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October 23, 2008
Services
Funeral services will be held Monday 8:30 AM from the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne then to Our Lady of the Valley RC Church, Wayne where at 9:30 AM a Funeral Mass will be offered.
Friends may visit with the family at the funeral home on Sunday from 2-4, 7-9 PM.
George Rogacki age 54 of Wayne died Thursday, October 23, 2008 at the Hackensack University Hospital in Hackensack. His passing was quiet and peaceful while receiving the loving care of his wife who was constantly at his bedside. He died after a courageous two year battle with lymphoma.
He was born in Gostynin, Poland and came to America in 1964 at the age of ten with his family. They first settled in Paterson later George lived in Prospect Park before moving to Wayne nineteen years ago.
Jozef and Marianna Rogacki, his parents, decided that they wanted a better life for their children than was available in Poland. They worked up the courage and traveled to the United States with their children in tow and only the clothes on their back. As things turned out this was a wise choice for the whole Rogacki family and their children are now living the American Dream. We should never take for granted the sacrifices and courage of our forbearers.
George was hardworking, determined and full of ambition. He established his own landscaping business “George Rogacki Landscaping” serving many customers in Bergen and Passaic County. He ran the business for thirty years having to retire because of illness in 2006. His sons carry the business on today.
He leaves his family with many fond memories of a very loving, caring and selfless person. He was a wonderful provider for his family’s needs. Dad taught his family from his heart and wanted all of them to have a good and prosperous life. He did everything for others putting himself always in the background and elevating his family.
George and Julia met at a Christmas Party in 1972 and George knew right then and there that this was the girl for him. He took six months but then proposed marriage. They married on May 19, 1973 and had thirty-five years of “two peas in a pod” loving and always together marriage. By nature George was a very affectionate and caring man and knew how to make his family feel loved. He provided the best for all of the family.
In his leisure time he especially enjoyed fishing. He had a second home on Lake Hopatcong with a boat and spent many hours angling for the big one. He also enjoyed hunting deer but never shot one. His family says that he was an animal lover and did not have the heart to shoot an animal.
He is survived his loving wife Julia (nee Olszowy) Rogacki; two sons Michael Rogacki and his fiancé Dianne Miller of Wayne and George Rogacki Jr. of Wayne; three daughters Dorothy Cataldo and her husband Domenico of Little Falls, Barbara Cook and her husband Scott of Pompton Lakes and Suzanne Rogacki of Wayne one grandson Domenico Cataldo Jr.
Those planning an expression of sympathy in George’s memory are asked to consider Mass cards.
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Funeral services will be held Monday 8:30 AM from the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne then to Our Lady of the Valley RC Church, Wayne where at 9:30 AM a Funeral Mass will be offered.
Friends may visit with the family at the funeral home on Sunday from 2-4, 7-9 PM.
October 23, 2008
Services
Funeral services will be held Monday 8:30 AM from the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne then to Our Lady of the Valley RC Church, Wayne where at 9:30 AM a Funeral Mass will be offered.
Friends may visit with the family at the funeral home on Sunday from 2-4, 7-9 PM.
George Rogacki age 54 of Wayne died Thursday, October 23, 2008 at the Hackensack University Hospital in Hackensack. His passing was quiet and peaceful while receiving the loving care of his wife who was constantly at his bedside. He died after a courageous two year battle with lymphoma.
He was born in Gostynin, Poland and came to America in 1964 at the age of ten with his family. They first settled in Paterson later George lived in Prospect Park before moving to Wayne nineteen years ago.
Jozef and Marianna Rogacki, his parents, decided that they wanted a better life for their children than was available in Poland. They worked up the courage and traveled to the United States with their children in tow and only the clothes on their back. As things turned out this was a wise choice for the whole Rogacki family and their children are now living the American Dream. We should never take for granted the sacrifices and courage of our forbearers.
George was hardworking, determined and full of ambition. He established his own landscaping business “George Rogacki Landscaping” serving many customers in Bergen and Passaic County. He ran the business for thirty years having to retire because of illness in 2006. His sons carry the business on today.
He leaves his family with many fond memories of a very loving, caring and selfless person. He was a wonderful provider for his family’s needs. Dad taught his family from his heart and wanted all of them to have a good and prosperous life. He did everything for others putting himself always in the background and elevating his family.
George and Julia met at a Christmas Party in 1972 and George knew right then and there that this was the girl for him. He took six months but then proposed marriage. They married on May 19, 1973 and had thirty-five years of “two peas in a pod” loving and always together marriage. By nature George was a very affectionate and caring man and knew how to make his family feel loved. He provided the best for all of the family.
In his leisure time he especially enjoyed fishing. He had a second home on Lake Hopatcong with a boat and spent many hours angling for the big one. He also enjoyed hunting deer but never shot one. His family says that he was an animal lover and did not have the heart to shoot an animal.
He is survived his loving wife Julia (nee Olszowy) Rogacki; two sons Michael Rogacki and his fiancé Dianne Miller of Wayne and George Rogacki Jr. of Wayne; three daughters Dorothy Cataldo and her husband Domenico of Little Falls, Barbara Cook and her husband Scott of Pompton Lakes and Suzanne Rogacki of Wayne one grandson Domenico Cataldo Jr.
Those planning an expression of sympathy in George’s memory are asked to consider Mass cards.
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