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February 24, 2014
Services
Friends may visit with the family from 2-4 and 7-9 PM on Wednesday, February 26, 2014 at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Rd., Wayne.
Funeral services will be held 9:45 AM on Thursday, February 27, 2014 from the funeral home then to St Ann Melkite Catholic Church, Rifle Camp Road, Woodland Park where an 11 AM Funeral Service will be held.
Interment will be in Calvary Cemetery, Paterson.
Michael Basil Bsales age 88 of Wayne passed peacefully with the comfort of family by his side on Monday, February 24, 2014
He was born in Paterson having attended Central High School in Paterson for two years and then graduated from Paterson Technical High School with the Class of 1942. After High School Michael worked as a Temporary Employee/Job Shopper/Freelance Draftsman in Kearny for several companies such as Curtis Wright and Clay Adams Corporation. After a short time he enlisted in the United States Navy and served during WWII as an Electronic Technician’s Mate Third Class and received the American Theatre Medal, Asiatic Pacific Medal, and the WWII Victory Medal. After the war he returned to his worked as a freelance draftsman and soon started his own temporary employment company called Mayfair Services in Wayne. He ran Mayfair Services for twenty-three years before retiring in 1995.
Michael was an active member of Saint Ann’s Melkite Catholic Church in Woodland Park where he helped build the church, sang in the choir for fifty years, and was a member of the church’s St Vincent DePaul Society.
He was a member of the John Raad Post 438 of the American Legion in Paterson.
Mike loved to travel and has been to Puerto Rico, Hawaii, Santa Monica, California, Atlantic City, and Las Vegas. He especially loved going to Aruba. Most of his destinations had a casino where he would be found playing Blackjack.
Most of all Mike loved being with his wife, children, grandchildren, and great-grand-grandchildren. His easy going, fun loving personality, combined with his great sense of humor endeared him to family and friends alike.
Many years ago Mike came to the Shakal’s home to fix a radio. As he walked through the house he spied a young girl up on a ladder hanging curtains. Mike’s eyes were affixed to the girls beautiful legs when she said “you like what you see?” It was at this point Mike realized there was a beautiful young lady attached to these legs and both started laughing. Mike and Gloria soon began dating with their first date being to the movies at the Regency in Paterson to see an Al Jolson movie. They both attended St Ann’s Church in Paterson but Gloria wouldn’t go to church with Mike as this would insinuate they were going steady. They soon fell in love and married at St Ann’s Church on February 6, 1949 with a reception at Sacred Heart’s Church Hall in Paterson. They honeymooned in Florida at a Bed & Breakfast only to have their car break down while in Florida. They were so tight on money they had to have extra wired down to them to cover the repairs to the car. They have enjoyed a loving and caring marriage for the past sixty-five years.
Michael was the loving husband of sixty-five years to Gloria Adele Bsales (nee Shakal); loving father of Frank Bsales and his wife Lisa of Blairsmill, PA, Michele Rowek and her husband Tony of Wayne, Robin Puchalski and her husband Ron of Chandler, AZ, Merry Bsales of Wayne, and Lisa Loffredo and her husband Gary of Wayne; loved brother of Alex, Raymond, George Bsales, Josephine Kaspar, Rose Buraty, and Emily Davidson; cherished grandfather of eleven grandchildren, four great-grandchildren, and fifteen god-children.
In the last years of his life Mike was cared for by the V.A. Long Term Care Facility in Lyons, NJ. The Volunteer Services division helped keep the Veterans active with different activities like Bingo etc. In lieu of flowers memorial donations to the Veterans Affairs NJ Health Care System (VANJHCS), 151 Knollcroft Road, Lyons, NJ 07939, Att: Volunteer Services would be appreciated.
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Friends may visit with the family from 2-4 and 7-9 PM on Wednesday, February 26, 2014 at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Rd., Wayne.
