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December 14, 2007
Services
Funeral services will be held Monday December 17, 2007 at 10:30 AM from the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne.
Friends may visit with the family at the funeral home on Sunday, December 16, 2007 from 2:30 to 5:30 PM.
Interment will be at the Old Tennent Cemetery in Englishtown, NJ.
John Palinkas, age 75 of Wayne died suddenly and unexpectedly on Friday December 14, 2007 at the St. Josephs Hospital in Wayne.
John was born in Nagytarcsa, Hungary at a time of turmoil that led up to the second world war. As a young teenager he was seriously injured when he and some friends found an unexploded hand-grenade left behind after the war. It unexpectedly exploded in John's hand, but he miraculously survived. One of his friends was not so lucky, and another was left blinded and seriously injured. This tragic event changed his life forever.
After the Hungarian Revolution in 1956 and the political change that took place thereafter, John decided to strike out for a better life and he came to America in 1959. He soon found employment at the Glen Ridge Country Club where he has worked ever since. He loved meeting and interacting with all the people at the country club and was dedicated to his work there. He was able to fix or do just about anything. Sadly, he was planning to retire from the Country Club next month.
He enjoyed 29 years of wonderful marriage to his wife Maria who describes him as “a loving, caring, and devoted husband”. John was as selfless as any person could be; he always put everyone before himself. This held true in his personal life as well as his professional life. His wife will tell you how, even while on vacation, John would call the country club to be sure that the work was being done properly. In his personal life, no one came before his daughter Judith; she was his number one and she described him as a “wonderful dad, so loving and caring”.
He also had a distinct calm about him such that nothing really bothered him or got him upset. His calm nature and incredible appetite were some of his trademarks: he just loved to eat! Yet somehow he managed never to become overweight. He preferred traditional Hungarian meals, chicken and rice dishes, but would eat just about anything that was put in front of him. John and Maria enjoyed traveling together and took several cruises, including Hawaii and the Caribbean. On many occasions they visited Hungary, where they both had family. John was also active in his church; Bethany Church in Wyckoff. Many of the trips that he and Maria took were with their fellow church members.
John will be dearly missed by his wife Maria of Wayne, his daughter Judith Hayden and her husband David, and his granddaughter Jennifer Hayden. He was predeceased by three brothers and three sisters.
Those planning an expression of sympathy in John’s name are asked to consider the Bethany Church, in memoriam of John Palinkas, 568 Wellington Drive, Wyckoff, NJ 07481. A donation form may be printed out here by clicking on the link below “Print out donation form”. Using this form will assure that your donation is properly acknowledged to John’s family.
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Funeral services will be held Monday December 17, 2007 at 10:30 AM from the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne.
Friends may visit with the family at the funeral home on Sunday, December 16, 2007 from 2:30 to 5:30 PM.
Interment will be at the Old Tennent Cemetery in Englishtown, NJ.
December 14, 2007
Services
Funeral services will be held Monday December 17, 2007 at 10:30 AM from the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne.
Friends may visit with the family at the funeral home on Sunday, December 16, 2007 from 2:30 to 5:30 PM.
Interment will be at the Old Tennent Cemetery in Englishtown, NJ.
John Palinkas, age 75 of Wayne died suddenly and unexpectedly on Friday December 14, 2007 at the St. Josephs Hospital in Wayne.
John was born in Nagytarcsa, Hungary at a time of turmoil that led up to the second world war. As a young teenager he was seriously injured when he and some friends found an unexploded hand-grenade left behind after the war. It unexpectedly exploded in John's hand, but he miraculously survived. One of his friends was not so lucky, and another was left blinded and seriously injured. This tragic event changed his life forever.
After the Hungarian Revolution in 1956 and the political change that took place thereafter, John decided to strike out for a better life and he came to America in 1959. He soon found employment at the Glen Ridge Country Club where he has worked ever since. He loved meeting and interacting with all the people at the country club and was dedicated to his work there. He was able to fix or do just about anything. Sadly, he was planning to retire from the Country Club next month.
He enjoyed 29 years of wonderful marriage to his wife Maria who describes him as “a loving, caring, and devoted husband”. John was as selfless as any person could be; he always put everyone before himself. This held true in his personal life as well as his professional life. His wife will tell you how, even while on vacation, John would call the country club to be sure that the work was being done properly. In his personal life, no one came before his daughter Judith; she was his number one and she described him as a “wonderful dad, so loving and caring”.
He also had a distinct calm about him such that nothing really bothered him or got him upset. His calm nature and incredible appetite were some of his trademarks: he just loved to eat! Yet somehow he managed never to become overweight. He preferred traditional Hungarian meals, chicken and rice dishes, but would eat just about anything that was put in front of him. John and Maria enjoyed traveling together and took several cruises, including Hawaii and the Caribbean. On many occasions they visited Hungary, where they both had family. John was also active in his church; Bethany Church in Wyckoff. Many of the trips that he and Maria took were with their fellow church members.
John will be dearly missed by his wife Maria of Wayne, his daughter Judith Hayden and her husband David, and his granddaughter Jennifer Hayden. He was predeceased by three brothers and three sisters.
Those planning an expression of sympathy in John’s name are asked to consider the Bethany Church, in memoriam of John Palinkas, 568 Wellington Drive, Wyckoff, NJ 07481. A donation form may be printed out here by clicking on the link below “Print out donation form”. Using this form will assure that your donation is properly acknowledged to John’s family.
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