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September 17, 2013
Services
Friends may visit with the family at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, on Friday, September 20, 2013 from 4-8 PM.
Funeral Services will be held at 9:30 AM on Saturday, September 21 from the funeral home, then to St. Mary’s RC Church, Pompton Lakes, where at 10:30 AM a Funeral Mass will be offered.
Michael A. Brandl, age 60 of Wayne, died on Tuesday, September 17, 2013. He has been a resident of Wayne for twenty six years.
Michael was born in Passaic and grew up in Clifton. He graduated from Pope Pius XII High School with the class of 1971. He went on to earn his Bachelor of Science degree in accounting from The Wharton School of Business. Michael was a partner of the CPA firm “Maher & Brandl” in Pompton Lakes from 1980 to 1998. He subsequently had his own firm, “Michael A. Brandl, CPA, P.C.” based in Wayne.
Mike was an avid card player and sports fan. Blackjack and poker were among his favorites and he was very good. He had regular games with his friends, frequent trips to Atlantic City, and most of his vacations were to Caribbean destinations that offered gambling. Mike also loved sports and had been active with the Wayne PAL for many years. He coached basketball and baseball while his two sons were growing up and he continued to support the PAL, currently sitting on the Board of Trustees.
He was a great dad, always active with his boys and he was there at every game he could make it to. They played hoops in the driveway often and had attended many Yankee’s home games together. They had been making an annual trip to Fenway Park too, leaving the Yankees jerseys home, of course. Along with his sons, Mike had been to many of the ballparks around the country and together they dreamed about doing a ‘ballpark tour’ across the nation. He was a big football fan and college basketball fan too. Mike also loved to read the NY Post every morning, completing the crossword and Sudoku each day. Then he would have a little one-on-one time with their dog Milo playing ball.
In the 1980’s, Mike’s sister introduced him to Juliana (Rosta). He proposed to her in Atlantic City and they married on May 21, 1988 at St. Stephen’s RC Church, Passaic. Mike planned a wonderful honeymoon to the Hawaiian Islands, including a return layover in Las Vegas so he could play some cards. They’ve enjoyed twenty five years devoted to one another in a “best friends” marriage. Mike was a wonderful husband and they were inseparable partners. Mike had a large heart and always put everyone first before himself.
Mike is survived by his loving wife Juliana, two sons; Jonathan and Joseph of Wayne, his parents; Michael and Katherine Brandl of Hewitt, two sisters; Linda Brandl of Whippany and Maryann Moran and her husband Timothy of Hewitt, and a large family of aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces and nephews.
Friends wishing to honor Mike’s memory with a donation are asked to please consider the Wayne PAL, 1 PAL Drive, Wayne, NJ 07470 or the American Diabetes Association, P.O. Box 11454, Alexandria, VA 22312.
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Friends may visit with the family at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, on Friday, September 20, 2013 from 4-8 PM.
Funeral Services will be held at 9:30 AM on Saturday, September 21 from the funeral home, then to St. Mary’s RC Church, Pompton Lakes, where at 10:30 AM a Funeral Mass will be offered.
September 17, 2013
Services
Friends may visit with the family at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, on Friday, September 20, 2013 from 4-8 PM.
Funeral Services will be held at 9:30 AM on Saturday, September 21 from the funeral home, then to St. Mary’s RC Church, Pompton Lakes, where at 10:30 AM a Funeral Mass will be offered.
Michael A. Brandl, age 60 of Wayne, died on Tuesday, September 17, 2013. He has been a resident of Wayne for twenty six years.
Michael was born in Passaic and grew up in Clifton. He graduated from Pope Pius XII High School with the class of 1971. He went on to earn his Bachelor of Science degree in accounting from The Wharton School of Business. Michael was a partner of the CPA firm “Maher & Brandl” in Pompton Lakes from 1980 to 1998. He subsequently had his own firm, “Michael A. Brandl, CPA, P.C.” based in Wayne.
Mike was an avid card player and sports fan. Blackjack and poker were among his favorites and he was very good. He had regular games with his friends, frequent trips to Atlantic City, and most of his vacations were to Caribbean destinations that offered gambling. Mike also loved sports and had been active with the Wayne PAL for many years. He coached basketball and baseball while his two sons were growing up and he continued to support the PAL, currently sitting on the Board of Trustees.
He was a great dad, always active with his boys and he was there at every game he could make it to. They played hoops in the driveway often and had attended many Yankee’s home games together. They had been making an annual trip to Fenway Park too, leaving the Yankees jerseys home, of course. Along with his sons, Mike had been to many of the ballparks around the country and together they dreamed about doing a ‘ballpark tour’ across the nation. He was a big football fan and college basketball fan too. Mike also loved to read the NY Post every morning, completing the crossword and Sudoku each day. Then he would have a little one-on-one time with their dog Milo playing ball.
In the 1980’s, Mike’s sister introduced him to Juliana (Rosta). He proposed to her in Atlantic City and they married on May 21, 1988 at St. Stephen’s RC Church, Passaic. Mike planned a wonderful honeymoon to the Hawaiian Islands, including a return layover in Las Vegas so he could play some cards. They’ve enjoyed twenty five years devoted to one another in a “best friends” marriage. Mike was a wonderful husband and they were inseparable partners. Mike had a large heart and always put everyone first before himself.
Mike is survived by his loving wife Juliana, two sons; Jonathan and Joseph of Wayne, his parents; Michael and Katherine Brandl of Hewitt, two sisters; Linda Brandl of Whippany and Maryann Moran and her husband Timothy of Hewitt, and a large family of aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces and nephews.
Friends wishing to honor Mike’s memory with a donation are asked to please consider the Wayne PAL, 1 PAL Drive, Wayne, NJ 07470 or the American Diabetes Association, P.O. Box 11454, Alexandria, VA 22312.
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