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May 28, 2018
Services
Friends may visit with the family from 1-4 PM on Sunday, June 3, 2018 at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne. A service celebrating Ron's life will be held at 4 PM following the visitation hours.
Ronald M. Cardell, age 82, of the Packanack Lake Section of Wayne, passed away peacefully surrounded by his family in the comfort of his home.
He was born in Jersey City and raised in Hoboken until he was eight years old. His family then moved to Palisades Park where Ronald graduated from Leonia High School with the Class of 1953. He resided in Bergen County before settling in Packanack Lake in 1974.
Ron was a gifted athlete, receiving the MVP Award in football, wrestling, and track while in high school. As captain of the 1951 Leonia High School undefeated wrestling team, he placed 4th in the New Jersey State Wrestling Championships. He attended Rutgers University on a full scholarship for wrestling, and was a proud member of Delta Upsilon Fraternity. He placed 3rdin the State AAU Wrestling Championships in 1953, 1955, and 1960, and placed in the Mid-Atlantic Regional Wrestling Championships. In addition to his wrestling accomplishments, he also won 2nd Place in the Mid-Atlantic weightlifting championships and placed 3rd in the NJ State Championships in gymnastics on parallel bars.
Ron graduated from Rutgers with a Bachelor of Science degree, and went on to receive his Master’s Degree in Physical Education from Montclair State University. He taught biology at Hawthorne High School, where he coached football and started the Hawthorne High Wrestling Team as their first Wrestling Coach. He continued his career at Teaneck High School, where he was a physical education teacher, supervisor, Department Chairman of the Physical Education Department, and Head Coach and/or Assistant Coach for Football, Wrestling, Gymnastics, Tennis, and Fencing, before retiring in 1997.
Ron was also active in his lakeside community. He served as President of the Anglers Club and was honored to be on the Board of Governors and Board of Directors for fourteen years. He was a member of the Packanack Players, appearing in several plays and summer variety shows, and is remembered by many for his handstand act. He was an avid tennis player at the Packanack Lake Tennis Club and continued playing tennis and working out at Crunch Fitness until his death. He also served as his son’s Little League Baseball Coach for several years.
Ron will be lovingly remembered for his athletic ability, a gift of being able to talk to just about anybody, and pride in his lawn and the flowers around the house. His many years of living in the Packanack Community, and his outgoing nature, had him talking to the passers-by who happened past his front porch. He loved to sing and fellow Hoboken native, Frank Sinatra, was his favorite. No story about Ron would be complete unless it mentioned his ability to do handstands and walk on his hands. This is a skill he taught his son Jeffrey and his grandson Dylan.
Ron was the loving husband of fifty years to Edith “Edie” Cardell; devoted father of Michael Cardell and his wife Donna of Little Egg Harbor, the late Ronald Cardell (2014), and Jeffrey Cardell and his wife Rebecca of West Milford; he was the cherished grandfather of Dylan Scott Cardell; loved brother of Richard Cardell and his wife Eleanor of Clifton and his sister Joy Fasciana of Randolph; he was the much-loved uncle to his many nephews and nieces.
In lieu of flowers memorial donations to FOWA (Friends of Wayne Animals) Rescue or the Wayne Memorial First Aid Squad would be greatly appreciated.
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Friends may visit with the family from 1-4 PM on Sunday, June 3, 2018 at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne. A service celebrating Ron's life will be held at 4 PM following the visitation hours.
May 28, 2018
Services
Friends may visit with the family from 1-4 PM on Sunday, June 3, 2018 at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne. A service celebrating Ron's life will be held at 4 PM following the visitation hours.
Ronald M. Cardell, age 82, of the Packanack Lake Section of Wayne, passed away peacefully surrounded by his family in the comfort of his home.
He was born in Jersey City and raised in Hoboken until he was eight years old. His family then moved to Palisades Park where Ronald graduated from Leonia High School with the Class of 1953. He resided in Bergen County before settling in Packanack Lake in 1974.
Ron was a gifted athlete, receiving the MVP Award in football, wrestling, and track while in high school. As captain of the 1951 Leonia High School undefeated wrestling team, he placed 4th in the New Jersey State Wrestling Championships. He attended Rutgers University on a full scholarship for wrestling, and was a proud member of Delta Upsilon Fraternity. He placed 3rdin the State AAU Wrestling Championships in 1953, 1955, and 1960, and placed in the Mid-Atlantic Regional Wrestling Championships. In addition to his wrestling accomplishments, he also won 2nd Place in the Mid-Atlantic weightlifting championships and placed 3rd in the NJ State Championships in gymnastics on parallel bars.
Ron graduated from Rutgers with a Bachelor of Science degree, and went on to receive his Master’s Degree in Physical Education from Montclair State University. He taught biology at Hawthorne High School, where he coached football and started the Hawthorne High Wrestling Team as their first Wrestling Coach. He continued his career at Teaneck High School, where he was a physical education teacher, supervisor, Department Chairman of the Physical Education Department, and Head Coach and/or Assistant Coach for Football, Wrestling, Gymnastics, Tennis, and Fencing, before retiring in 1997.
Ron was also active in his lakeside community. He served as President of the Anglers Club and was honored to be on the Board of Governors and Board of Directors for fourteen years. He was a member of the Packanack Players, appearing in several plays and summer variety shows, and is remembered by many for his handstand act. He was an avid tennis player at the Packanack Lake Tennis Club and continued playing tennis and working out at Crunch Fitness until his death. He also served as his son’s Little League Baseball Coach for several years.
Ron will be lovingly remembered for his athletic ability, a gift of being able to talk to just about anybody, and pride in his lawn and the flowers around the house. His many years of living in the Packanack Community, and his outgoing nature, had him talking to the passers-by who happened past his front porch. He loved to sing and fellow Hoboken native, Frank Sinatra, was his favorite. No story about Ron would be complete unless it mentioned his ability to do handstands and walk on his hands. This is a skill he taught his son Jeffrey and his grandson Dylan.
Ron was the loving husband of fifty years to Edith “Edie” Cardell; devoted father of Michael Cardell and his wife Donna of Little Egg Harbor, the late Ronald Cardell (2014), and Jeffrey Cardell and his wife Rebecca of West Milford; he was the cherished grandfather of Dylan Scott Cardell; loved brother of Richard Cardell and his wife Eleanor of Clifton and his sister Joy Fasciana of Randolph; he was the much-loved uncle to his many nephews and nieces.
In lieu of flowers memorial donations to FOWA (Friends of Wayne Animals) Rescue or the Wayne Memorial First Aid Squad would be greatly appreciated.
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