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January 12, 2020
Services
Friends may visit with the family from 2-4 and 7-9 PM on Wednesday, January 15, 2020 at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne.
A 9:30 AM Funeral Mass will be offered on Thursday, January 16, 2020 at Saint Marys Church, 17 Pompton Avenue, Pompton Lakes.
Interment will be in George Washington Memorial Park, Paramus.
Gordon Nilsen, 65, passed Sunday, January 12, 2020. He was born in Englewood, NJ to Alf and Lillian Nilsen.
He was raised in Pearl River NY and graduated Suma Cum Laude from Fairleigh Dickinson. He was married to the love of his life, his high school sweetheart, on May 26th 1974, Carolyn.
He ran a successful construction business and truly enjoyed what he did. Gordon was one of the hardest working men there ever was. Everything he did, he did for his family and he was a hero to many. He enjoyed a good debate and loved to read and keep up on current events, he would take a separate view point with you just to keep the debate going. But his true passion was playing with his grandchildren and spending time with his family. He was known for his infectious smile, his humble attitude and his kind and compassionate spirit.
Gordon is survived by his wife Carolyn and his daughter Tania and her husband Sal, his son Chris and his wife Irina, his son David and his grandchildren Aiden and Ninah. He is also survived by his siblings Irene and her husband Pat, Linda and her husband Marty, Lorri and her husband Al, Roy his and his wife Teresa and many nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by his son Craig in 2014.
In lieu of flowers, donations in Gordon's name may be made to St Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memorial Processing, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105-9959 http://www.stjude.org or The Salvation Army - Paterson Corps, 541-545 West Broadway, Paterson, NJ 07522. https://www.salvationarmyusa.org/usn/
If you would like to send a private condolence directly to the family use this condolence section.
Friends may visit with the family from 2-4 and 7-9 PM on Wednesday, January 15, 2020 at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne.
A 9:30 AM Funeral Mass will be offered on Thursday, January 16, 2020 at Saint Marys Church, 17 Pompton Avenue, Pompton Lakes.
Interment will be in George Washington Memorial Park, Paramus.
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