Obituary of Paul De Witte

De Witte, Paul, age 68, died Monday, August 11, 2014. Paul was born in Paterson and grew up in Wyckoff. After marrying his sweetheart, Rita, they moved to Hawthorne for a few years and then back to Wyckoff where they have resided for the last 42 years. Paul was a telecommunications manager for IBM in Franklin Lakes for 25 years. After retiring from IBM, Paul worked another 7 years for Shared Technologies in Hackensack. Beloved husband for 47 years of Rita (Hennecke). Devoted father of Cheryl and her husband, Todd of Oakland and Kristy and her husband, Rich of Wayne. Loving grandfather of Nicholas, Courtney, Bailey, Cameron, Connor, Mackenzie, Kara and Shane. Dear brother of William and his wife Carolyn of Wyckoff and brother-in-law of Minnie De Witte of Oakland. He is also survived by his brother-in-law Rudy Hennecke and his wife Eileen of Fair Lawn, his sister-in law, Margot Mosca and her husband Michael of Hawthorne and numerous nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by his parents William and Radie and his brother, James. Visiting hours will be on Friday, August 15th from 2-4 and 7-9pm at the Vander Plaat Funeral Home, www.vpfh.com, 257 Godwin Ave. Wyckoff, NJ. Funeral Service is on Saturday, August 16th at 10am at the Vander Plaat Funeral Home. In lieu of flowers, donations to the American Cancer Society, 20 Mercer Street, Hackensack, NJ, 07601, would be appreciated.