Louis Belle

Louis A. Belle, age 80, of Wayne passed Monday, March 20, 2023, with the comfort of family by his side.

Louis was born in Paterson, NJ to Louis and Teena Belle. He grew up in Haledon, NJ and spent 44 years in Haledon, before moving to Wayne in 1987.  Louis graduated from Central High School in Paterson with the Class of June of 1960, where he played on the football and baseball teams and was voted nicest smile. 

After graduation Louis worked for Jersey State Chemical and Sybron Corporation, in Haledon, before starting his own business in 1970.  He was the founder of Kaybe Chemical and continued to run the business for over 50 years, up until the time of his passing.

Louis met his wife Ginger in Greenwood Lake, where they were introduced by a mutual friend. From a first date at Tavern on the Mall in Paramus, Louis and Ginger would date for four years before getting married on January 20, 1973. 

Louis will be fondly remembered as being an extremely generous, warm and fun-loving person.  He had a passion for restaurants and travel and would think nothing of taking a road trip for a good meal.  He was an avid handball and tennis player in his younger years.  He enjoyed boating and spent time at the Jersey Shore during the summer and spent many winters in Fort Lauderdale, FL.   

Louis was the devoted husband of Kathleen “Ginger” Belle for 44 years, until her passing in 2017; beloved father of Robert Belle of North Haledon, Lara Belle and her husband Scott Stegen of Tuxedo, NY, and Heather Cruz of Sloatsburg, NY; he was the cherished grandfather of Siena Cruz, Madison Cruz, Alessandra Stegen, Jack Stegen, Logan Belle and Lincoln Belle.

He touched the lives of many people and will be sincerely missed by everyone that knew him. 

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations to the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research, 469 7th Ave., NY, NY 10018 would be greatly appreciated.