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April 24, 2009
Services
Funeral services will be held Wednesday, April 29, 2009 at 9 AM from the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne then to The Packanack Community Church, 120 Lake Drive West in Wayne where at 10 AM a Funeral service will be held.
Friends may visit with the family at the funeral home on Tuesday from 2-4, 7-9 PM.
Every life that makes this journey on earth touches others in some manner and leaves an everlasting footprint. Frank’s life left it’s footprint on the lives of many.
Frank F. Sek age 58 of Wayne died Friday, April 24, 2009 at home. His passing took place quietly and peacefully while receiving the loving care of his family and friends who were there for him.
He was born in Paterson where he spent his formative years. After his marriage to his wife Nancy they settled in Clifton before moving to Wayne thirty-one years ago with their three children; Frank, Brian and Shannon.
He received his formal education at Eastside High School in Paterson and also at Passaic County Technical High School where he majored in Auto Mechanic skills.
Frank's first work position was for Murphy Enterprises which specialized in carpeting and other floor coverings on cruise ships. This job enabled him to visit many places including several Caribbean islands as well as Europe. His family recalls him working on the Queen Elizabeth II and many other cruise ships.
He at some point discovered his entrepreneurial self and established a floor covering business of his own. He named his company Frank Sek & Sons Incorporated and provided floor coverings to many customers for thirty-one years. Most recently he was employed at Mercury Lighting Company in Fairfield, manufacturers of commercial lighting equipment.
He was gifted with a wonderful selfless personality that resulted in him having a host of friends. He had no enemies in the world and was always willing to help others with their projects and problems.
He enjoyed hobbies including hunting, fishing and carpentry.
Frank was born to be an outdoorsman and loved hunting deer in New Jersey and Pennsylvania. He also pursued hunting in Colorado where he hunted elk. His hunting gave him great satisfaction and led to many trophies, his most recent being a large bobcat.
He was a founding member and president of the White Tail Sportsman’s Association and a member of the National Rifleman’s Association.
His health problems began when he fell twenty-five feet out of a tree stand and hit the ground. This resulted in a broken back which caused paralysis from the waist down. During the past 14 months, he has fought through a long list of complications stemming from the accident as well as the colon cancer that was discovered during one of his many surgeries.
Frank and Nancy (nee McDermott) met through mutual friends and had forty years of “fantastic marriage” together.
He leaves his family with absolutely wonderful memories of a loving and concerned husband, father, grandfather and great grandfather. His children remember him fondly as being a teacher, sharing his vast knowledge of carpentry, mechanics, and hunting. As well as teaching them by example how to be a kind, caring, and generous person. Thanks Dad for being such a wonderful part of our lives.
He was a member of the Packanack Community Church in Wayne.
Surviving Frank are his loving wife Nancy (nee McDermott) Sek; one daughter Shannon Mehr and her husband Stephen of Wanaque; two sons Frank J. Sek and his wife Diane of Lakeville, Pennsylvania; Brian Sek and his wife Kimberly of Pompton Lakes; his sister Karen Birish and her husband Mike of Tuxedo, New York; one grandson Frank J. Sek Jr. and his wife Jaime of Lakeville, Pa.; six granddaughters Ashlee, Jessica, and Stephanie of Lakeville, Pennsylvania; Kaeley and Brenna Sek of Pompton Lakes and Makayla Mehr of Wanaque; two great grandchildren including Jordyen and Brayden Sek of Lakeville, Pennsylvania.
His mother Harriett (nee Kuipers) Sek passed away in 1964 and his father Felix Sek followed in 1988.
Those planning an expression of love in Frank’s memory are asked to consider donations to Frank’s wife Nancy to ease the burden of outstanding medical bills. Please make checks payable to "Memorial Fund of Frank Sek", c/o Brian Sek, 6 Whitney Avenue, Pompton Lakes, NJ 07442. For more information call (973-831-7678) or (862-668-3012).
If you would like to send a private condolence directly to the family use this condolence section.
Funeral services will be held Wednesday, April 29, 2009 at 9 AM from the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne then to The Packanack Community Church, 120 Lake Drive West in Wayne where at 10 AM a Funeral service will be held.
