Office Hours: Monday – Friday, 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Calls outside of office hours? No worries! Our team will respond within 10–15 minutes.
July 11, 2017
Services
Friends may visit with the family on Thursday, July 13, 2017 from 4-7:30PM at the VanderMay Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Rd Wayne NJ 07470. A funeral service will be celebrated at 7:30PM at the conclusion of the visiting hours.
Robert Alsdorf age 83 of Wayne passed away peacefully but unexpectedly on July 11, 2017 while in the presence of his loving family.
Robert was born in Mahwah and lived there for the first four or five years of his childhood, then his family moved to Paterson, NJ. It was Paterson where Robert would spend his formative years. Bob then, as a young man, heard the call to serve his country. Bob whole-heartedly enlisted in the United States Army before he graduated High School and served our country honorably from 1953 -1955. After being honorably discharged from the US Army, he completed his GED. Growing up in Paterson he knew a young lady by the name of Lorraine Sofadzis. They were more acquaintances than anything else. One day Lorraine was coming home and parking her car when Robert approached her and started talking to her. He actually asked if he could borrow some money, (10 cents to be exact) to buy a hot dog at the stand down the street. Lorraine had no interest in having a hot dog from the stand, but Bob promised her that later when he got paid he would take her out to dinner. As fate would have it they fell in love and in 1960 they were married and moved to Wayne. They would call Wayne their home for the rest of their lives together, cherished fifty-seven years of loving and loyal marriage and raised their only daughter Karin there.
Bob was an inspector for the Continental Can Company in Paterson. He started working there shortly after he was discharged from the service. He spent more than twenty-five years there until the company had to close up and force Bob into an early retirement.
Bob was an extremely devoted husband and father to his wife and daughter. He would do anything for his little girl anytime, anywhere. The love for his family was extremely deep. Bob loved horse riding. He owned several horses throughout his life that he would keep up in Sussex County New Jersey. Three to four times a week you could find Bob riding his horse up in Sussex. He also enjoyed water skiing and frequently visiting the casinos in Atlantic City and Sands Casino in Bethlehem, PA. While in the casino Bob was particularly drawn to the tables of Black Jack and Roulette. Aside from his love of horse riding and his fondness of the casinos, his greatest love was for his family. Bob touched the lives of many people and will be missed by his friends and family alike.
Robert is survived by his wife of fifty-seven years Lorraine (nee Sofadzis) of Wayne, his one daughter Karin Alsdorf of Riverdale. He was predeceased by his brother Richard and his brother Raymond.
In lieu of flowers, those planning on making a donation in Robert’s name may consider the charity of their choice.
If you would like to send a private condolence directly to the family use this condolence section.
Friends may visit with the family on Thursday, July 13, 2017 from 4-7:30PM at the VanderMay Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Rd Wayne NJ 07470. A funeral service will be celebrated at 7:30PM at the conclusion of the visiting hours.
July 11, 2017
Services
Friends may visit with the family on Thursday, July 13, 2017 from 4-7:30PM at the VanderMay Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Rd Wayne NJ 07470. A funeral service will be celebrated at 7:30PM at the conclusion of the visiting hours.
Robert Alsdorf age 83 of Wayne passed away peacefully but unexpectedly on July 11, 2017 while in the presence of his loving family.
Robert was born in Mahwah and lived there for the first four or five years of his childhood, then his family moved to Paterson, NJ. It was Paterson where Robert would spend his formative years. Bob then, as a young man, heard the call to serve his country. Bob whole-heartedly enlisted in the United States Army before he graduated High School and served our country honorably from 1953 -1955. After being honorably discharged from the US Army, he completed his GED. Growing up in Paterson he knew a young lady by the name of Lorraine Sofadzis. They were more acquaintances than anything else. One day Lorraine was coming home and parking her car when Robert approached her and started talking to her. He actually asked if he could borrow some money, (10 cents to be exact) to buy a hot dog at the stand down the street. Lorraine had no interest in having a hot dog from the stand, but Bob promised her that later when he got paid he would take her out to dinner. As fate would have it they fell in love and in 1960 they were married and moved to Wayne. They would call Wayne their home for the rest of their lives together, cherished fifty-seven years of loving and loyal marriage and raised their only daughter Karin there.
Bob was an inspector for the Continental Can Company in Paterson. He started working there shortly after he was discharged from the service. He spent more than twenty-five years there until the company had to close up and force Bob into an early retirement.
Bob was an extremely devoted husband and father to his wife and daughter. He would do anything for his little girl anytime, anywhere. The love for his family was extremely deep. Bob loved horse riding. He owned several horses throughout his life that he would keep up in Sussex County New Jersey. Three to four times a week you could find Bob riding his horse up in Sussex. He also enjoyed water skiing and frequently visiting the casinos in Atlantic City and Sands Casino in Bethlehem, PA. While in the casino Bob was particularly drawn to the tables of Black Jack and Roulette. Aside from his love of horse riding and his fondness of the casinos, his greatest love was for his family. Bob touched the lives of many people and will be missed by his friends and family alike.
Robert is survived by his wife of fifty-seven years Lorraine (nee Sofadzis) of Wayne, his one daughter Karin Alsdorf of Riverdale. He was predeceased by his brother Richard and his brother Raymond.
In lieu of flowers, those planning on making a donation in Robert’s name may consider the charity of their choice.
Guestbook
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Suspendisse varius enim in eros elementum tristique. Duis cursus, mi quis viverra ornare, eros dolor interdum nulla, ut commodo diam libero vitae erat. Aenean faucibus nibh et justo cursus id rutrum lorem imperdiet. Nunc ut sem vitae risus tristique posuere.