John S. Molczyk

John S. Molczyk, age 67, of Wayne, passed Sunday, May 22, 2022.

He was born in Tarnow, Poland, and at the age of 10 he came to America, settling in Garfield, New Jersey, with his family.  John attended Garfield High School and later finished his high school years at Wayne Hills High School in 1972. He continued his education at William Paterson University where he graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting in 1976.

After college, John passed his Certified Public Accountant exam and most recently worked for Bederson LLP in Fairfield. John will be lovingly remembered for his great sense of humor, his easy-going demeanor, and his love of any and all of God’s creatures.  He was a true family man who had integrity and a deep love of his two sons. He loved to travel to Lake George and Walt Disney World.  He was Mr. Fix-it and was always up at the crack of dawn, and he loved to unwind with classic television shows, movies, and game shows.

Many years ago, John went to the Thrift Drug store in Pompton Plains and noticed a cute girl named Loret Mistrick.  They soon fell in love and on May 29, 1983, were married at the Immaculate Heart of Mary Church in Wayne. A reception followed at the Regency House in Pompton Plains. John’s mother had them perform a traditional Polish ceremony: the bride and groom each chose a shot glass, one containing alcohol and one without. The one whose glass had alcohol would be the “boss” of the marriage.  Loret picked the alcohol, and as tradition would have it, she was the boss.  They honeymooned at the Acapulco Princess Hotel in Acapulco, Mexico. They had a loving marriage of thirty-one years that was blessed with two sons, David and Daniel, before Loret’s passing in July of 2014.

John was the beloved son of the late Sophie (nee Lasko) Molczyk Pawlowski, Stefan Molczyk, and stepfather Eugene Pawlowski. He was the husband of the late Loret (nee Mistrick) Molczyk; devoted father of David of Wayne and Daniel (Peter) of Totowa; loved brother of Victor (Karin) Molczyk of Ellicott City, MD, and Christine (Paul) Mascia of Eldersburg, MD; devoted sister-in-law Patti Mistrick of Pompton Lakes and sister- and brother-in-law Trish and Greg Frost of Wayne. He was also the dearly loved uncle of Stephen (Katie), Brian, and Kevin Molczyk and Thomas (Sara), Jacob, and Victoria Mascia.

Memorial donations to the Wayne Memorial First Aid Squad would be greatly appreciated.