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Services
Friends may visit with the family at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, on Friday, July 8, 2016 from 4-8 PM.
Funeral Services will be held at 8:30 AM on Saturday, July 9 from the funeral home, then to St. Mary’s RC Church, Pompton Lakes, where at 9:30 AM a Funeral Mass will be offered. Burial will follow at the Christ the King Cemetery, Franklin Lakes.
Michael Ducate, age 73 of Wayne passed away on July 5, 2016.
He was born in Jersey City, NJ and grew up in Cliffside Park. He lived most of his life in Wayne.
Mike graduated from Cliffside Park High School where he played football. He continued to play football at Iowa Wesleyan College where he graduated in 1965.
Mike met the love of his life, Judy (nee Arricale) in 1964. They married on July 3, 1965 and enjoyed fifty one years together. Mike, Judy and their son Marc have been operating a family steel business, Heritage Steel and Slitting Co. in Newark, since 1987. His son Marc carries on the family business as D&M Steel Corp. Mike retired in 2010 to enjoy the activities he loved.
Mike was a member of the Pacquenac Tennis Club in Pompton Plains and was an avid tennis player and enthusiast. He also loved to exercise daily, enjoyed cross country and downhill skiing, and hiking.
Mike is survived by his devoted and loving wife Judy, his son Marc and his partner Dale De Stefano. He was predeceased by his son Michael in 1988. He is also survived by his sister Karen Enrico and her husband Tom, and many friends and relatives who loved him dearly.
In lieu of flowers, donations in Mike’s memory would be appreciated to Compassionate Care Hospice, 1373 Broad St., Suite 309, Clifton, NJ 07013, or St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, P.O Box 1000, Dept. 142, Memphis, TN 38148-0142, www.stjude.org.
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Friends may visit with the family at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, on Friday, July 8, 2016 from 4-8 PM.
Funeral Services will be held at 8:30 AM on Saturday, July 9 from the funeral home, then to St. Mary’s RC Church, Pompton Lakes, where at 9:30 AM a Funeral Mass will be offered. Burial will follow at the Christ the King Cemetery, Franklin Lakes.
Services
Friends may visit with the family at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, on Friday, July 8, 2016 from 4-8 PM.
Funeral Services will be held at 8:30 AM on Saturday, July 9 from the funeral home, then to St. Mary’s RC Church, Pompton Lakes, where at 9:30 AM a Funeral Mass will be offered. Burial will follow at the Christ the King Cemetery, Franklin Lakes.
Michael Ducate, age 73 of Wayne passed away on July 5, 2016.
He was born in Jersey City, NJ and grew up in Cliffside Park. He lived most of his life in Wayne.
Mike graduated from Cliffside Park High School where he played football. He continued to play football at Iowa Wesleyan College where he graduated in 1965.
Mike met the love of his life, Judy (nee Arricale) in 1964. They married on July 3, 1965 and enjoyed fifty one years together. Mike, Judy and their son Marc have been operating a family steel business, Heritage Steel and Slitting Co. in Newark, since 1987. His son Marc carries on the family business as D&M Steel Corp. Mike retired in 2010 to enjoy the activities he loved.
Mike was a member of the Pacquenac Tennis Club in Pompton Plains and was an avid tennis player and enthusiast. He also loved to exercise daily, enjoyed cross country and downhill skiing, and hiking.
Mike is survived by his devoted and loving wife Judy, his son Marc and his partner Dale De Stefano. He was predeceased by his son Michael in 1988. He is also survived by his sister Karen Enrico and her husband Tom, and many friends and relatives who loved him dearly.
In lieu of flowers, donations in Mike’s memory would be appreciated to Compassionate Care Hospice, 1373 Broad St., Suite 309, Clifton, NJ 07013, or St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, P.O Box 1000, Dept. 142, Memphis, TN 38148-0142, www.stjude.org.
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