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Friends may visit with the family on Wednesday, January 27, 2016 from 2-4 and 7-9 PM at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne.
Funeral services will be held 9 AM on Thursday, January 28, 2016 from the funeral home then to Our Lady of Consolation RC Church, 1799 Hamburg Tpk., Wayne where a 10 AM Funeral Mass will be offered.
Interment will be in Christ the King Cemetery, Franklin Lakes.
Eugene E. Seifried, Jr., “Buddy,” age 61 of Wayne, died suddenly on Friday, January 22, 2016. Buddy had struggled with juvenile diabetes since he was twelve years old and just three years ago he received a kidney transplant that gave him a new lease on life. Buddy was eternally grateful to the donor who made it all possible.
It might seem strange to say, but Buddy’s final day couldn’t have been better. It began with morning mass at church, followed by a laughter-filled day with his brother and then, while preparing to watch some TV after dinner, the Lord called him home quietly, in one, swift moment.
Buddy had been the manager of Shop Rite Liquors in Oakland for thirty-one years before retiring five years ago. He had a heart of gold and was one of the most gracious people you could have ever met. He was kind and generous, almost to a fault. He was a talented conversationalist and an even better listener. His younger brothers recall during their childhood how Buddy was their trusted “protector” and the neighborhood bullies often ended up dealing with Buddy if they started any trouble. Buddy looked out for the underdog in any situation and he had a keen sense of right and wrong. Surely his strong faith in God and devotion to the Catholic Church served as his guiding light.
Buddy was a diehard fisherman who just couldn’t get enough. Living in Lions Head Lake provided him with plenty of local opportunities to fish, often dropping a line in the water up at the reservoir near his home, and he also enjoyed some epic fishing trips to remote lakes in Canada. He loved his music too; remaining true to the classics of his childhood. The classic rock of the 1960’s and 70’s made up the bulk of his collection. He had a great collection of music and he was just recently reminiscing with his brothers about the day he bought the first Led Zeppelin album upon its release in 1969.
Buddy is survived by his beloved mother; Margaret Seifried of Wayne, by his two brothers; Stephen C. Seifried and his wife Joyce of Wayne, and Charles H. Seifried and his wife Verica of Pompton Plains, and five beloved nieces and nephews: Stephen and Kasey Seifried of Wayne, Natasha and Alexander Seifried of Pompton Plains, and Michael Catalonello of Morris Plains. He was predeceased by his sister Mary Ellen Catalonello in 2013 and by his father; Eugene Seifried of Wayne in 1994.
In lieu of flowers memorial donations to the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, 560 Sylvan Ave., Englewood Cliffs, NJ 07632 would be appreciated.
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Friends may visit with the family on Wednesday, January 27, 2016 from 2-4 and 7-9 PM at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne.
Funeral services will be held 9 AM on Thursday, January 28, 2016 from the funeral home then to Our Lady of Consolation RC Church, 1799 Hamburg Tpk., Wayne where a 10 AM Funeral Mass will be offered.
Interment will be in Christ the King Cemetery, Franklin Lakes.
Services
Friends may visit with the family on Wednesday, January 27, 2016 from 2-4 and 7-9 PM at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne.
Funeral services will be held 9 AM on Thursday, January 28, 2016 from the funeral home then to Our Lady of Consolation RC Church, 1799 Hamburg Tpk., Wayne where a 10 AM Funeral Mass will be offered.
Interment will be in Christ the King Cemetery, Franklin Lakes.
Eugene E. Seifried, Jr., “Buddy,” age 61 of Wayne, died suddenly on Friday, January 22, 2016. Buddy had struggled with juvenile diabetes since he was twelve years old and just three years ago he received a kidney transplant that gave him a new lease on life. Buddy was eternally grateful to the donor who made it all possible.
It might seem strange to say, but Buddy’s final day couldn’t have been better. It began with morning mass at church, followed by a laughter-filled day with his brother and then, while preparing to watch some TV after dinner, the Lord called him home quietly, in one, swift moment.
Buddy had been the manager of Shop Rite Liquors in Oakland for thirty-one years before retiring five years ago. He had a heart of gold and was one of the most gracious people you could have ever met. He was kind and generous, almost to a fault. He was a talented conversationalist and an even better listener. His younger brothers recall during their childhood how Buddy was their trusted “protector” and the neighborhood bullies often ended up dealing with Buddy if they started any trouble. Buddy looked out for the underdog in any situation and he had a keen sense of right and wrong. Surely his strong faith in God and devotion to the Catholic Church served as his guiding light.
Buddy was a diehard fisherman who just couldn’t get enough. Living in Lions Head Lake provided him with plenty of local opportunities to fish, often dropping a line in the water up at the reservoir near his home, and he also enjoyed some epic fishing trips to remote lakes in Canada. He loved his music too; remaining true to the classics of his childhood. The classic rock of the 1960’s and 70’s made up the bulk of his collection. He had a great collection of music and he was just recently reminiscing with his brothers about the day he bought the first Led Zeppelin album upon its release in 1969.
Buddy is survived by his beloved mother; Margaret Seifried of Wayne, by his two brothers; Stephen C. Seifried and his wife Joyce of Wayne, and Charles H. Seifried and his wife Verica of Pompton Plains, and five beloved nieces and nephews: Stephen and Kasey Seifried of Wayne, Natasha and Alexander Seifried of Pompton Plains, and Michael Catalonello of Morris Plains. He was predeceased by his sister Mary Ellen Catalonello in 2013 and by his father; Eugene Seifried of Wayne in 1994.
In lieu of flowers memorial donations to the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, 560 Sylvan Ave., Englewood Cliffs, NJ 07632 would be appreciated.
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