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January 3, 2017
Services
Friends may visit with the family at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, on Wednesday, January 11, 2017 from 4-7 PM.
Funeral Services will be held on Thursday, January 12, 2017 at St. Michael’s Episcopal Church, Wayne, at 10 AM. Burial will follow at the Laurel Grove Cemetery, Totowa.
Michael J. Dutko, age 88 of Wayne, died on Tuesday, January 3, 2017. He had been a Wayne resident for 60 years.
Born to John and Fannie Dutko in the Singac section of Little Falls, Mike grew up and graduated from Passaic Valley High School with the Class of 1945. His fond childhood memories include his 6 siblings, playing baseball in school and singing in the St. John's Russian Orthodox choir. Mike was very proud and thankful to be the first in his family to attend and graduate from college. He earned his Bachelor’s Degree in Chemistry from Seton Hall University in 1950. Immediately after graduating from college, he joined the U.S. Navy and served for four years as a medic before he began his career as a chemist in Totowa. He later joined Exeter Manufacturing Company of New York City as a Technical Sales Representative of glass fabrics. He married his sweetheart, Hope Kosachook, in 1955 and they settled in Wayne in 1957. In the late 60's, Mike joined the Industrial Fabrics Department of Uniglass Industries, a Division of United Merchants and Manufacturing, Inc. As a Fiberglass Sales Rep, he was involved in many pioneering projects with IBM. He retired in 1988 as a Sales Executive with Uniglass, supplying fiberglass products to various industries.
Mike was an avid golfer and truly loved the sport. He described watching the sunrise over a fairway as a spiritual experience that he simply would never tire of. He enjoyed membership at Bowling Green Golf Club, playing frequently with his brother Paul and childhood friends. He played many courses over the years. He was also a wonderful family man, always cooking breakfast for his kids on Sunday morning and grilling for the family cookouts. His daughter fondly recalls her father simply as “a wonderful man and father.”
Mike is survived by his daughter Barbara Jean Dutko of Milford, Massachusetts, one sister, Mary Durkos of Little Falls, and many nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by his loving wife Hope in 2013, by his daughter Mary Beth Dutko in 2007, and by his five siblings, Walter (Charlie), Peter, Steven, Paul and Justine (Sue) Jaworski.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations made in Mike’s honor would be appreciated to the 'general fund' at St. Michael’s Episcopal Church, 1219 Ratzer Rd., Wayne, NJ 07470.
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Friends may visit with the family at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, on Wednesday, January 11, 2017 from 4-7 PM.
Funeral Services will be held on Thursday, January 12, 2017 at St. Michael’s Episcopal Church, Wayne, at 10 AM. Burial will follow at the Laurel Grove Cemetery, Totowa.
January 3, 2017
Services
Friends may visit with the family at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, on Wednesday, January 11, 2017 from 4-7 PM.
Funeral Services will be held on Thursday, January 12, 2017 at St. Michael’s Episcopal Church, Wayne, at 10 AM. Burial will follow at the Laurel Grove Cemetery, Totowa.
Michael J. Dutko, age 88 of Wayne, died on Tuesday, January 3, 2017. He had been a Wayne resident for 60 years.
Born to John and Fannie Dutko in the Singac section of Little Falls, Mike grew up and graduated from Passaic Valley High School with the Class of 1945. His fond childhood memories include his 6 siblings, playing baseball in school and singing in the St. John's Russian Orthodox choir. Mike was very proud and thankful to be the first in his family to attend and graduate from college. He earned his Bachelor’s Degree in Chemistry from Seton Hall University in 1950. Immediately after graduating from college, he joined the U.S. Navy and served for four years as a medic before he began his career as a chemist in Totowa. He later joined Exeter Manufacturing Company of New York City as a Technical Sales Representative of glass fabrics. He married his sweetheart, Hope Kosachook, in 1955 and they settled in Wayne in 1957. In the late 60's, Mike joined the Industrial Fabrics Department of Uniglass Industries, a Division of United Merchants and Manufacturing, Inc. As a Fiberglass Sales Rep, he was involved in many pioneering projects with IBM. He retired in 1988 as a Sales Executive with Uniglass, supplying fiberglass products to various industries.
Mike was an avid golfer and truly loved the sport. He described watching the sunrise over a fairway as a spiritual experience that he simply would never tire of. He enjoyed membership at Bowling Green Golf Club, playing frequently with his brother Paul and childhood friends. He played many courses over the years. He was also a wonderful family man, always cooking breakfast for his kids on Sunday morning and grilling for the family cookouts. His daughter fondly recalls her father simply as “a wonderful man and father.”
Mike is survived by his daughter Barbara Jean Dutko of Milford, Massachusetts, one sister, Mary Durkos of Little Falls, and many nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by his loving wife Hope in 2013, by his daughter Mary Beth Dutko in 2007, and by his five siblings, Walter (Charlie), Peter, Steven, Paul and Justine (Sue) Jaworski.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations made in Mike’s honor would be appreciated to the 'general fund' at St. Michael’s Episcopal Church, 1219 Ratzer Rd., Wayne, NJ 07470.
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