John “Jack” Forsatz

John "Jack" Forsatz, age 83 of Wayne, Passed away peacefully on Monday, January 29, 2024.

Jack was born in Paterson to John and Everelda Forsatz on February 19, 1940. He was raised in Clifton, New Jersey with his two brothers, Mark and Rick, and his sister Karen. Jack attended Don Bosco Tech for three years before completing his high school education at Clifton High School. He started working in electronics directly out of high school, but he quickly decided to follow in his brother’s footsteps and join the Army in 1962. Jack served for a little more than two years before he returned home to Clifton. Not too long after returning home, Jack met the love of his life, Eileen, at Bowlero Bowling Alley, in Clifton. The couple dated for a year and were married on November 7, 1964, at St. Valentine's Church in Bloomfield with their family and friends by their sides. 

Jack was an extremely hard worker who worked alongside his father for many years in their family towing business - Johnny's Service Garage in Clifton. After Jack’s father sold the towing company, Jack returned to his former work in electronics while he began a side gig cleaning service. He started that side gig with just the basics, but his entrepreneurial spirit saw it evolve. He realized that the electronics job wasn’t for him, and he took a risk starting his own business called Superior Office Maintenance. Jack leveraged his established connections from his cleaning service and launched his company on a path that led to 31 successful years before his eventual retirement. 

Jack and Eileen lived briefly in Lyndhurst and then Bloomfield before finally settling and building a home in Wayne. The couple raised their three children: Christine, Laura, and John in their new home in Wayne. In 1992, they decided to build a summer home on Long Beach Island which proved to be one of the greatest decisions they could’ve made. Their family enjoyed many incredible summers spent taking in everything the shore had to offer. Jack wasn't just an amazing father to his children; he was also a genuine friend to them. In fact, Jack could make friends just about anywhere. There was something about him which pulled people to him and made them feel very comfortable. Jack always brought the party with him; he was a charismatic, funny, blunt, and witty man who could make just about anyone smile. 

Jack loved his free time spent tending to his huge 90-gallon saltwater fish tank whether it was cleaning, fixing, or just enjoying watching his fish. It wasn’t uncommon to find Jack fixing other aspects of the house as well. He loved to keep busy with little projects around his house and his children’s houses like painting walls or other handy work that he could help with. Jack will also be remembered as a huge New York Giants fan. He was a faithful season ticket holder since 1972! He was notably featured in the newspaper shot of Giants stadium on opening day in 1976 where he proudly supported his team with friends and family. 

Jack treasured his family more than anything and he loved to dote on his grandchildren and grand dogs. Jack had such a huge heart and will be greatly missed by all those he was able to befriend and love. 

Jack is survived by his loving wife Eileen Forsatz; his siblings: Karen Conte and Rick Forsatz; his children: Christine Costello and her husband Greg, Laura Mitchell and her husband Todd, and John Forsatz and his wife Cheryll; and his six grandchildren: Ryan, Blake, Luke, Matthew, John, and Elizabeth. Jack is predeceased by his brother Mark Forsatz. 

In lieu of flowers, donations in Jack’s memory would be appreciated to the American Cancer Society.

For those who are unable to attend the funeral Mass at Our Lady of the Valley Church on Wednesday, February 7, 2024, the event will be livestreamed at the following link: https://venue.streamspot.com/event/NDQ2MTI4MQ==