighbors even thought the American Ambassador had moved in. Regardless, Ed flew his flag proudly and dreamed of the day he could once again return to America.
In 1946, when World War II had ended, his dream came true and the family moved back to America. They settled in the Bronx and Ed entered high school. Although he couldn’t speak English, his math and reading skills were superior and he was fluent in French and Arabic, so he graduated in short order. He was able to pick up the English language very quickly and had no trouble adapting to American life. He soon began working as a bookkeeper in lower Manhattan while putting himself through college at Columbia University.
His education was interrupted when he was drafted into the U.S. Army in 1951 during the Korean War. He served most of his military tour in Paris, and after being discharged, he completed his education and graduated from Columbia University. He took a position with the National Security Agency, and while interviewing for the position with the NSA, Ed was surprised that they already knew all about him – the boy with the American flag flying at his home in Lebanon many years earlier. As it turned out, that flag was so out of place in Lebanon that it had piqued the interest of the U.S. intelligence community and they knew who he was. Once with the NSA, he completed his Masters Degree at George Washington University and proved to be a valuable asset as a cryptoanalyst due to his fluency in three languages. Among his many accomplishments with the NSA, he was particularly proud to have earned a Congressional Citation for his key role in thwarting an assassination plot against King Hussein of Jordan. He left the NSA in 1960 and returned to Fair Lawn, New Jersey to join his brother in starting a new business.
Ed and his brother started Deran Water Conditioning, which they built into one of the largest businesses of its kind in the northeast. They operated the company together until 1984 when his brother retired. Ed continued to run the company until 1989 when he sold it. He stayed on as a consultant for a few years before retiring in the early 1990s. During retirement, he did enjoy his leisure time especially with his dog Neika, a Husky-Akita mix. One of Ed’s favorite times with Neika was when they would get in the car together and go through the Wendy’s drive thru, each getting a hamburger. They'd find a parking space and eat them right there in the car together. When they were finished, they would drive up Rt. 23 to Curly’s Ice Cream where Ed would get two cups of ice cream, go back to the car and eat – with Neika having her own cup of ice cream right there in the car, while Ed enjoyed his. They were the best of pals.
Ed met his wife Pam through a chance encounter with her brother-in-law that turned into a blind date. Their first date was to dinner and a play in New York City and that’s all it took for Ed - he was smitten. He was persistent with his request for a second date and from then on, the rest is history. He and Pam were married in 1967 and settled in Wayne. They were blessed with a marriage full of fun, laughs, respect and lots of love. They simply adored each other, and their children realize the gift that their parents gave them by having a home full of love and compassion for each other. He was a wonderful husband and father.
Ed is survived by his loving wife of 44 years; Patricia “Pam” of Wayne; his three children, Danielle Palumbo and her husband Tony of Oakland, Rod Deraney and his wife Mayumi of Newtown, CT, and Edward Deraney of West Hollywood, CA; five grandchildren, Tony Palumbo of Oakland and Priya, Brayden, Kade and Trooper Deraney all of Newtown, CT; his sisters, Renee Baddoura of Pompton Plains and Nadia Martin and her husband John of Cranford; his sister-in-law, Georgette Deraney of Wayne; and many nieces and nephews. Sadly, his dear cousin with whom he was very close throughout his life, Dr. Maurice Deraney of Midland Park, also passed away just a couple of days later, on September 10, 2011.
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Friends may visit with the family at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, on Tuesday, September 13, 2011 from 2-4 & 7-9 PM.
Funeral Services will be held at 9:30 AM on Wednesday, September 14, 2011 from the funeral home, then to Immaculate Heart of Mary RC Church, Wayne, where at 10:30 AM a Funeral Mass will be offered.
September 8, 2011
Services
Friends may visit with the family at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, on Tuesday, September 13, 2011 from 2-4 & 7-9 PM.
Funeral Services will be held at 9:30 AM on Wednesday, September 14, 2011 from the funeral home, then to Immaculate Heart of Mary RC Church, Wayne, where at 10:30 AM a Funeral Mass will be offered.
