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August 1, 2007
Services
Friends may visit with the family on Sunday August 5, 2007 from 1-5 PM at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne.
Funeral services will be held on 9:30 AM on Monday, August 6, 2007 from the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne then to Saint John the Baptist Cathedral, 381 Grand Ave., Paterson where at 10:30 AM a Funeral Mass will be offered.
Raymond McGrogan Sr., age 65 of Wayne died peacefully with his family and loved ones by his side Wednesday, August 1, 2007 at the Hackensack Medical Center, Hackensack.
He was born and raised in Paterson having lived in Wayne for thirty-five years before moving to Luzerne, PA two years ago.
Ray graduated from St. Johns Grammar and High School, Paterson where he still holds a record for the most points scored in a basketball game.
Mr. McGrogan was a self-employed plumber trading as Ray McGrogan Plumbing & Heating, Wayne for thirty years before retiring in 1999.
He was a parishioner of Our Lady of the Valley RC Church, Wayne.
Ray was a Marine Corps Veteran of the Vietnam War having also served during the Cuban Missile Crisis. He was a member of the American Legion Post 174, Wayne.
He was a member of the Wayne Elks Lodge #2181, Wayne.
Beloved husband of forty-three years to Pauline (Motyka) McGrogan; devoted father of Ray McGrogan, Jr. and his wife Lori Ann of Towaco, Tommy McGrogan of Clifton and Dan McGrogan of Luzerne, PA; cherished grandfather of Nicole, Tommy and Nicolas McGrogan; loved brother of the late Anne Molnar, Jim, Chuck, Harold and Charles McGrogan.
Our father lived life to the fullest, loved everybody, and everybody always said, “I wish my dad was like yours.” He will be missed.
In lieu of flowers memorial donations to the Wayne Foundation for the Handicapped, 30 Woodridge Terr., Wayne, NJ 07470 would be appreciated.
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Friends may visit with the family on Sunday August 5, 2007 from 1-5 PM at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne.
Funeral services will be held on 9:30 AM on Monday, August 6, 2007 from the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne then to Saint John the Baptist Cathedral, 381 Grand Ave., Paterson where at 10:30 AM a Funeral Mass will be offered.
August 1, 2007
Services
Friends may visit with the family on Sunday August 5, 2007 from 1-5 PM at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne.
Funeral services will be held on 9:30 AM on Monday, August 6, 2007 from the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne then to Saint John the Baptist Cathedral, 381 Grand Ave., Paterson where at 10:30 AM a Funeral Mass will be offered.
Raymond McGrogan Sr., age 65 of Wayne died peacefully with his family and loved ones by his side Wednesday, August 1, 2007 at the Hackensack Medical Center, Hackensack.
He was born and raised in Paterson having lived in Wayne for thirty-five years before moving to Luzerne, PA two years ago.
Ray graduated from St. Johns Grammar and High School, Paterson where he still holds a record for the most points scored in a basketball game.
Mr. McGrogan was a self-employed plumber trading as Ray McGrogan Plumbing & Heating, Wayne for thirty years before retiring in 1999.
He was a parishioner of Our Lady of the Valley RC Church, Wayne.
Ray was a Marine Corps Veteran of the Vietnam War having also served during the Cuban Missile Crisis. He was a member of the American Legion Post 174, Wayne.
He was a member of the Wayne Elks Lodge #2181, Wayne.
Beloved husband of forty-three years to Pauline (Motyka) McGrogan; devoted father of Ray McGrogan, Jr. and his wife Lori Ann of Towaco, Tommy McGrogan of Clifton and Dan McGrogan of Luzerne, PA; cherished grandfather of Nicole, Tommy and Nicolas McGrogan; loved brother of the late Anne Molnar, Jim, Chuck, Harold and Charles McGrogan.
Our father lived life to the fullest, loved everybody, and everybody always said, “I wish my dad was like yours.” He will be missed.
In lieu of flowers memorial donations to the Wayne Foundation for the Handicapped, 30 Woodridge Terr., Wayne, NJ 07470 would be appreciated.
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