April 17, 2012

Frank M. Vodoklys

Randolph

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Friends may visit with the family at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, on Friday, April 20, 2012 from 4-8 PM. Funeral Services will be held at 8:30 AM on Saturday from the funeral home, then to Our Lady of the Valley RC Church, Wayne, where at 9:30AM a Funeral Mass will be offered. Burial will follow at Christ the King Cemetery, Franklin Lakes, NJ.

Frank M Vodoklys, age 79, passed away on Tuesday, April 17, 2012.

Frank was born in Concord, Massachusetts. After graduation from Tufts University with a degree in chemical engineering, he moved to Wayne where he lived for forty three years. Frank received a Masters of Science degree from Newark College of Engineering, while working at the Westinghouse Electric Company as a development engineer and engineering manager. He was later employed by the Philips Lighting Corporation as an operations manager. Subsequently, he was director of engineering at the EGL Company in Berkeley Heights. He was an Emeritus member of the American Chemical Society. During his career, Frank was granted eight U.S. Patents and authored numerous scientific papers.

While a resident of Wayne, he was active in the Wayne PAL Baseball and Basketball programs. He was also an original parishioner of the Our Lady of the Valley Parish in Wayne, where he served on the finance committee.

Frank moved to Randolph in 1999 where he enjoyed golf and following his grandsons sporting events during his retirement.

Frank was predeceased by his wife of forty two years; Constance (nee Colby) and is survived by his three children; Steven Vodoklys and his wife Carolyn of Kings Park, Long Island, Karen O’Brien and her husband Patrick of Randolph, NJ and Debra Hille and her husband Steven of Lopatcong, NJ, eight grandchildren and three sisters.

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Friends may visit with the family at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, on Friday, April 20, 2012 from 4-8 PM. Funeral Services will be held at 8:30 AM on Saturday from the funeral home, then to Our Lady of the Valley RC Church, Wayne, where at 9:30AM a Funeral Mass will be offered. Burial will follow at Christ the King Cemetery, Franklin Lakes, NJ.

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