William Garcia, Sr.

William Garcia, Sr., age 80 an over thirty year resident of North Bergen, most recently of Pompton Lakes, passed Saturday, November 14, 2020.

William was born to Andreas and Petra Garcia in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico.  When William was ten years old his parents moved the family to the United States with dreams of a better life for their children.  They first settled in New York City and soon moved to Union City, then North Bergen.

   William found work in the textile industry working at a company that manufactured handbags and belts. He also worked at the Penettone Chemical Company in Teaneck, and the National Container Company in North Bergen, before taking a position with the United States Post Office in Secaucus in 1972. He worked for the US Post Office for thirty years before retiring in 2003.  Through the years many of his co-workers became his friends.  He valued these friendships greatly and wouldn’t take on a Supervisor position as he just couldn’t bring himself to tell his friends what to do.

He will be lovingly remembered for being both funny and loud.  He had a great sense of humor although it could be a bit dirty at times and if he was paired up with his sister Rosita the two of them could overtake a room full of people. He loved fishing and for many years had a boat named the D-n-D which he kept in a slip in Bayonne and would often go fishing in the rivers surrounding New York. For the last ten years he mostly fished area lakes. During his post office years William belonged to the post office bowling league. On bowling night it was always Spaghetti Wednesday as this was a quick meal and dad could get to the lanes on time.  He will also be remembered for his skill at playing dominos.  After just a few moves he would know and remember what you had in your hand and even knew when you could or couldn’t go. When it came to area sports teams William loved NY Mets, the NY Rangers, and the NY Giants. He was never afraid to tell you he couldn’t stand the NY Jets or NY Yankees. William also loved watching television.  He enjoyed westerns, Jerry Springer, Cheaters, any of the judge shows, and game shows, especially Deal or No Deal.  He was a hard worker who was always taking on holiday, Saturday, and Sunday hours at the post office. Many a Christmas was spent waiting for him to come home from work. He also had a love of dogs and through the years had several.  His Doberman Pinscher Max would often test him by tearing apart the living room couch or running around the yard dragging the garbage bag and emptying its contents all over the front lawn. Most of all William will be remembered for his loving, caring, considerate, and kind way.

William was the husband of Numidia Lucia Garcia (Rivera) of Ridgefield; loving father of: Diane Incognito and her husband Nick of Rivera Beach, Florida, William Garcia, Jr. of his late wife Pattie (2016) of Pompton Lakes, Steven Garcia and his wife Elaine of Carlstadt, and Aurora Aranzazu and her husband Kenny of Wayne; cherished grandfather of: Nick Incognito and wife Helene, the late Michael Incognito (2015), William Garcia, III and wife Jessica, Frank Garcia, Justine Marie Garcia, Eric Garcia, Nina Garcia, Adam Aranzazu, and Daniel Aranzazu; adored great-grandfather of: Penelope Incognito, Andie Incognito, Cole William Garcia, Chelsea Struble, and Cayden Struble; dear brother of:  the late Andrea Torres the late Rosita Cortez, Eva Lopena and husband Bob of Myrtle Beach, NC, and Victor Mercado of Rutherford; and dear uncle of numerous nieces and nephews.

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations to The American Heart Association (heart.org) would be appreciated.