Edward Deraney, age 81 of Wayne, died suddenly on Thursday, September 8, 2011.
Ed was born in Gloversville, New York and lost his father at just four years old. His mother moved their family back to her homeland of Lebanon where she raised her children. While growing up in Lebanon, Ed always had a deep sense of American Patriotism. During World War II, Ed asked his mother for an American Flag for his birthday. Of course, none were available in Lebanon, so his mother and sister made one themselves. Ed proudly flew that flag at their home in Deir-el-Qamar, Lebanon, and it raised quite a commotion in the area as it was the only American flag around. Some of their neighbors even thought the American Ambassador had moved in. Regardless, Ed flew his flag proudly and dreamed of the day he could once again return to America.
In 1946, when World War II had ended, his dream came true and the family moved back to America. They settled in the Bronx and Ed entered high school. Although he couldn’t speak English, his math and reading skills were superior and he was fluent in French and Arabic, so he graduated in short order. He was able to pick up the English language very quickly and had no trouble adapting to American life. He soon began working as a bookkeeper in lower Manhattan while putting himself through college at Columbia University.
His education was interrupted when he was drafted into the U.S. Army in 1951 during the Korean War. He served most of his military tour in Paris, and after being discharged, he completed his education and graduated from Columbia University. He took a position with the National Security Agency, and while interviewing for the position with the NSA, Ed was surprised that they already knew all about him – the boy with the American flag flying at his home in Lebanon many years earlier. As it turned out, that flag was so out of place in Lebanon that it had piqued the interest of the U.S. intelligence community and they knew who he was. Once with the NSA, he completed his Masters Degree at George Washington University and proved to be a valuable asset as a cryptoanalyst due to his fluency in three languages. Among his many accomplishments with the NSA, he was particularly proud to have earned a Congressional Citation for his key role in thwarting an assassination plot against King Hussein of Jordan. He left the NSA in 1960 and returned to Fair Lawn, New Jersey to join his brother in starting a new business.
Ed and his brother started Deran Water Conditioning, which they built into one of the largest businesses of its kind in the northeast. They operated the company together until 1984 when his brother retired. Ed continued to run the company until 1989 when he sold it. He stayed on as a consultant for a few years before retiring in the early 1990s. During retirement, he did enjoy his leisure time especially with his dog Neika, a Husky-Akita mix. One of Ed’s favorite times with Neika was when they would get in the car together and go through the Wendy’s drive thru, each getting a hamburger. They'd find a parking space and eat them right there in the car together. When they were finished, they would drive up Rt. 23 to Curly’s Ice Cream where Ed would get two cups of ice cream, go back to the car and eat – with Neika having her own cup of ice cream right there in the car, while Ed enjoyed his. They were the best of pals.
Ed met his wife Pam through a chance encounter with her brother-in-law that turned into a blind date. Their first date was to dinner and a play in New York City and that’s all it took for Ed - he was smitten. He was persistent with his request for a second date and from then on, the rest is history. He and Pam were married in 1967 and settled in Wayne. They were blessed with a marriage full of fun, laughs, respect and lots of love. They simply adored each other, and their children realize the gift that their parents gave them by having a home full of love and compassion for each other. He was a wonderful husband and father.
Ed is survived by his loving wife of 44 years; Patricia “Pam” of Wayne; his three children, Danielle Palumbo and her husband Tony of Oakland, Rod Deraney and his wife Mayumi of Newtown, CT, and Edward Deraney of West Hollywood, CA; five grandchildren, Tony Palumbo of Oakland and Priya, Brayden, Kade and Trooper Deraney all of Newtown, CT; his sisters, Renee Baddoura of Pompton Plains and Nadia Martin and her husband John of Cranford; his sister-in-law, Georgette Deraney of Wayne; and many nieces and nephews. Sadly, his dear cousin with whom he was very close throughout his life, Dr. Maurice Deraney of Midland Park, also passed away just a couple of days later, on September 10, 2011.
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