Office Hours: Monday – Friday, 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Calls outside of office hours? No worries! Our team will respond within 10–15 minutes.
September 7, 2012
Services
Family and friends may visit with the family at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, on Tuesday, September 11, 2012, from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 PM. Funeral services will be held at 9 AM on Wednesday at the funeral home, with a funeral Mass following at 10 AM at Our Lady Queen of Peace RC Church, Hewitt.
John L. McAloney, age 69, of West Milford, died peacefully on Friday, September 7, 2012. John fought a courageous battle with glioblastoma, the most aggressive type of brain cancer, with his family at his side through it all.
John was raised in Kearny, NJ, and graduated from Seton Hall Prep in 1961. He received a certificate in industrial electronics in 1962. In 1963 he joined the U.S. Navy, proudly serving as Aviation Electronics Technician with Helicopter Antisubmarine Squadron Five. He married his true love, Judith Tufano, on October 9, 1965, at St. John’s Cathedral in Paterson. They honeymooned at Miami Beach and went on to enjoy five children and forty-seven years together.
In 1967 he began a career that would last more than 33 years with Kearfott Guidance and Navigational Corporation in Little Falls. While working full-time and supporting his ever-growing family, he achieved a bachelor of science degree in engineering from New Jersey Institute of Technology in 1978, graduating with honors.
At the peak of his service with Kearfott, as Quality Assurance Director, Inspection and Test, he managed a staff of 165 operations and logistics personnel. He loved his work at Kearfott and all the wonderful people he became friends with as a result. In 2001 he took a position with the U.S. Department of Defense as Quality Assurance Specialist. He took great pride in his work as an inspector for U.S. government-contracted materials and equipment, being meticulous at every turn. On the side, he ran a successful business as a certified home inspector.
His hobbies were hiking, the outdoors, cooking, baking, gardening, crossword puzzles, and especially fixing things. A technical thinker with a natural mechanical inclination, he knew how to fix and maintenance everything from cars to home appliances—as well as how to build additions, rewire electrical systems, repair pipes, and replace just about anything that broke in the home.
In fact, home was where his heart was, and nothing brought him more joy than being surrounded by his family. Being married to the love of his life, raising five children together, and then being blessed with nine grandchildren made him a wealthy man, and there was literally nothing he wouldn’t do for his family. He was quite proud of his children, making each one feel like his only child even though there were five! Each of his grandchildren also brought him unique joy, and he loved them all very much. St. Patrick’s Day was a favorite holiday of his, and he loved to prepare a big meal for his whole family and spend the day together. He was especially proud of his Irish heritage. He was also devoted to his Catholic faith, and before his illness, he never missed Sunday Mass at Our Lady Queen of Peace RC Church in Hewitt, NJ.
John will be dearly missed by his beloved wife of forty-seven years, Judith of West Milford; his five children, Christina Scienski and her husband, Larry, of Pompton Plains, NJ; Jennifer Godfrey and her husband, Troy, of Washington, NJ; Regina Kelly and her husband, Brian, of Sea Bright, NJ; Danielle Petrelli and her husband, Vincent, of Turnersville, NJ; and John Paul McAloney and his wife, Lindsay, of Vernon, NJ; nine grandchildren, Naomi Godfrey of Washington; Lauren, Patrick, and Matthew Scienski of Pompton Plains; Maren Kelly of Sea Bright; Gracie, Julianna, and Maggie Petrelli of Turnersville; and McKenna McAloney of Vernon; and one sister, Patricia Calandrillo and her husband, Nick, of Andover, NJ.
Memorial donations in John’s honor would be greatly appreciated. Please consider the American Brain Tumor Association, 8550 W. Bryn Mawr Avenue, Suite 550, Chicago, IL 60631, or the Arbor Day Foundation, 100 Arbor Avenue, Nebraska City, NE 68410.
If you would like to send a private condolence directly to the family use this condolence section.
