Frank Eller

It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Frank Eller, age 92, of Allentown, PA and formerly of Wayne, NJ.  Frank passed away peacefully on Friday, April 4, 2025 while receiving the loving care of his family.

Frank was born and raised in Csibrak Hungary and was one of five children to Anton and Anna Eller.  Frank, the son of Hungarian parents, in the wake of World War II, made a move from Hungary to Germany. Germany became a temporary refuge and steppingstone toward immigrating to the United States.  In December of 1951, the family got their chance at a better life, and a new beginning. With courage and determination, they secured passage on a ship bound for America, braving the long and uncertain journey that took thirteen days.

Upon arriving in the United States, the family settled in Temple, Texas. After moving to New Jersey, Frank attended the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York and took courses in fashion and tailoring.  His first opportunity to apply his skills was when he accepted a position as a custom tailor at Tozzi’s Custom Tailoring in Nutley, NJ.

Frank, a hardworking and determined man, opened his own business, Valley Cleaners and Tailoring, in Clifton, New Jersey. Drawing on skills honed through years of hands-on experience, Frank built his business from the ground up, stitching together not just garments, but a loyal customer base that appreciated his craftsmanship and personal touch. Frank owned and operated Valley Cleaners and Tailoring for the next twenty-one years until retiring in 1992.  Upon his retirement, Frank worked part time for several years as a tailor for the Lord and Taylor department store. However his passion was devoted to assist in raising his six grandchildren and set an example and served as a true role model showing them the importance of family, love, kindness, responsibility and hard work.

As a young man, Frank would attend local dance halls where young men and women would get together to dance and socialize.  There, one night in 1960, Frank met a young attractive woman by the name of Teresa Kaindl.  Frank and Teresa started dating and as fate would have it, they fell in love and on August 5, 1961 they became husband and wife at Holy Trinity Church in Passaic, NJ surrounded by friends and family.  The newlyweds settled in Passaic and lived there for only a couple of years.  During their time living in Passaic, they welcomed the birth of their first daughter, Monika.  The family moved to Clifton, NJ where they welcomed their second daughter Renee.  Frank and his family remained in Clifton until 1975 when they built a home in Wayne.  Frank and Teresa remained in Wayne for nearly fifty years.

Frank enjoyed playing golf and bowling with friends.  He was a member of the SportsFriends Soccer Club for many years.  He and his wife Teresa and their friends enjoyed many nights dancing waltzes and polkas at Domyon’s Hall in Clifton or at President’s Palace in Passaic. Frank was also a man who could fix just about anything around the house.  He was intuitively creative and called upon his tailoring and sewing skills to alter or make garments for his family.

Aside from all Frank’s talents, hobbies, and interests, his greatest passion was for his family.  Nothing in the world meant more to Frank than providing for and spending time with his children and grandchildren.  He and his wife Teresa cherished nearly sixty-four amazing years of loving and loyal marriage together.  Tragedy struck Frank’s and his family’s lives when his dear daughter Renee passed away. Frank was not only devoted to his family but also to his Catholic Faith.  He and his family were parishioners of Our Lady of the Valley RC Church in Wayne for many years.

Frank was an intelligent man who spoke five languages. He had a playful nature and loved to make Teresa laugh.  His sense of playfulness and humor was one of his ways of showing affection to those he loved.

Frank will forever be remembered as a loving husband, and a devoted father, grandfather, and great grandfather.  He touched the lives of everyone around him and will be sincerely missed by his friends and family.

Frank is survived by his wife Teresa (nee Kaindl) of Allentown, PA, his daughter Monika Goldman and her husband Eric of Allentown, PA, nine grandchildren; Alexandra Lowry of Seattle, WA, Brittany Fetcho and her husband JD of Kingston, NY, Amanda Lowry of Millbury, MA, Nicholas Li-Lowry and his wife Anne of Long Island City, NY, Taryn Naundorff of Philadelphia, PA, Carly Naundorff who is finishing grad school in Texas, and Eric’s children, Brian Goldman and his wife Lauren of Atlanta, GA, Nathan Goldman of Chapel Hill, NC, and Danielle Goldman of Philadelphia, PA, and two great grandchildren, Reid Goldman and Georgia Fetcho. Frank was predeceased by his three brothers Anton Eller, Joseph Eller, and John Eller, and by his sister Anna Fett. Frank also has many nieces and nephews in NJ as well as Texas and Austria.

The family would like to suggest, in lieu of flowers, a donation to Our Lady of the Valley RC Church, Wayne, NJ.