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August 16, 2011
Services
Friends may visit with the family at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, on Friday, August 19, 2011 from 2-4 & 7-9 PM.
Funeral Services will be held at 10:30 AM on Saturday, August 20, 2011 at the funeral home.
Entombment will follow at the Calvary Mausoleum in Paterson.
Nesmer V. Calzolari, age 84 of Wayne, died on Tuesday, August 16, 2011. He was a resident of Wayne since 1960.
Born and raised in Paterson, Nesmer graduated from East Side High School with the class of 1944. He joined the U.S. Navy while he was still just seventeen years old, needing his parents to sign for him. He proudly served during World War II aboard the USS Mispillion AO-105, a fleet oiler, in the North Atlantic. He was discharged in 1946 and took advantage of the GI Bill, attending Fairleigh Dickinson University in Rutherford. At the time, Fairleigh Dickinson was only a two year school, so he continued his education at Oklahoma A&M, which later became Oklahoma State. He later earned his Master’s Degree in Industrial Engineering at Steven’s Institute of Technology here in New Jersey. He enjoyed a lengthy career as an engineer with the U.S. Postal Service, first in Secaucus and then in New York City, retiring in 1990.
During the time he attended Fairleigh Dickinson, Nesmer was part of a carpool of students from Paterson who rode together to class each day. He became friendly with one of the other riders, a nice girl named Jean Andrisani. They dated for a few years before marrying in 1952 at St. Anthony’s RC Church in Paterson. They lived in Paterson for eight years before moving to Wayne in 1960, where they have lived ever since.
When he wasn’t working, Nesmer enjoyed tending to his traditional garden; tomatoes, cucumbers, peppers and lettuce, along with the usual herbs. He loved being out there keeping everything neat and growing well, especially his roses. He was always active in his kid’s lives too, including plenty of Cub Scout events and meetings. When it came to meal time, he would often use one of his old Navy clichés at the dinner table: “take all you want, eat all you take”, making sure they wasted nothing. The family also enjoyed their vacations together just about every summer at Wildwood Crest, where Nesmer was content with his feet in the sand, simply relaxing, while the kids played. More recently he’s been happiest as a grandfather, teaching his grandchildren how to play games and even how to play cards. He and Jean would occasionally take a road trip out to the Denver area to see their son and grandkids, meandering their way out there. He loved to sightsee, stopping at various places to explore, and he almost always stopped at Oklahoma State to get a new garment or souvenir from his Alma Mater. They would drive along to Houston, Texas as well, visiting more grandchildren, before working their way back to Wayne. He truly enjoyed those road trips and especially loved visiting with his children and grandchildren.
Nesmer was adored by many Wayne area residents while serving as the movie ticket collector at the Clearview Cinema in Preakness Shopping Center. He took the position about ten years ago, needing something to keep himself out of trouble during his retirement. He greeted untold numbers of movie goers with a smile and “enjoy the show” as they entered the theatre. He was a fixture there and will surely be missed by all.
Nesmer is survived by his devoted wife Jean (nee Andrisani), four children; Thomas and his wife Christine of Nazareth, PA, Gary and his wife Elizabeth of Longmont, CO, Ron and his wife Judy of Houston, TX, and Patricia Calzolari of Wayne, one uncle; Foster Pericciuoli of Inglis, FL, and eight grandchildren.
Nesmer was always fond of the work done by the Salvation Army, therefore if you would like to make a donation in his memory, please consider the Salvation Army, 4 Gary Rd., Union, NJ 07083.
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Friends may visit with the family at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, on Friday, August 19, 2011 from 2-4 & 7-9 PM.
Funeral Services will be held at 10:30 AM on Saturday, August 20, 2011 at the funeral home.
Entombment will follow at the Calvary Mausoleum in Paterson.
August 16, 2011
Services
Friends may visit with the family at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, on Friday, August 19, 2011 from 2-4 & 7-9 PM.
Funeral Services will be held at 10:30 AM on Saturday, August 20, 2011 at the funeral home.
Entombment will follow at the Calvary Mausoleum in Paterson.
Nesmer V. Calzolari, age 84 of Wayne, died on Tuesday, August 16, 2011. He was a resident of Wayne since 1960.
Born and raised in Paterson, Nesmer graduated from East Side High School with the class of 1944. He joined the U.S. Navy while he was still just seventeen years old, needing his parents to sign for him. He proudly served during World War II aboard the USS Mispillion AO-105, a fleet oiler, in the North Atlantic. He was discharged in 1946 and took advantage of the GI Bill, attending Fairleigh Dickinson University in Rutherford. At the time, Fairleigh Dickinson was only a two year school, so he continued his education at Oklahoma A&M, which later became Oklahoma State. He later earned his Master’s Degree in Industrial Engineering at Steven’s Institute of Technology here in New Jersey. He enjoyed a lengthy career as an engineer with the U.S. Postal Service, first in Secaucus and then in New York City, retiring in 1990.
During the time he attended Fairleigh Dickinson, Nesmer was part of a carpool of students from Paterson who rode together to class each day. He became friendly with one of the other riders, a nice girl named Jean Andrisani. They dated for a few years before marrying in 1952 at St. Anthony’s RC Church in Paterson. They lived in Paterson for eight years before moving to Wayne in 1960, where they have lived ever since.
When he wasn’t working, Nesmer enjoyed tending to his traditional garden; tomatoes, cucumbers, peppers and lettuce, along with the usual herbs. He loved being out there keeping everything neat and growing well, especially his roses. He was always active in his kid’s lives too, including plenty of Cub Scout events and meetings. When it came to meal time, he would often use one of his old Navy clichés at the dinner table: “take all you want, eat all you take”, making sure they wasted nothing. The family also enjoyed their vacations together just about every summer at Wildwood Crest, where Nesmer was content with his feet in the sand, simply relaxing, while the kids played. More recently he’s been happiest as a grandfather, teaching his grandchildren how to play games and even how to play cards. He and Jean would occasionally take a road trip out to the Denver area to see their son and grandkids, meandering their way out there. He loved to sightsee, stopping at various places to explore, and he almost always stopped at Oklahoma State to get a new garment or souvenir from his Alma Mater. They would drive along to Houston, Texas as well, visiting more grandchildren, before working their way back to Wayne. He truly enjoyed those road trips and especially loved visiting with his children and grandchildren.
Nesmer was adored by many Wayne area residents while serving as the movie ticket collector at the Clearview Cinema in Preakness Shopping Center. He took the position about ten years ago, needing something to keep himself out of trouble during his retirement. He greeted untold numbers of movie goers with a smile and “enjoy the show” as they entered the theatre. He was a fixture there and will surely be missed by all.
Nesmer is survived by his devoted wife Jean (nee Andrisani), four children; Thomas and his wife Christine of Nazareth, PA, Gary and his wife Elizabeth of Longmont, CO, Ron and his wife Judy of Houston, TX, and Patricia Calzolari of Wayne, one uncle; Foster Pericciuoli of Inglis, FL, and eight grandchildren.
Nesmer was always fond of the work done by the Salvation Army, therefore if you would like to make a donation in his memory, please consider the Salvation Army, 4 Gary Rd., Union, NJ 07083.
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