Obituary of Edward Buchner

BUCHNER, Edward, age 60, died on Monday, July 18, 2011. Born in Astoria, NY, he was a Ridgewood resident for the last 27 years. He volunteered his time to many town organizations, including Dads' Night, Jamboree, and the Maroons Soccer Club. At the time of his death, Edward was the Head of Fixed Voice Sales for North America for Nokia Siemens Networks. Prior to that, he worked for Siemens for 25 years. Edward is survived by his wife, Elizabeth, and his daughters, Amy Powers, and her husband Eric, and Kate Buchner, and her fiance Raymond Tarino. He is also survived by his brothers, Robert Buchner and his wife Mary Beth of Latham, NY, and William Buchner and his wife Susan Berger of Fairfield, CT, his sister-in-law Joan Raphael and her husband William of Ridgewood, and his brother-in-law Jack McConnell and his wife Liz of Rockaway, NJ. Additionally, he is survived by his niece and nephews. The family will receive friends on Thursday, 2 - 4 & 7 - 9 PM at the Vander Plaat Funeral Home (vpfh.com), 257 Godwin Ave., Wyckoff. The Memorial Service will be 10:30 am on Friday at the Vander Plaat Funeral Home. Memorial contributions may be made to American Cancer Society, Bergen Unit, 20 Mercer St., Hackensack, NJ 07601.