Office Hours: Monday – Friday, 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Calls outside of office hours? No worries! Our team will respond within 10–15 minutes.
November 6, 2018
Services
Friends may visit with the family at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, on Sunday, Nov. 11, 2018 from 2-6 PM. Funeral Services will be held at 9 AM on Monday, Nov. 12, 2018 from the funeral home, then to Blessed Sacrament RC Church, 308 6th Ave., Paterson, where at 10:30 AM a Funeral Mass will be offered. Burial will follow at Christ the King Cemetery in Franklin Lakes.
Michael P. Hancock, age 66 of Haskell died on Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2018.
Mike was a Paterson native and graduated from Don Bosco Tech. High School in 1969. A standout athlete in baseball and basketball, Mike went on to play basketball for William Paterson College as well. He started his career in Passaic County with the Park Police and later became a detective with the Passaic County Prosecutor’s Office. In 1984, he joined the Paterson Fire Department which led to a twenty-year career. Mike loved being a firefighter. He was very active in the men’s fast-pitch softball league, playing with many of the firefighters, and we was on several teams over the years, including his favorite; the “Italian Circle.” He loved sports and everything athletic, and he remained highly competitive throughout the years. He was a big NY YANKEES fan, and all-around sports fan. In 2001, he had was diagnosed with Leukemia which eventually led him into early retirement from the fire department. He was a tough guy, though, and he fought hard against his illness in the years since.
Mike met his wife Karen at the Netzler’s Sweet Shop on Union Ave. in Paterson. They were just teenagers then, and Mike asked her out. They went to see “Summer of ‘42” at the local drive-in theatre which soon led to their engagement. They were married on April 22, 1973 and honeymooned at Lake George later that summer. They settled to a home on Redwood Ave. in Paterson before eventually moving to Haskell in 1986. During their marriage, Mike and Karen traveled extensively and had visited Ireland, Scotland, Spain, London, Rome, and many more wonderful destinations. Among Mike’s favorite places to visit though, was YANKEE Stadium in the Bronx. There was no better place in his opinion! He and Karen have enjoyed forty-five years together, raising their three children, and she will miss him dearly.
Mike is survived by his wife Karen of Haskell, by his three children; Tara Hancock of Montclair, Kyle Hancock of Ringwood, and Jason Hancock of Montclair, one granddaughter; Bianca, two brothers; Neil Hancock and his wife Linda of Fair Lawn, NJ, and David Hancock of Paterson, and his mother-in-law; Mary Louise De Blasio of Oakland, NJ.
If you would like to send a private condolence directly to the family use this condolence section.
Friends may visit with the family at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, on Sunday, Nov. 11, 2018 from 2-6 PM. Funeral Services will be held at 9 AM on Monday, Nov. 12, 2018 from the funeral home, then to Blessed Sacrament RC Church, 308 6th Ave., Paterson, where at 10:30 AM a Funeral Mass will be offered. Burial will follow at Christ the King Cemetery in Franklin Lakes.
November 6, 2018
Services
Friends may visit with the family at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, on Sunday, Nov. 11, 2018 from 2-6 PM. Funeral Services will be held at 9 AM on Monday, Nov. 12, 2018 from the funeral home, then to Blessed Sacrament RC Church, 308 6th Ave., Paterson, where at 10:30 AM a Funeral Mass will be offered. Burial will follow at Christ the King Cemetery in Franklin Lakes.
Michael P. Hancock, age 66 of Haskell died on Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2018.
Mike was a Paterson native and graduated from Don Bosco Tech. High School in 1969. A standout athlete in baseball and basketball, Mike went on to play basketball for William Paterson College as well. He started his career in Passaic County with the Park Police and later became a detective with the Passaic County Prosecutor’s Office. In 1984, he joined the Paterson Fire Department which led to a twenty-year career. Mike loved being a firefighter. He was very active in the men’s fast-pitch softball league, playing with many of the firefighters, and we was on several teams over the years, including his favorite; the “Italian Circle.” He loved sports and everything athletic, and he remained highly competitive throughout the years. He was a big NY YANKEES fan, and all-around sports fan. In 2001, he had was diagnosed with Leukemia which eventually led him into early retirement from the fire department. He was a tough guy, though, and he fought hard against his illness in the years since.
Mike met his wife Karen at the Netzler’s Sweet Shop on Union Ave. in Paterson. They were just teenagers then, and Mike asked her out. They went to see “Summer of ‘42” at the local drive-in theatre which soon led to their engagement. They were married on April 22, 1973 and honeymooned at Lake George later that summer. They settled to a home on Redwood Ave. in Paterson before eventually moving to Haskell in 1986. During their marriage, Mike and Karen traveled extensively and had visited Ireland, Scotland, Spain, London, Rome, and many more wonderful destinations. Among Mike’s favorite places to visit though, was YANKEE Stadium in the Bronx. There was no better place in his opinion! He and Karen have enjoyed forty-five years together, raising their three children, and she will miss him dearly.
Mike is survived by his wife Karen of Haskell, by his three children; Tara Hancock of Montclair, Kyle Hancock of Ringwood, and Jason Hancock of Montclair, one granddaughter; Bianca, two brothers; Neil Hancock and his wife Linda of Fair Lawn, NJ, and David Hancock of Paterson, and his mother-in-law; Mary Louise De Blasio of Oakland, NJ.
Guestbook
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Suspendisse varius enim in eros elementum tristique. Duis cursus, mi quis viverra ornare, eros dolor interdum nulla, ut commodo diam libero vitae erat. Aenean faucibus nibh et justo cursus id rutrum lorem imperdiet. Nunc ut sem vitae risus tristique posuere.