Gustav Vogt, age 90, of Wayne passed away peacefully on Thursday June 21, 2018 while receiving the loving care of his family.

Gustav was born and raised in Lithuania, before moving to Germany as a young man.  He was one of four children to Gustav and Juliana Vogt.  Gustav immigrated to the United States in 1950 in search of a better life and the American Dream.  When he arrived in the United States, he settled in Paterson where he quickly found a job at Continental Can Company.  There he was trained as a Precision Machinist.  Gustav spent the next twenty-eight years with Continental Can until they closed up shop in the mid 1980’s.  After closing, Gustav found other employment  in Wallington, NJ, again as a Precision Machinist, and worked there until his retirement in 1992.

A few years after arriving in the United States, Gustav attended a local dance gathering in Irvington.  There he met an attractive, young woman by the name of Waltraut Junge.  The two of them hit it off wonderfully and as fate would have it, they fell in love and were married in June of 1957.  The couple lived in Paterson for three years, then in 1960 they moved to the town of Wayne.  They would call Wayne home for the rest of their lives together and it would also be where they would raise their only son, Steven.  Waltraut and Gustav would cherish 33 years of loving and loyal marriage together until Waltraut’s unexpected passing in 1990.  Although broken hearted, years later he was able to find love again and met Anneliese Petelko, who has been his companion for the last twenty-four years.

Being a machinist, it was logical and understandable that Gustav enjoyed working with his hands.  He enjoyed things like gardening and woodworking.  He was also a soccer fan and loved watching the World Cup every four years.  He also had the privilege to travel to many different and exotic places such as Switzerland, Hawaii, and Bermuda to name a few.  He was an avid fisherman, especially salt water.  He frequented the Jersey Shore Points fishing for blues, fluke, and flounder.  Gustav was a sweet, generous man with a wonderful sense of humor.  He was a devoted Father and Grandfather, he touched the lives of many people and will be sincerely missed by all who knew him.

Gustav is survived by his only son Steven and his wife Michelle of West Milford, two grandchildren Peter and Allison, he is also survived by his 24 years companion Anneliese Petelko of Prospect Park.  He was predeceased by his two brothers Henry Vogt (2012), and Joseph Vogt (2010), and his sister Adele Kaleda (2016).