Obituary of Lawrence J. Rudesyle

Lawrence John Rudesyle, of Paterson died on January 24, 2015. He was 64. Born in the Bronx, NY he grew up in Paterson and Midland Park where he attended Church of the Nativity grammar school and graduated from Midland Park High School. Larry was the husband of 36 years to Donna Mae Rudesyle (Kuhn). He was the son of the late Helen Mary Broire and Leo W. Sierra. Larry obtained his Master's Degree in Community Health Education from NJ City University. He was an original member of the Hawthorne Muchachos, Caballeros and Alumni Corp. Larry was honorably discharged from the National Guard and was a police officer in Garfield, Prospect Park, North Haledon and the Paterson Housing Police. Larry was a member of the NJ Police Honor Legion. He was also a Registered Respiratory Therapist and EMT. Larry was a volunteer fireman in Garfield, Haledon, Montvale and Woodland Park and a parishioner of St. Anthony's Roman Catholic Church in Hawthorne. In lieu of flowers, because all funeral services are private for Larry, the family is requesting donations to the West Paterson Fire Co. #2, Passaic Valley Hose Co. 2, 1070 McBride Ave., Woodland Park, NJ 07424. Arrangements are by Vander Plaat Funeral Home, (vpfh.com), 257 Godwin Ave., Wyckoff.