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April 17, 2012
Services
A memorial Mass is scheduled for 9:30 AM on Saturday, April 28, 2012 at Our Lady of the Valley RC Church, 630 Valley Road, Wayne. Military honors will be presented at the church, immediately following the Mass.
Stephen Figlar, age 90 of Wayne and formerly of Clifton, died on Tuesday, April 17, 2012 with members of his family at his bedside.
Stephen was born and raised in the Delawanna section of Clifton, where he lived for eighty years before moving to Wayne with his wife. He was a member of St. Clare's Church in Clifton, prior to joining Our Lady of the Valley in Wayne.
As a young man, he loved to roller skate and on one of his nights at the roller rink in Passaic, he met Lillian Wojtach who became his wife on October 9, 1943 in Wallington.
They enjoyed a honeymoon in Miami, Florida. However, World War II was in full stride and the young couple was forced to put their own plans on hold. Stephen entered the Marine Corps in February of 1944 and soon thereafter found himself fighting in the Pacific Theatre. He endured grueling combat on Okinawa and Ryukyu before being wounded. He spent many months recovering in a hospital and carried shrapnel fragments in his body throughout his entire life. Although he rarely spoke about his experiences during World War II, he was extremely proud to be a Marine.
Stephen worked for the Becton Dickinson Company in Rutherford and for many years, he and his brothers owned Figlar's Liquors in Clifton.
If there was one activity that defined Stephen, it was golf. He was a member of the Passaic County Golf Course for many years. If he wasn't playing golf, he could be found at the driving range, or practicing his swing in the backyard. When his wife retired, he taught her to play golf. Both of them enjoyed many rounds of golf at the County course as well as at various golf courses they came across while vacationing. Two sets of golf clubs were always found in the trunk of the car, just in case they came upon a desirable course. They enjoyed many golf outings at Wyndham, NY with their golfing friends. Stephen and Lillian enjoyed a loving marriage together and would have been celebrating their sixty-ninth wedding anniversary this October.
Not only was Stephen a good husband, he also was a good father, grandfather, and great-grandfather. He loved his family and truly appreciated the time he was able to spend with them. Although he will be missed by his family and friends, they have many wonderful memories of Stephen.
He is survived by his wife Lillian of Wayne, his three daughters; Marilyn Borowinski and her husband Roger of Wayne, Patricia Jacukiewicz and her husband Sigmund of Lakewood, Diane Koenig and her husband Warren of Andover, NJ, and one son; Gregory Figlar and his wife Cynthia of Clifton, NJ. He had seven grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. Stephen is also survived by his youngest sister, Helen Wetzel and her husband Robert, of Passaic, NJ and many nieces and nephews.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorial donations to the Hospice of New Jersey.
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A memorial Mass is scheduled for 9:30 AM on Saturday, April 28, 2012 at Our Lady of the Valley RC Church, 630 Valley Road, Wayne. Military honors will be presented at the church, immediately following the Mass.
April 17, 2012
Services
A memorial Mass is scheduled for 9:30 AM on Saturday, April 28, 2012 at Our Lady of the Valley RC Church, 630 Valley Road, Wayne. Military honors will be presented at the church, immediately following the Mass.
Stephen Figlar, age 90 of Wayne and formerly of Clifton, died on Tuesday, April 17, 2012 with members of his family at his bedside.
Stephen was born and raised in the Delawanna section of Clifton, where he lived for eighty years before moving to Wayne with his wife. He was a member of St. Clare's Church in Clifton, prior to joining Our Lady of the Valley in Wayne.
As a young man, he loved to roller skate and on one of his nights at the roller rink in Passaic, he met Lillian Wojtach who became his wife on October 9, 1943 in Wallington.
They enjoyed a honeymoon in Miami, Florida. However, World War II was in full stride and the young couple was forced to put their own plans on hold. Stephen entered the Marine Corps in February of 1944 and soon thereafter found himself fighting in the Pacific Theatre. He endured grueling combat on Okinawa and Ryukyu before being wounded. He spent many months recovering in a hospital and carried shrapnel fragments in his body throughout his entire life. Although he rarely spoke about his experiences during World War II, he was extremely proud to be a Marine.
Stephen worked for the Becton Dickinson Company in Rutherford and for many years, he and his brothers owned Figlar's Liquors in Clifton.
If there was one activity that defined Stephen, it was golf. He was a member of the Passaic County Golf Course for many years. If he wasn't playing golf, he could be found at the driving range, or practicing his swing in the backyard. When his wife retired, he taught her to play golf. Both of them enjoyed many rounds of golf at the County course as well as at various golf courses they came across while vacationing. Two sets of golf clubs were always found in the trunk of the car, just in case they came upon a desirable course. They enjoyed many golf outings at Wyndham, NY with their golfing friends. Stephen and Lillian enjoyed a loving marriage together and would have been celebrating their sixty-ninth wedding anniversary this October.
Not only was Stephen a good husband, he also was a good father, grandfather, and great-grandfather. He loved his family and truly appreciated the time he was able to spend with them. Although he will be missed by his family and friends, they have many wonderful memories of Stephen.
He is survived by his wife Lillian of Wayne, his three daughters; Marilyn Borowinski and her husband Roger of Wayne, Patricia Jacukiewicz and her husband Sigmund of Lakewood, Diane Koenig and her husband Warren of Andover, NJ, and one son; Gregory Figlar and his wife Cynthia of Clifton, NJ. He had seven grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. Stephen is also survived by his youngest sister, Helen Wetzel and her husband Robert, of Passaic, NJ and many nieces and nephews.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorial donations to the Hospice of New Jersey.
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