Funeral services will be held 9:45 AM on Thursday, February 27, 2014 from the funeral home then to St Ann Melkite Catholic Church, Rifle Camp Road, Woodland Park where an 11 AM Funeral Service will be held.
Interment will be in Calvary Cemetery, Paterson.
February 24, 2014
Services
Friends may visit with the family from 2-4 and 7-9 PM on Wednesday, February 26, 2014 at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Rd., Wayne.
Funeral services will be held 9:45 AM on Thursday, February 27, 2014 from the funeral home then to St Ann Melkite Catholic Church, Rifle Camp Road, Woodland Park where an 11 AM Funeral Service will be held.
Interment will be in Calvary Cemetery, Paterson.
Michael Basil Bsales age 88 of Wayne passed peacefully with the comfort of family by his side on Monday, February 24, 2014
He was born in Paterson having attended Central High School in Paterson for two years and then graduated from Paterson Technical High School with the Class of 1942. After High School Michael worked as a Temporary Employee/Job Shopper/Freelance Draftsman in Kearny for several companies such as Curtis Wright and Clay Adams Corporation. After a short time he enlisted in the United States Navy and served during WWII as an Electronic Technician’s Mate Third Class and received the American Theatre Medal, Asiatic Pacific Medal, and the WWII Victory Medal. After the war he returned to his worked as a freelance draftsman and soon started his own temporary employment company called Mayfair Services in Wayne. He ran Mayfair Services for twenty-three years before retiring in 1995.
Michael was an active member of Saint Ann’s Melkite Catholic Church in Woodland Park where he helped build the church, sang in the choir for fifty years, and was a member of the church’s St Vincent DePaul Society.
He was a member of the John Raad Post 438 of the American Legion in Paterson.
Mike loved to travel and has been to Puerto Rico, Hawaii, Santa Monica, California, Atlantic City, and Las Vegas. He especially loved going to Aruba. Most of his destinations had a casino where he would be found playing Blackjack.
Most of all Mike loved being with his wife, children, grandchildren, and great-grand-grandchildren. His easy going, fun loving personality, combined with his great sense of humor endeared him to family and friends alike.
Many years ago Mike came to the Shakal’s home to fix a radio. As he walked through the house he spied a young girl up on a ladder hanging curtains. Mike’s eyes were affixed to the girls beautiful legs when she said “you like what you see?” It was at this point Mike realized there was a beautiful young lady attached to these legs and both started laughing. Mike and Gloria soon began dating with their first date being to the movies at the Regency in Paterson to see an Al Jolson movie. They both attended St Ann’s Church in Paterson but Gloria wouldn’t go to church with Mike as this would insinuate they were going steady. They soon fell in love and married at St Ann’s Church on February 6, 1949 with a reception at Sacred Heart’s Church Hall in Paterson. They honeymooned in Florida at a Bed & Breakfast only to have their car break down while in Florida. They were so tight on money they had to have extra wired down to them to cover the repairs to the car. They have enjoyed a loving and caring marriage for the past sixty-five years.
Michael was the loving husband of sixty-five years to Gloria Adele Bsales (nee Shakal); loving father of Frank Bsales and his wife Lisa of Blairsmill, PA, Michele Rowek and her husband Tony of Wayne, Robin Puchalski and her husband Ron of Chandler, AZ, Merry Bsales of Wayne, and Lisa Loffredo and her husband Gary of Wayne; loved brother of Alex, Raymond, George Bsales, Josephine Kaspar, Rose Buraty, and Emily Davidson; cherished grandfather of eleven grandchildren, four great-grandchildren, and fifteen god-children.
In the last years of his life Mike was cared for by the V.A. Long Term Care Facility in Lyons, NJ. The Volunteer Services division helped keep the Veterans active with different activities like Bingo etc. In lieu of flowers memorial donations to the Veterans Affairs NJ Health Care System (VANJHCS), 151 Knollcroft Road, Lyons, NJ 07939, Att: Volunteer Services would be appreciated.
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