Obituary of John Kanzler

Kanzler, John J., age 84 of Mahwah, died Saturday, July 21, 2012. He was born in Jersey City and had resided in Mahwah for the past 15 years. John was a parishioner of Sacred Heart RC Church, Suffern, NY and an Army Veteran. Before his retirement in 1997, he was a financial advisor for the North Bergen Board of Education and prior, he was an accountant for CBS, New York, NY. John stayed active in the accounting field by serving as the Treasurer of the Franklin Heights Homeowners Association, Mahwah, NJ. John is survived by his loving wife, Ann (nee Ditaranto) of Mahwah and his two daughters; Patricia Kanzler and her husband Mathew Pietrontone of New Providence, NJ and Donna and her husband Christopher Datino of Montebello, NY; one granddaughter Amy Vazquez and a brother Thomas Kanzler. Also surviving is a step grandchild, Robert Brummert and a brother in law, Nicholas and his wife, Mary Ditaranto, as well as, many nieces and nephews. Visiting hours will be held on Monday, July 23, 2012, 2-4 and 7-9 pm at Vander Plaat Funeral Home, www.vpfh.com, 257 Godwin Avenue, Wyckoff, NJ. Funeral service will be held on Tuesday, July 24, 2012, 11:00 am at the funeral home. The interment will follow in George Washington Memorial Park Cemetery, Paramus. Memorial contributions in John's name may be made to the Mahwah Volunteer Ambulance Corp., 258 Franklin Tpke., Mahwah, NJ 07430 or Villa Marie Claire Hospice, 12 West Saddle River Road, Saddle River, NJ 07458.