Obituary of John Sedlack

SEDLACK, John F., age 88, died on Sunday April 26, 2009. John was born and raised in Hackensack, was a member of Immaculate Conception Parish and graduated from Hackensack High School in 1939. He lived there until moving to Waldwick 12 years ago. John qualified for the US Men's two man canoe team in the 1940 Olympics. John served as a US Army MP during WWII. John was a sheet metal worker with local 13 until retiring from Town Engineering. He was a member of Baseball of Hackensack from 1957 to 1967 and was Chairman from 1964 to 1965. He was past President of the Jackson Avenue PTA. He was a member of the Hackensack Board of Education from 1965 to 1970 and was both Vice President and President. He also served on the Waldwick Zoning Board. He was a member of the Golden Club of Waldwick, Honorary Citizen of Boys Town, and member of St. Elizabeth's Church in Wyckoff. He is survived by his son John Sedlack, Jr. and his wife Maria of Wyckoff, NJ, his son Robert Sedlack and his wife Dolores of New Hope, PA and his daughter Teresa Skjold and her husband Raymond of Ramsey, NJ. He is also survived by his grandchildren, Kate, John III and Sarah Sedlack and Raymond, Gregory and Ann Marie Skjold, and brother William Sedlack of Hackensack. He was predeceased by his wife Anna, whom he married in 1944. Visiting hours are Tuesday, April 28, 2- 4 & 7 - 9 PM at the Vander Plaat Funeral Home (www.vpfh.com), 257 Godwin Ave., Wyckoff. Funeral Mass is 10:00 am, Wednesday, April 29, at St. Elizabeth's RC Church, 700 Wyckoff Ave., Wyckoff, NJ 07481. Interment will follow at Hackensack Cemetery in Hackensack.