Friends may visit with the family at the funeral home on Tuesday from 2-4, 7-9 PM.
April 24, 2009
Services
Funeral services will be held Wednesday, April 29, 2009 at 9 AM from the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne then to The Packanack Community Church, 120 Lake Drive West in Wayne where at 10 AM a Funeral service will be held.
Friends may visit with the family at the funeral home on Tuesday from 2-4, 7-9 PM.
Every life that makes this journey on earth touches others in some manner and leaves an everlasting footprint. Frank’s life left it’s footprint on the lives of many.
Frank F. Sek age 58 of Wayne died Friday, April 24, 2009 at home. His passing took place quietly and peacefully while receiving the loving care of his family and friends who were there for him.
He was born in Paterson where he spent his formative years. After his marriage to his wife Nancy they settled in Clifton before moving to Wayne thirty-one years ago with their three children; Frank, Brian and Shannon.
He received his formal education at Eastside High School in Paterson and also at Passaic County Technical High School where he majored in Auto Mechanic skills.
Frank's first work position was for Murphy Enterprises which specialized in carpeting and other floor coverings on cruise ships. This job enabled him to visit many places including several Caribbean islands as well as Europe. His family recalls him working on the Queen Elizabeth II and many other cruise ships.
He at some point discovered his entrepreneurial self and established a floor covering business of his own. He named his company Frank Sek & Sons Incorporated and provided floor coverings to many customers for thirty-one years. Most recently he was employed at Mercury Lighting Company in Fairfield, manufacturers of commercial lighting equipment.
He was gifted with a wonderful selfless personality that resulted in him having a host of friends. He had no enemies in the world and was always willing to help others with their projects and problems.
He enjoyed hobbies including hunting, fishing and carpentry.
Frank was born to be an outdoorsman and loved hunting deer in New Jersey and Pennsylvania. He also pursued hunting in Colorado where he hunted elk. His hunting gave him great satisfaction and led to many trophies, his most recent being a large bobcat.
He was a founding member and president of the White Tail Sportsman’s Association and a member of the National Rifleman’s Association.
His health problems began when he fell twenty-five feet out of a tree stand and hit the ground. This resulted in a broken back which caused paralysis from the waist down. During the past 14 months, he has fought through a long list of complications stemming from the accident as well as the colon cancer that was discovered during one of his many surgeries.
Frank and Nancy (nee McDermott) met through mutual friends and had forty years of “fantastic marriage” together.
He leaves his family with absolutely wonderful memories of a loving and concerned husband, father, grandfather and great grandfather. His children remember him fondly as being a teacher, sharing his vast knowledge of carpentry, mechanics, and hunting. As well as teaching them by example how to be a kind, caring, and generous person. Thanks Dad for being such a wonderful part of our lives.
He was a member of the Packanack Community Church in Wayne.
Surviving Frank are his loving wife Nancy (nee McDermott) Sek; one daughter Shannon Mehr and her husband Stephen of Wanaque; two sons Frank J. Sek and his wife Diane of Lakeville, Pennsylvania; Brian Sek and his wife Kimberly of Pompton Lakes; his sister Karen Birish and her husband Mike of Tuxedo, New York; one grandson Frank J. Sek Jr. and his wife Jaime of Lakeville, Pa.; six granddaughters Ashlee, Jessica, and Stephanie of Lakeville, Pennsylvania; Kaeley and Brenna Sek of Pompton Lakes and Makayla Mehr of Wanaque; two great grandchildren including Jordyen and Brayden Sek of Lakeville, Pennsylvania.
His mother Harriett (nee Kuipers) Sek passed away in 1964 and his father Felix Sek followed in 1988.
Those planning an expression of love in Frank’s memory are asked to consider donations to Frank’s wife Nancy to ease the burden of outstanding medical bills. Please make checks payable to "Memorial Fund of Frank Sek", c/o Brian Sek, 6 Whitney Avenue, Pompton Lakes, NJ 07442. For more information call (973-831-7678) or (862-668-3012).
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