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June 8, 2018
Services
Friends may visit with the family at Our Lady of Consolation Church, 1799 Hamburg Turnpike, Wayne, on Thursday, June 14, 2018 from 11:00 AM to 12:30 PM. A Funeral Mass will immediately follow the visitation time and begin in the church at 12:30 PM.
Norman Schanz, age 53, of Haledon, passed away on Friday, June 8, 2018.
Norman was born in Paterson and raised with his brother Ron in Wayne. As a young boy during grammar school years, he enjoyed playing in the Wayne PAL Drum Corps and the occasional opportunity to march in a local parade. During his high school years at DePaul High School Norm worked for his parents, breeders of toy and miniature poodles in their family owned business - Croslyn Kennels. This experience kindled a life-long love and enjoyment of animals.
After graduating from DePaul High School with the Class of 1982, Norm attended Delaware Valley College in Doylestown, PA, then worked for a few years for a local veterinarian as a vet tech. In 1988 he began a thirty-year career as a Principal Laboratory Technician in the mice lab at the School of Biology at William Paterson University. His duties and responsibilities were varied including caring for over 2,000 lab mice and training students who were working for professors conducting research projects. He was an integral part of important research and was frequently named in the publications of the professors that he worked for. In between, he gladly conducted tours of the lab and biology department with high school students visiting William Paterson. Norm was very dedicated to his work at the school and always made himself available to come in to work, day or night. Even if he was away on vacation, he’d receive calls to answer a question or solve a challenge.
While working for the local veterinarian, Norman met the love of his life. Her name was Lisa Maybert and they quickly discovered a mutual admiration for animals. They married in 1989 at St. Paul’s R.C. Church in Prospect Park and, soon after, bought a home together in Haledon which they shared with Ginger, their Collie mix who they loved as family. They especially enjoyed going down to the Jersey shore together and would make it their regular vacation every year, visiting various beaches. Norman and Lisa were blessed and were a blessing to each other, enjoying a twenty-four year marriage until Lisa’s passing in 2013.
When Norm wasn’t at work, he enjoyed keeping his yard well-groomed and tending to his flowers and vegetable garden. Like so many area gardeners, he tried his best to outsmart the deer that would come to dine in his back yard. Norm figured his tomatoes would be safe in big pots up on his deck, but the deer came anyway. He also loved working on little projects in the house and was likely a regular customer at the Tanis Hardware Store, near his home.
Above all else, Norm’s family was most important to him. He enjoyed visits to his mom’s house and while he was there, he always made sure that everything in her house was in good working order. Norm also enjoyed time spent with his niece and nephew sharing stories about their collegiate experiences.
Norman was the loving son of Irmgard Meyers; dear brother of Ron and his wife Linda Schanz of Edison, and dear uncle of Kimberley Schanz and David Schanz. He was predeceased by his beloved wife Lisa in 2013, his father Francis Schanz in 1981, and his stepfather Leonard Meyers in 1996.
Those planning on an expression of sympathy in Norman’s name are asked to consider contributing to The Norman Schanz Memorial Student Emergency Fund which has been established at William Paterson University in honor of Norman’s service and dedication to students. Memorial gifts may be directed to:
Michael Russo
Office of Institutional Advancement
William Paterson University Foundation
300 Pompton Road
Wayne, NJ 07470
Make checks payable to the William Paterson University Foundation. (Norman Schanz Fund in memo portion of the check.) Memorial gifts may also be made online at http://www.wpunj.edu/giving/
For gifts made online please indicate the gift is being made in memory of Norman Schanz in the Comments section of the form. If you have any questions call 973-720-3990.
If you would like to send a private condolence directly to the family use this condolence section.
Friends may visit with the family at Our Lady of Consolation Church, 1799 Hamburg Turnpike, Wayne, on Thursday, June 14, 2018 from 11:00 AM to 12:30 PM. A Funeral Mass will immediately follow the visitation time and begin in the church at 12:30 PM.
June 8, 2018
Services
Friends may visit with the family at Our Lady of Consolation Church, 1799 Hamburg Turnpike, Wayne, on Thursday, June 14, 2018 from 11:00 AM to 12:30 PM. A Funeral Mass will immediately follow the visitation time and begin in the church at 12:30 PM.
Norman Schanz, age 53, of Haledon, passed away on Friday, June 8, 2018.
Norman was born in Paterson and raised with his brother Ron in Wayne. As a young boy during grammar school years, he enjoyed playing in the Wayne PAL Drum Corps and the occasional opportunity to march in a local parade. During his high school years at DePaul High School Norm worked for his parents, breeders of toy and miniature poodles in their family owned business - Croslyn Kennels. This experience kindled a life-long love and enjoyment of animals.
After graduating from DePaul High School with the Class of 1982, Norm attended Delaware Valley College in Doylestown, PA, then worked for a few years for a local veterinarian as a vet tech. In 1988 he began a thirty-year career as a Principal Laboratory Technician in the mice lab at the School of Biology at William Paterson University. His duties and responsibilities were varied including caring for over 2,000 lab mice and training students who were working for professors conducting research projects. He was an integral part of important research and was frequently named in the publications of the professors that he worked for. In between, he gladly conducted tours of the lab and biology department with high school students visiting William Paterson. Norm was very dedicated to his work at the school and always made himself available to come in to work, day or night. Even if he was away on vacation, he’d receive calls to answer a question or solve a challenge.
While working for the local veterinarian, Norman met the love of his life. Her name was Lisa Maybert and they quickly discovered a mutual admiration for animals. They married in 1989 at St. Paul’s R.C. Church in Prospect Park and, soon after, bought a home together in Haledon which they shared with Ginger, their Collie mix who they loved as family. They especially enjoyed going down to the Jersey shore together and would make it their regular vacation every year, visiting various beaches. Norman and Lisa were blessed and were a blessing to each other, enjoying a twenty-four year marriage until Lisa’s passing in 2013.
When Norm wasn’t at work, he enjoyed keeping his yard well-groomed and tending to his flowers and vegetable garden. Like so many area gardeners, he tried his best to outsmart the deer that would come to dine in his back yard. Norm figured his tomatoes would be safe in big pots up on his deck, but the deer came anyway. He also loved working on little projects in the house and was likely a regular customer at the Tanis Hardware Store, near his home.
Above all else, Norm’s family was most important to him. He enjoyed visits to his mom’s house and while he was there, he always made sure that everything in her house was in good working order. Norm also enjoyed time spent with his niece and nephew sharing stories about their collegiate experiences.
Norman was the loving son of Irmgard Meyers; dear brother of Ron and his wife Linda Schanz of Edison, and dear uncle of Kimberley Schanz and David Schanz. He was predeceased by his beloved wife Lisa in 2013, his father Francis Schanz in 1981, and his stepfather Leonard Meyers in 1996.
Those planning on an expression of sympathy in Norman’s name are asked to consider contributing to The Norman Schanz Memorial Student Emergency Fund which has been established at William Paterson University in honor of Norman’s service and dedication to students. Memorial gifts may be directed to:
Michael Russo
Office of Institutional Advancement
William Paterson University Foundation
300 Pompton Road
Wayne, NJ 07470
Make checks payable to the William Paterson University Foundation. (Norman Schanz Fund in memo portion of the check.) Memorial gifts may also be made online at http://www.wpunj.edu/giving/
For gifts made online please indicate the gift is being made in memory of Norman Schanz in the Comments section of the form. If you have any questions call 973-720-3990.
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