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March 1, 2008
Evan H. Kuiken age 83 of Fair Lawn died Saturday, March 1, 2008 after a long illness at the Christian Health Care Center in Wyckoff. His passing was quiet and peaceful.
He was born in Paterson and had lived in Fair Lawn all of his life.
Evan received his formal education first at Eastern Christian Academy and later at Pace University in New York City.
He was gifted with a very likeable personality that could best be described as spirited and gregarious causing him to have many friends. Evan had a way with practical jokes that brought enjoyment to everyone around him. He also by nature was a hard worker at whatever he did whether it was at his business or volunteering in the community.
As hobbies he especially enjoyed Golf at the North Jersey Country Club where he was a member for many years. He also loved to go on big game hunting trips out to the Western United States and Canada as well as fishing trips.
Evan was the third son of Nicholas A. and Nellie (nee Vander May) Kuiken. Nicholas Kuiken his father immigrated to the United States at the age of one with his two older brothers, Dirk A. Kuiken and Henry A. Kuiken. After having settled in the Township of Saddle River, NJ(now the Borough of Fair Lawn) he worked as a commercial and residential builder. In 1912, he founded and registered the name The Kuiken Brothers Company. The company subsequently incorporated in 1916. In the early years, the Company was actively involved in residential and commercial construction; in fact, Kuiken Brothers built a large number of homes in Fair Lawn. By 1921 Evan’s uncles Dirk A. Kuiken and Henry A. Kuiken along with his father Nicholas A. Kuiken had founded a lumber yard and opened a mill on the Southeast corner of First Street, machining lumber and building windows, doors and other millwork.
Evan entered the US Navy during WW II directly from high school. He served in the Navy as a Seabee combat engineer, in the Pacific Ocean. He was discharged in 1945. In 1950 Evan graduated from Pace University, having earned a B.A. in Accounting and became the first Kuiken to earn a university diploma. He immediately began working full time for the Company and that same year he met Evelyn Timek who he married in 1958. In the late 1960’s Evan became the third Kuiken involved with banking when he helped found the Fair Lawn State Bank (now Valley National Bank). He became the fifth President of The Kuiken Brothers Company, succeeding Nicholas H. Kuiken. Evan is a member and past President of the Fair Lawn Rotary, district 7490. In June of 1997, he received from Rotary the Walter D. Head Foundation Award for “Service Above Self”. He celebrated nearly 30 years of perfect attendance with the Rotary. Additionally, Evan served as Commander of the American Legion Post 171 in Fair Lawn.
Evan Kuiken was buried with military honors. His brother Edward Kuiken is picutured here receiving the flag in honor of his service.
Husband of forty-nine years to the late Evelyn (Timek) Kuiken(October 2006); brother of Edward Kuiken and his wife Marjorie of North Haledon and Emma Puderbaugh of Manlius, NY; loving uncle to many nieces and nephews including: Douglas Kuiken and his wife Miriam of Wyckoff, Edward Kuiken Jr. of Fair Lawn, Robert Kuiken and his wife Wanda of Ringwood, Kenneth Kuiken and his wife Kathy of Wayne, Gail Puderbaugh of Philadelphia, Pa., Joanne Puderbaugh of Manlius, NY, Greg Hieb and his wife Sherry of Jacksonville, Florida, Alan Hieb and his wife Chris of Jacksonville, Florida, Jamie Puderbaugh of Manlius, NY.
He was predeceased by his brother George Kuiken in May of 2000 and his sister Ada “Babe” Hieb in January 1999.
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March 1, 2008
Evan H. Kuiken age 83 of Fair Lawn died Saturday, March 1, 2008 after a long illness at the Christian Health Care Center in Wyckoff. His passing was quiet and peaceful.
He was born in Paterson and had lived in Fair Lawn all of his life.
Evan received his formal education first at Eastern Christian Academy and later at Pace University in New York City.
He was gifted with a very likeable personality that could best be described as spirited and gregarious causing him to have many friends. Evan had a way with practical jokes that brought enjoyment to everyone around him. He also by nature was a hard worker at whatever he did whether it was at his business or volunteering in the community.
As hobbies he especially enjoyed Golf at the North Jersey Country Club where he was a member for many years. He also loved to go on big game hunting trips out to the Western United States and Canada as well as fishing trips.
Evan was the third son of Nicholas A. and Nellie (nee Vander May) Kuiken. Nicholas Kuiken his father immigrated to the United States at the age of one with his two older brothers, Dirk A. Kuiken and Henry A. Kuiken. After having settled in the Township of Saddle River, NJ(now the Borough of Fair Lawn) he worked as a commercial and residential builder. In 1912, he founded and registered the name The Kuiken Brothers Company. The company subsequently incorporated in 1916. In the early years, the Company was actively involved in residential and commercial construction; in fact, Kuiken Brothers built a large number of homes in Fair Lawn. By 1921 Evan’s uncles Dirk A. Kuiken and Henry A. Kuiken along with his father Nicholas A. Kuiken had founded a lumber yard and opened a mill on the Southeast corner of First Street, machining lumber and building windows, doors and other millwork.
Evan entered the US Navy during WW II directly from high school. He served in the Navy as a Seabee combat engineer, in the Pacific Ocean. He was discharged in 1945. In 1950 Evan graduated from Pace University, having earned a B.A. in Accounting and became the first Kuiken to earn a university diploma. He immediately began working full time for the Company and that same year he met Evelyn Timek who he married in 1958. In the late 1960’s Evan became the third Kuiken involved with banking when he helped found the Fair Lawn State Bank (now Valley National Bank). He became the fifth President of The Kuiken Brothers Company, succeeding Nicholas H. Kuiken. Evan is a member and past President of the Fair Lawn Rotary, district 7490. In June of 1997, he received from Rotary the Walter D. Head Foundation Award for “Service Above Self”. He celebrated nearly 30 years of perfect attendance with the Rotary. Additionally, Evan served as Commander of the American Legion Post 171 in Fair Lawn.
Evan Kuiken was buried with military honors. His brother Edward Kuiken is picutured here receiving the flag in honor of his service.
Husband of forty-nine years to the late Evelyn (Timek) Kuiken(October 2006); brother of Edward Kuiken and his wife Marjorie of North Haledon and Emma Puderbaugh of Manlius, NY; loving uncle to many nieces and nephews including: Douglas Kuiken and his wife Miriam of Wyckoff, Edward Kuiken Jr. of Fair Lawn, Robert Kuiken and his wife Wanda of Ringwood, Kenneth Kuiken and his wife Kathy of Wayne, Gail Puderbaugh of Philadelphia, Pa., Joanne Puderbaugh of Manlius, NY, Greg Hieb and his wife Sherry of Jacksonville, Florida, Alan Hieb and his wife Chris of Jacksonville, Florida, Jamie Puderbaugh of Manlius, NY.
He was predeceased by his brother George Kuiken in May of 2000 and his sister Ada “Babe” Hieb in January 1999.
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