Obituary of Anni Steuerwald

Steuerwald, Anni, age 77, of Mahwah, died Thursday, May 8, 2014. She is set apart by a generous, loving, and tender heart. She is the wife of Richard, of Mahwah; devoted mother to Linda Steuerwald, of Midland Park, NJ, and Angelika Sternowski; and loving grandmother to five grandchildren: Kristin, Michelle, Michael, Tess, and Cate. Anni was born in Germany and immigrated to the US, where she became a successful entrepreneur as owner of Marcelle Fashions in Glen Rock. In addition to Richard, Linda, and her grandchildren, she is survived by son-in-law Joseph Sternowski, three sisters: Lili Dowd, Heidi Metsch, Hildegard Uhlmann; Siglinda Lange, and many nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by her daughter, Angelika, and her brother, Werner Lange. The family will receive friends on Saturday, 4-7 pm at the Vander Plaat Funeral Home, www.vpfh.com, 257 Godwin Ave. Wyckoff, NJ. In lieu of flowers, you can honor her memory with a donation in her name to the Gilda's Club Northern NJ, 575 Main Street, Hackensack, NJ 07601, justgive.org.