Obituary of Albert Stoel

STOEL, Albert age 87, of Ridgewood, died peacefully surrounded by his family on Sunday, April 1, 2012. Al was a lifelong resident of Ridgewood. He worked as a Mechanical Repairman for the Village of Ridgewood for more than 26 years. Al was an avid Beekeeper and a member of the Northeast New Jersey Beekeepers Association. He was a member of the Faith Community Christian Reformed Church in Wyckoff. Al served his country during World War II in the United States Marine Corps. attached to the 6th Marine Division in Okinawa. He was a member of the Marine Corps League Lakeland Detachment 744, Oakland, NJ and the Midland Park-Wyckoff VFW Post 7087. Surviving is his beloved wife of 63 years, Jeannette (nee Kole), his sons, David A. Stoel and Glenn R. Stoel and his wife Diane, his daughter-in-law, Sandy Bulkley, his grandchildren, Sean, Luke, Ben, Schuyler, Austin, Josh, Caleb, Laura and Rebecca, and his two great grandsons, Aiden and Julian. Al was pre-deceased by his sons John W. Stoel in 2002, Donald Stoel in 1988 and two grandchildren, Jessica in 2004 and Ryan in 2006. Funeral services will be held Thursday 10:30 AM at the Vander Plaat Funeral Home (www.vpfh.com), 257 Godwin Avenue, Wyckoff, NJ. Interment will follow in the Fair Lawn Memorial Cemetery. Visiting is Wednesday 4:00 to 7:00 PM. Memorial contributions may be made to the Marine Corps League, Lakeland Detachment, P.O. Box 8, Pompton Lakes, NJ 07442.