George Kaplowe

George Joseph Kaplow, age 76, of Bloomingdale, NJ, passed peacefully on July 1,2023 after a long hospitalization, with his family at his side.

George was born to Albert and Mildred Kaplow, (Formerly Mildred Selzer) on Jun 4, 1947. George’s father was a pharmacist who owned his own pharmacy and popular soda shop. His other was a teacher in the local school district on a part time basis.

He grew up in North Bergen NJ and attended North Bergen High School, where he was a member of a band that performed locally. He later attended New York University where he earned an Associate Degree in Applied Science in Respiratory Therapy.

After graduation he worked for many years at St. Barnabas Hospital in Livingston, NJ, working primarily in the Burn Unit and the NICU.  He later became Assistant Director of Respiratory Therapy at United Hospital in Newark, NJ. After he married, he went to work for Siemens Corporation as a Sales Professional, selling hyperbaric chambers and ventilators; a job he enjoyed very much, despite the large amount of travel involved. He lastly worked for Community Surgical in Tom’s River, NJ until he retired due to the pandemic.

George met and later married the former Anne Dommermuth. They met at St. Barnabas, where Anne was a nurse in the NICU. They later worked together at United Hospital and decided that after 5 years together it was time they got married and start a family. They were married on October 16, 1981, at the home of Anne’s sister and brother-in-law, Doctor Robert and Susan DeBenedetto. The ceremony was performed by the then Mayor of Roseland, NJ. After a 2-day honeymoon, they returned to work as a married couple, to the surprise of their coworkers. They had been married forty-one years at the time of George’s death.

They were blessed with the birth of their daughter, Danielle Elizabeth, on August 27, 1986. George was 39 at the time of her birth and was instantly in love with her. Prior to her birth, he enjoyed racquetball, cooking, music and cars. He adored his daughter and enjoyed taking her to visit family, playing Mario Kart and other similar games (which Danielle usually won), going for ice cream, and in later years they shared many pizzas together while watching game shows on TV. They both loved music and even performed a clarinet duet at the school’s talent show.

George was very supportive of his wife through several chronic illnesses and multiple back surgeries. She will miss his love and support forever.

George was preceded in death by his parents and is survived by his wife, Anne; his daughter, Danielle Elizabeth Kaplowe; his brother, Stephen and his wife Susan Kaplowe, and many nieces and nephews on both his and his wife’s sides.