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April 8, 2014
Services
Friends may visit with the family at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, on Sunday April 13th from 3-7PM.
Funeral Services will be held Monday at 8:30AM from the funeral home, then to Our Lady of the Valley RC Church where at 9:30AM a Funeral Mass will be celebrated.
George "Gig" Greenfield age 89 of Wayne passed away peacefully while receiving the loving care of his wife and family.
George was born in Passaic, NJ. He spent a memorable portion of his childhood in Warwick, NY, including his graduation from High School, before moving to Wayne 57 years ago. After his High School graduation, George worked for a few years. He then enlisted in the United States Army during World War II, where he proudly served as a Technical Sergeant in Texas. George was then shipped off to the Philippines where he served honorably in the Pacific Theatre. After his return, George worked for a company called Oneida Paper Products for many years, then became Vice President of Purchasing for Bagcraft Corporation for 25 years until his retirement in 1993.
Several years after he was honorably discharged from the service, George attended a dance in Passaic, NJ. There he met a woman by the name of Dorothy Sogorka, and after a few years of courtship they were married in 1953. George and Dorothy cherished more than 60 years of marriage. During that time, they devoted themselves to raising and caring for their six children. George was a CYO coach for several different sports in which his children were active.
George was devoted to his Catholic Faith and was one of the founding members of Our Lady of the Valley RC Church in Wayne. He was a graduate of Fairleigh Dickinson University, holding a Bachelor of Science Degree. He was an avid sports fan, particularly of the New York Yankees and the New York Knicks. He was a voracious reader, loved to play golf and enjoyed listening to Jazz music, Big Band especially.
Above all his interests, hobbies and talents, he was a devoted and loving husband and father. His family recalls him "treasuring his grandchildren." George profoundly touched the lives of all who knew him and will be sincerely missed by his family and friends alike.
George is survived by his wife Dorothy R. (nee Sogorka) of Wayne; 2 daughters: Rita Felderman and her husband David of Wayne; Laura Haug and her husband William of Kinnelon; 4 sons: George and his wife Renee of Glen Allen, VA, Douglas and his wife Diane of Wayne, Richard and his wife Delilah of Wesley Hills, NY and Robert and his wife Diana of Manhattan; one brother Fred Greenfield; and 11 grandchildren: Kara and her fiance John, Kyle, William, Samantha, Max, Sam, Douglas, Kevin, Cooper, Cole, and Brendhan. He was recently predeceased by his brother Robert in 2014.
Those planning an expression of sympathy in George's name are asked to consider Relentless Against Cancer, Inc., 19 Briar Court, Hamburg, NJ 07419 www.relentlessagainstcancer.org or Autism Speaks, 1 East 33rd St, 4th Floor, NY, NY 10016 www.autismspeaks.org.
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Friends may visit with the family at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, on Sunday April 13th from 3-7PM.
Funeral Services will be held Monday at 8:30AM from the funeral home, then to Our Lady of the Valley RC Church where at 9:30AM a Funeral Mass will be celebrated.
April 8, 2014
Services
Friends may visit with the family at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, on Sunday April 13th from 3-7PM.
Funeral Services will be held Monday at 8:30AM from the funeral home, then to Our Lady of the Valley RC Church where at 9:30AM a Funeral Mass will be celebrated.
George "Gig" Greenfield age 89 of Wayne passed away peacefully while receiving the loving care of his wife and family.
George was born in Passaic, NJ. He spent a memorable portion of his childhood in Warwick, NY, including his graduation from High School, before moving to Wayne 57 years ago. After his High School graduation, George worked for a few years. He then enlisted in the United States Army during World War II, where he proudly served as a Technical Sergeant in Texas. George was then shipped off to the Philippines where he served honorably in the Pacific Theatre. After his return, George worked for a company called Oneida Paper Products for many years, then became Vice President of Purchasing for Bagcraft Corporation for 25 years until his retirement in 1993.
Several years after he was honorably discharged from the service, George attended a dance in Passaic, NJ. There he met a woman by the name of Dorothy Sogorka, and after a few years of courtship they were married in 1953. George and Dorothy cherished more than 60 years of marriage. During that time, they devoted themselves to raising and caring for their six children. George was a CYO coach for several different sports in which his children were active.
George was devoted to his Catholic Faith and was one of the founding members of Our Lady of the Valley RC Church in Wayne. He was a graduate of Fairleigh Dickinson University, holding a Bachelor of Science Degree. He was an avid sports fan, particularly of the New York Yankees and the New York Knicks. He was a voracious reader, loved to play golf and enjoyed listening to Jazz music, Big Band especially.
Above all his interests, hobbies and talents, he was a devoted and loving husband and father. His family recalls him "treasuring his grandchildren." George profoundly touched the lives of all who knew him and will be sincerely missed by his family and friends alike.
George is survived by his wife Dorothy R. (nee Sogorka) of Wayne; 2 daughters: Rita Felderman and her husband David of Wayne; Laura Haug and her husband William of Kinnelon; 4 sons: George and his wife Renee of Glen Allen, VA, Douglas and his wife Diane of Wayne, Richard and his wife Delilah of Wesley Hills, NY and Robert and his wife Diana of Manhattan; one brother Fred Greenfield; and 11 grandchildren: Kara and her fiance John, Kyle, William, Samantha, Max, Sam, Douglas, Kevin, Cooper, Cole, and Brendhan. He was recently predeceased by his brother Robert in 2014.
Those planning an expression of sympathy in George's name are asked to consider Relentless Against Cancer, Inc., 19 Briar Court, Hamburg, NJ 07419 www.relentlessagainstcancer.org or Autism Speaks, 1 East 33rd St, 4th Floor, NY, NY 10016 www.autismspeaks.org.
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