Peter Vander Jagt

Peter Vander Jagt, age 86, of Wayne passed away peacefully on December 31, 2019 while receiving the loving care of his family.

Peter was born on March 3, 1933 to Peter and Josephine Vander Jagt and lived in Prospect Park, attending Kossuzt Street Grammar School, then Paterson Technical High School.

He joined the US Navy in 1952 serving on the USS Vulcan AR5 and the Sheldrake AGS19 during the Korean War.

Peter married Dolores Nashawaty on September 18, 1954 residing in Clifton and Ringwood until her passing in May of 1981.  He was a volunteer fireman for many years at the Skyline Lakes and the Stonetown Fire Departments in Ringwood. He worked for several manufacturing facilities in managerial positions, retiring from S. Goldberg of Hackensack in 2001.

He married Roseanne Fodor (nee Russo) on October 10, 1987 and moved to Wayne.

Peter loved working with his hands and was always in the garage or shed building things. He was always at home on the water and had several boats over the years. One of his favorite pastimes was busting chops and having fun with family and friends. For many years when he was younger, Peter was an active Barbershop singer. Peter and Roseanne loved to travel all over the world and enjoyed many cruises, trips to Cancun, Italy and long drives to their favorite vacation spots up and down the east coast.

Peter was predeceased by his parents, Peter and Josephine Vander Jagt and his brother Thomas.

He is survived by his wife Roseanne, his daughter Susan of Wayne, daughter Lisa Fodor of Wayne, son Steven Fodor and his wife Ellen of Caldwell, and four grand children, Casey Peter Timorason and his wife Josefa of Weehawken, Sydney Elizabeth Timorason of Wayne, Andrew James Fodor and Tyler Joseph Fodor both of Caldwell.

Donations in Peter’s name may be made to St Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memorial Processing, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105-9959.  http://www.stjude.org