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November 23, 2013
Services
Friends may visit with the family from 2-4 and 7-9 PM on Tuesday, November 26, 2013 at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne.
Funeral services will be held 9 AM on Wednesday, November 27, 2013 from the funeral home then to St Marys Church, 17 Pompton Ave., Pompton Lakes where a 10 AM Funeral Mass will be offered.
Entombment will be in Calvary Cemetery, Paterson.
Robert “Bob” M. Pokrywa age 62 of Pompton Lakes passed, after a courageous battle with Leukemia on Saturday, November 23, 2013.
He was born and raised in Wallington having lived in Pompton Lakes for the past thirty-four years. He graduated from Bergen Vo-Tech High School with the Class of 1968 and continued his education at Fairleigh Dickinson University where he graduated with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Business with the Class of 1976.
Bob’s first job was as a deli clerk in Wallington and he would talk about the tears he had in his eyes while grinding up fresh horseradish. After graduating from college he worked for Hoffman LaRoche in Nutley for seventeen years as a records management manager. He then worked as a Sales Manager for Grecco Lincoln Mercury in Denville before taking a position as a Utility Mechanic for PSE&G of Jersey City where he worked for the past five years. He was a member of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local 102 and Local 94.
He had a fun loving way about him, was a hard worker, dedicated family man who was caring, always worried about his family, and at times downright stubborn. He had a “MacGyver” ability to fix just about anything with whatever pieces, parts, popsicle sticks, duct tape, or Fun-Tak he had around. He was an animal lover who had five dogs – “Daisy” and “Tinky” were his favorites. He also had a Canary he adored named “Frankie” that passed away this July.
Bob met a cute girl named Valerie Longo when a friend of his went to get him a part for his motorcycle and Valerie tagged along. He asked if he could call Valerie and she said “sure”. They soon fell in love and on Christmas Eve Bob got down on his knee to propose and Valerie said “you don’t have to do that…just give me the ring.” They married on March 23, 1974 at St. Marys Church in Pompton Lakes and honeymooned in Hawaii. They enjoyed a loving marriage of thirty-nine years.
Robert was the loving husband of Valerie (Longo) Pokrywa; devoted father of Robert C. Pokrywa and his wife Nicole of Kinnelon, and Stephen M. Pokrywa of Pompton Lakes; cherished grandfather of Isabella and Joseph Pokrywa; loved brother of Michael Pokrywa and his wife Mindy of Sayreville, Lawrence Pokrywa and his wife Ann Marie of Sayreville, Julian Pokrywa and his wife Marie of Totowa, and the late Ronald Pokrywa (2004) and Barbara Pokrywa (1997); he was the adored uncle of Larry, Michael, Christopher, Mitchell, Brian, Mia, Kelly, Courtney, and Alicia.
The family requests that in lieu of flowers memorial donations to the Pompton Lakes-Riverdale First Aid Squad, 700 Ramapo Ave., Pompton Lakes, NJ 07442 or the St. Josephs Hospital Foundation, 703 Main Street, Paterson, NJ 07503 be considered.
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Friends may visit with the family from 2-4 and 7-9 PM on Tuesday, November 26, 2013 at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne.
Funeral services will be held 9 AM on Wednesday, November 27, 2013 from the funeral home then to St Marys Church, 17 Pompton Ave., Pompton Lakes where a 10 AM Funeral Mass will be offered.
Entombment will be in Calvary Cemetery, Paterson.
November 23, 2013
Services
Friends may visit with the family from 2-4 and 7-9 PM on Tuesday, November 26, 2013 at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne.
Funeral services will be held 9 AM on Wednesday, November 27, 2013 from the funeral home then to St Marys Church, 17 Pompton Ave., Pompton Lakes where a 10 AM Funeral Mass will be offered.
Entombment will be in Calvary Cemetery, Paterson.
Robert “Bob” M. Pokrywa age 62 of Pompton Lakes passed, after a courageous battle with Leukemia on Saturday, November 23, 2013.
He was born and raised in Wallington having lived in Pompton Lakes for the past thirty-four years. He graduated from Bergen Vo-Tech High School with the Class of 1968 and continued his education at Fairleigh Dickinson University where he graduated with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Business with the Class of 1976.
Bob’s first job was as a deli clerk in Wallington and he would talk about the tears he had in his eyes while grinding up fresh horseradish. After graduating from college he worked for Hoffman LaRoche in Nutley for seventeen years as a records management manager. He then worked as a Sales Manager for Grecco Lincoln Mercury in Denville before taking a position as a Utility Mechanic for PSE&G of Jersey City where he worked for the past five years. He was a member of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local 102 and Local 94.
He had a fun loving way about him, was a hard worker, dedicated family man who was caring, always worried about his family, and at times downright stubborn. He had a “MacGyver” ability to fix just about anything with whatever pieces, parts, popsicle sticks, duct tape, or Fun-Tak he had around. He was an animal lover who had five dogs – “Daisy” and “Tinky” were his favorites. He also had a Canary he adored named “Frankie” that passed away this July.
Bob met a cute girl named Valerie Longo when a friend of his went to get him a part for his motorcycle and Valerie tagged along. He asked if he could call Valerie and she said “sure”. They soon fell in love and on Christmas Eve Bob got down on his knee to propose and Valerie said “you don’t have to do that…just give me the ring.” They married on March 23, 1974 at St. Marys Church in Pompton Lakes and honeymooned in Hawaii. They enjoyed a loving marriage of thirty-nine years.
Robert was the loving husband of Valerie (Longo) Pokrywa; devoted father of Robert C. Pokrywa and his wife Nicole of Kinnelon, and Stephen M. Pokrywa of Pompton Lakes; cherished grandfather of Isabella and Joseph Pokrywa; loved brother of Michael Pokrywa and his wife Mindy of Sayreville, Lawrence Pokrywa and his wife Ann Marie of Sayreville, Julian Pokrywa and his wife Marie of Totowa, and the late Ronald Pokrywa (2004) and Barbara Pokrywa (1997); he was the adored uncle of Larry, Michael, Christopher, Mitchell, Brian, Mia, Kelly, Courtney, and Alicia.
The family requests that in lieu of flowers memorial donations to the Pompton Lakes-Riverdale First Aid Squad, 700 Ramapo Ave., Pompton Lakes, NJ 07442 or the St. Josephs Hospital Foundation, 703 Main Street, Paterson, NJ 07503 be considered.
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