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September 22, 2012
Services
Relatives and friends may visit with the family at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, on Tuesday, September 25, 2012 from 2-4 & 7-9 PM.
Funeral Services will be held at 9 AM on Wednesday from the funeral home, then to Our Lady of the Valley RC Church, Wayne, where at 10 AM a Funeral Mass will be offered.
John A. Malba, age 86 of Wayne died peacefully on Saturday, September 22, 2012 with his family by his side.
“Mibs” as he was known to many, grew up in the Stoney Road section of Paterson. At a very early age, he tried his hand at various enterprising jobs from delivering newspapers, shined shoes, and as a pinsetter at a local bowling alley. After high school, he joined the Merchant Marine figuring that was safer than joining the Army. But for a kid who couldn’t swim, sailing across the Atlantic during wartime wasn’t much safer. He was eventually drafted into the U.S. Army and served in the European theatre. He was a great story teller and would share his experiences with his children and grandchildren over the years, teaching them all the proper way to march in formation.
In the early 1950’s, John met Vivienne Lieberman at a local CYO mixer in Paterson. They hit it off that night and were married two years later on August 1, 1954. They settled in Paterson and began raising their family before moving to Wayne in 1963. John and Viv may have been the classic "Opposites Attract" couple, but they proved their differences actually complimented each other and celebrated 58 loving years together.
John was a generous and charismatic man and everyone liked him. He never had an ill word to say about anyone and if you met him, you were sure to remember him. Certainly his favorite barber remembers him; he went there every single day. He arrived promptly at the barber at 7:00am each morning in order to be the first patron since patience was not his virtue.
John enjoyed golfing and spent many a day playing as well as conducting business. However, nothing was as much fun to him as gambling. He loved to bet on sporting events, the horses, and to visit all the casinos always looking for that "Big Score!". He had many weekends spent at ‘the track’. He wasn’t necessarily the luckiest guy, but he was sure lucky to have his wife Vivienne who kept him from getting into too much trouble.
John was a nationally honored life insurance agent for many years, having worked with most of the big insurance providers. He and a partner eventually started their own agency, S&M Life Assoc., Inc. in Florham Park, which he operated for many years before retiring.
John is survived by his devoted wife Vivienne (nee Lieberman) of Wayne, his three daughters; Susan Foley and her husband Pete of Sparta, Elisse Aiello and her husband Tom of Wayne, Diane Ventura and her husband Dan of Sarasota, FL, and his son John of Wayne, six grandchildren; Tommy and Gena Aiello of Wayne, and Bianca, Dominic, Tia, and Francesca Ventura of Sarasota, FL.
In lieu of flowers, please make donations to Hospice of NJ, Inpatient Unit, 224 Hamburg Tpk, 6th Floor, Wayne, NJ 07470.
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Relatives and friends may visit with the family at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, on Tuesday, September 25, 2012 from 2-4 & 7-9 PM.
Funeral Services will be held at 9 AM on Wednesday from the funeral home, then to Our Lady of the Valley RC Church, Wayne, where at 10 AM a Funeral Mass will be offered.
September 22, 2012
Services
Relatives and friends may visit with the family at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, on Tuesday, September 25, 2012 from 2-4 & 7-9 PM.
Funeral Services will be held at 9 AM on Wednesday from the funeral home, then to Our Lady of the Valley RC Church, Wayne, where at 10 AM a Funeral Mass will be offered.
John A. Malba, age 86 of Wayne died peacefully on Saturday, September 22, 2012 with his family by his side.
“Mibs” as he was known to many, grew up in the Stoney Road section of Paterson. At a very early age, he tried his hand at various enterprising jobs from delivering newspapers, shined shoes, and as a pinsetter at a local bowling alley. After high school, he joined the Merchant Marine figuring that was safer than joining the Army. But for a kid who couldn’t swim, sailing across the Atlantic during wartime wasn’t much safer. He was eventually drafted into the U.S. Army and served in the European theatre. He was a great story teller and would share his experiences with his children and grandchildren over the years, teaching them all the proper way to march in formation.
In the early 1950’s, John met Vivienne Lieberman at a local CYO mixer in Paterson. They hit it off that night and were married two years later on August 1, 1954. They settled in Paterson and began raising their family before moving to Wayne in 1963. John and Viv may have been the classic "Opposites Attract" couple, but they proved their differences actually complimented each other and celebrated 58 loving years together.
John was a generous and charismatic man and everyone liked him. He never had an ill word to say about anyone and if you met him, you were sure to remember him. Certainly his favorite barber remembers him; he went there every single day. He arrived promptly at the barber at 7:00am each morning in order to be the first patron since patience was not his virtue.
John enjoyed golfing and spent many a day playing as well as conducting business. However, nothing was as much fun to him as gambling. He loved to bet on sporting events, the horses, and to visit all the casinos always looking for that "Big Score!". He had many weekends spent at ‘the track’. He wasn’t necessarily the luckiest guy, but he was sure lucky to have his wife Vivienne who kept him from getting into too much trouble.
John was a nationally honored life insurance agent for many years, having worked with most of the big insurance providers. He and a partner eventually started their own agency, S&M Life Assoc., Inc. in Florham Park, which he operated for many years before retiring.
John is survived by his devoted wife Vivienne (nee Lieberman) of Wayne, his three daughters; Susan Foley and her husband Pete of Sparta, Elisse Aiello and her husband Tom of Wayne, Diane Ventura and her husband Dan of Sarasota, FL, and his son John of Wayne, six grandchildren; Tommy and Gena Aiello of Wayne, and Bianca, Dominic, Tia, and Francesca Ventura of Sarasota, FL.
In lieu of flowers, please make donations to Hospice of NJ, Inpatient Unit, 224 Hamburg Tpk, 6th Floor, Wayne, NJ 07470.
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