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November 18, 2008
Services
Funeral services will be held Friday, November 21st, 2008 at 10 AM at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne.
Friends may visit with the family on Thursday from 2-4, 7-9 PM at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations to the Alzheimer's Association, 400 Morris Ave.,Suite 251, Denville, NJ 07834 would be appreciated.
He will be laid to rest with Military Honors at the New Jersey National Cemetery in Wrightstown.
Stephen Michael “Uncle Sonny” Sametz age 79 of Wayne died Tuesday, November 18, 2008 at the Andover Subacute Care Center in Andover.
He was born in Palisades Park and lived in Wayne for thirty-seven years before moving to Stanhope one year ago to be near his son.
Stephen served in the United States Navy as a Seaman First Class. He enlisted in 1946 and continuing his Navy service during the Korean Conflict finally retiring from the service in 1952. He was awarded the WWII Victory Medal.
Uncle Sonny enjoyed fishing on charter boats out of Atlantic Highlands Marina, his dog Caesar, vacations at the Jersey Shore. His favored destination was usually Bayville where you could find him crabbing on the pier.
His hobby was visiting garage sales or treasure hunting through junk to find the good stuff .
He was an active member of Calvary Temple in Wayne where he served as a Deacon and just loved to spend time at the church.
The family has very fond memories of Sunday family dinners at his mother Emily’s home in Palisades Park.
Stephen worked for the New Jersey Department of Transportation in Lodi as a transit driver for twenty years before retiring in 1992.
He was predeceased in 1997 by his loving wife Phyllis (nee Frapaul) Sametz. Stephen and Phyllis had thirty-seven years of “loving marriage” together. In the Autumn of Phyllis’s life Stephen made many sacrifices of time and effort to take care of Phyllis personally and did so with much love and caring.
His son Frank recalls how his Dad was a good provider and always lovingly concerned about his family.
Surviving are two sons Frank J. Sametz and his wife Suelyn of Stanhope and Leonard Sametz of Sarasota, FL; a sister Mary DiMecurrio of Goshen, NY and two grandchildren Aaron and Stefanie Sametz of Stanhope.
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Funeral services will be held Friday, November 21st, 2008 at 10 AM at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne.
Friends may visit with the family on Thursday from 2-4, 7-9 PM at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations to the Alzheimer's Association, 400 Morris Ave.,Suite 251, Denville, NJ 07834 would be appreciated.
He will be laid to rest with Military Honors at the New Jersey National Cemetery in Wrightstown.
November 18, 2008
Services
Funeral services will be held Friday, November 21st, 2008 at 10 AM at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne.
Friends may visit with the family on Thursday from 2-4, 7-9 PM at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations to the Alzheimer's Association, 400 Morris Ave.,Suite 251, Denville, NJ 07834 would be appreciated.
He will be laid to rest with Military Honors at the New Jersey National Cemetery in Wrightstown.
Stephen Michael “Uncle Sonny” Sametz age 79 of Wayne died Tuesday, November 18, 2008 at the Andover Subacute Care Center in Andover.
He was born in Palisades Park and lived in Wayne for thirty-seven years before moving to Stanhope one year ago to be near his son.
Stephen served in the United States Navy as a Seaman First Class. He enlisted in 1946 and continuing his Navy service during the Korean Conflict finally retiring from the service in 1952. He was awarded the WWII Victory Medal.
Uncle Sonny enjoyed fishing on charter boats out of Atlantic Highlands Marina, his dog Caesar, vacations at the Jersey Shore. His favored destination was usually Bayville where you could find him crabbing on the pier.
His hobby was visiting garage sales or treasure hunting through junk to find the good stuff .
He was an active member of Calvary Temple in Wayne where he served as a Deacon and just loved to spend time at the church.
The family has very fond memories of Sunday family dinners at his mother Emily’s home in Palisades Park.
Stephen worked for the New Jersey Department of Transportation in Lodi as a transit driver for twenty years before retiring in 1992.
He was predeceased in 1997 by his loving wife Phyllis (nee Frapaul) Sametz. Stephen and Phyllis had thirty-seven years of “loving marriage” together. In the Autumn of Phyllis’s life Stephen made many sacrifices of time and effort to take care of Phyllis personally and did so with much love and caring.
His son Frank recalls how his Dad was a good provider and always lovingly concerned about his family.
Surviving are two sons Frank J. Sametz and his wife Suelyn of Stanhope and Leonard Sametz of Sarasota, FL; a sister Mary DiMecurrio of Goshen, NY and two grandchildren Aaron and Stefanie Sametz of Stanhope.
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