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March 24, 2010
Services
Funeral services will be held Saturday, March 27, 2010 at 9:30 AM at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne. Friends may visit with the family at the funeral home on Friday from 4-8 PM. Those planning an expression of sympathy in Bob's memory are asked to consider St. Jude’s Children's Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105
Robert A. Waldeck “Bob” age 79 of Montville on Wednesday, March 24, 2010 at the Mountainside Hospital in Montclair. His passing was unexpected however;it was tranquil and gracious while he received the loving care of his family who were at his bedside.
He was born in Wayne, the son of Ray and Sara Waldeck who were well respected and lifelong residents of Wayne. He was raised in the old family homestead which stood in the vicinity of what was then the infamous killer bend of Route 23 in Wayne. The New York Avenue overpass now occupies that area at the present time. The year was 1967 when the State of New Jersey decided that that treacherous area of roadway needed to be reconfigured. It was then that Bob moved his family to Montville Township where he has lived up to the present time.
He received his formal education at the Mountain View Grammar School and then at Pompton Lakes High School graduating with the Class of 1948.
He served in the Army during the Korean War.
During his work career he had a special entrepreneurial drive. His first business endeavor was selling boats on Route 23 in Wayne adjacent to the family residence. He then worked as a sales representative for a street sweeping equipment manufacturer and later worked as a plumber. He finally retired in 1996.
The Waldeck family share many wonderful memories of a dedicated husband, father and grandfather who always put family relationships as his primary interest. The family shared many vacations together on the ski slopes of Vermont with their favorite destination being the Pico Mountain Ski Resort. The family has their own Vermont A frame vacation home in the Pico area.
Bob was gifted with a wonderful outgoing personality that caused others to enjoy his presence and call him friend. He had a great sense of humor and was especially adept at telling stories that brought much enjoyment to those in his presence. He possessed an inner kindness and deep feelings for his fellow man.
Bob and Alicia met on a European ski trip and soon married and had fifty years of loving marriage together.
Surviving to mourn his great loss are his loving wife Alicia (nee Lozano) Waldeck; two daughters Karen Waldeck of Basking Ridge and Roberta Diaz and her husband John Diaz of Long Valley; two grandchildren Bobby Diaz and Christian Diaz.
Bob along with his wife Alicia and family experienced tragedy several times in their life journey. They lost a beautiful daughter Laura Waldeck at age five to cancer and then in 1985 their son Robert was killed in an auto accident at age 19.
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Funeral services will be held Saturday, March 27, 2010 at 9:30 AM at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne. Friends may visit with the family at the funeral home on Friday from 4-8 PM. Those planning an expression of sympathy in Bob's memory are asked to consider St. Jude’s Children's Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105
March 24, 2010
Services
Funeral services will be held Saturday, March 27, 2010 at 9:30 AM at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne. Friends may visit with the family at the funeral home on Friday from 4-8 PM. Those planning an expression of sympathy in Bob's memory are asked to consider St. Jude’s Children's Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105
Robert A. Waldeck “Bob” age 79 of Montville on Wednesday, March 24, 2010 at the Mountainside Hospital in Montclair. His passing was unexpected however;it was tranquil and gracious while he received the loving care of his family who were at his bedside.
He was born in Wayne, the son of Ray and Sara Waldeck who were well respected and lifelong residents of Wayne. He was raised in the old family homestead which stood in the vicinity of what was then the infamous killer bend of Route 23 in Wayne. The New York Avenue overpass now occupies that area at the present time. The year was 1967 when the State of New Jersey decided that that treacherous area of roadway needed to be reconfigured. It was then that Bob moved his family to Montville Township where he has lived up to the present time.
He received his formal education at the Mountain View Grammar School and then at Pompton Lakes High School graduating with the Class of 1948.
He served in the Army during the Korean War.
During his work career he had a special entrepreneurial drive. His first business endeavor was selling boats on Route 23 in Wayne adjacent to the family residence. He then worked as a sales representative for a street sweeping equipment manufacturer and later worked as a plumber. He finally retired in 1996.
The Waldeck family share many wonderful memories of a dedicated husband, father and grandfather who always put family relationships as his primary interest. The family shared many vacations together on the ski slopes of Vermont with their favorite destination being the Pico Mountain Ski Resort. The family has their own Vermont A frame vacation home in the Pico area.
Bob was gifted with a wonderful outgoing personality that caused others to enjoy his presence and call him friend. He had a great sense of humor and was especially adept at telling stories that brought much enjoyment to those in his presence. He possessed an inner kindness and deep feelings for his fellow man.
Bob and Alicia met on a European ski trip and soon married and had fifty years of loving marriage together.
Surviving to mourn his great loss are his loving wife Alicia (nee Lozano) Waldeck; two daughters Karen Waldeck of Basking Ridge and Roberta Diaz and her husband John Diaz of Long Valley; two grandchildren Bobby Diaz and Christian Diaz.
Bob along with his wife Alicia and family experienced tragedy several times in their life journey. They lost a beautiful daughter Laura Waldeck at age five to cancer and then in 1985 their son Robert was killed in an auto accident at age 19.
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