Family and friends may visit with the family at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, on Tuesday, September 11, 2012, from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 PM. Funeral services will be held at 9 AM on Wednesday at the funeral home, with a funeral Mass following at 10 AM at Our Lady Queen of Peace RC Church, Hewitt.
September 7, 2012
Services
Family and friends may visit with the family at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, on Tuesday, September 11, 2012, from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 PM. Funeral services will be held at 9 AM on Wednesday at the funeral home, with a funeral Mass following at 10 AM at Our Lady Queen of Peace RC Church, Hewitt.
John L. McAloney, age 69, of West Milford, died peacefully on Friday, September 7, 2012. John fought a courageous battle with glioblastoma, the most aggressive type of brain cancer, with his family at his side through it all.
John was raised in Kearny, NJ, and graduated from Seton Hall Prep in 1961. He received a certificate in industrial electronics in 1962. In 1963 he joined the U.S. Navy, proudly serving as Aviation Electronics Technician with Helicopter Antisubmarine Squadron Five. He married his true love, Judith Tufano, on October 9, 1965, at St. John’s Cathedral in Paterson. They honeymooned at Miami Beach and went on to enjoy five children and forty-seven years together.
In 1967 he began a career that would last more than 33 years with Kearfott Guidance and Navigational Corporation in Little Falls. While working full-time and supporting his ever-growing family, he achieved a bachelor of science degree in engineering from New Jersey Institute of Technology in 1978, graduating with honors.
At the peak of his service with Kearfott, as Quality Assurance Director, Inspection and Test, he managed a staff of 165 operations and logistics personnel. He loved his work at Kearfott and all the wonderful people he became friends with as a result. In 2001 he took a position with the U.S. Department of Defense as Quality Assurance Specialist. He took great pride in his work as an inspector for U.S. government-contracted materials and equipment, being meticulous at every turn. On the side, he ran a successful business as a certified home inspector.
His hobbies were hiking, the outdoors, cooking, baking, gardening, crossword puzzles, and especially fixing things. A technical thinker with a natural mechanical inclination, he knew how to fix and maintenance everything from cars to home appliances—as well as how to build additions, rewire electrical systems, repair pipes, and replace just about anything that broke in the home.
In fact, home was where his heart was, and nothing brought him more joy than being surrounded by his family. Being married to the love of his life, raising five children together, and then being blessed with nine grandchildren made him a wealthy man, and there was literally nothing he wouldn’t do for his family. He was quite proud of his children, making each one feel like his only child even though there were five! Each of his grandchildren also brought him unique joy, and he loved them all very much. St. Patrick’s Day was a favorite holiday of his, and he loved to prepare a big meal for his whole family and spend the day together. He was especially proud of his Irish heritage. He was also devoted to his Catholic faith, and before his illness, he never missed Sunday Mass at Our Lady Queen of Peace RC Church in Hewitt, NJ.
John will be dearly missed by his beloved wife of forty-seven years, Judith of West Milford; his five children, Christina Scienski and her husband, Larry, of Pompton Plains, NJ; Jennifer Godfrey and her husband, Troy, of Washington, NJ; Regina Kelly and her husband, Brian, of Sea Bright, NJ; Danielle Petrelli and her husband, Vincent, of Turnersville, NJ; and John Paul McAloney and his wife, Lindsay, of Vernon, NJ; nine grandchildren, Naomi Godfrey of Washington; Lauren, Patrick, and Matthew Scienski of Pompton Plains; Maren Kelly of Sea Bright; Gracie, Julianna, and Maggie Petrelli of Turnersville; and McKenna McAloney of Vernon; and one sister, Patricia Calandrillo and her husband, Nick, of Andover, NJ.
Memorial donations in John’s honor would be greatly appreciated. Please consider the American Brain Tumor Association, 8550 W. Bryn Mawr Avenue, Suite 550, Chicago, IL 60631, or the Arbor Day Foundation, 100 Arbor Avenue, Nebraska City, NE 68410.
Guestbook