Obituary of Joseph Kaczyk

Kaczyk, Joseph, age 79, of Midland Park died Saturday, September 12, 2015 at the Valley Hospital, Ridgewood. He was born in Passaic, NJ and has been a resident of Midland Park for many years. Joseph served his country serving in the US Army during the Vietnam War. He was a member of the Christian Reformed Church of Midland Park and prior to his retirement in 1997, he was a Chemical Operator for Hoffmann-LaRoche, Nutley, NJ. Joseph is survived by his beloved wife of 22 years, Barbara (nee VanDerHorn) of Midland Park and his seven sisters; Rose Becker of California, Laura Beeson of Port Arthur, TX, Matilda Shmegelski of Cedar Grove, NJ, Mary Ann Roth of Saddle Brook, NJ, Cecelia Duffy of Sparta, NJ, Joan Abdenour of Las Vegas, NV and Irene Jacobi and her husband, Dennis of East Stroudsberg, PA. He is also survived by two sisters-in-law; Dot VanDerHorn and Carol Van Dyk and many nieces and nephews. Visiting hours will be held on Tuesday, 2-4 and 7-9 pm at the Vander Plaat Funeral Home, www.vpfh.com, 257 Godwin Avenue, Wyckoff, NJ 07481. A Funeral Service will be held on Wednesday, 10:30 am at the Funeral Home followed by the interment in Hackensack Cemetery, Hackensack, NJ. Memorial contributions in Joseph’s memory may be made to the Alzheimer’s Association, 400 Morris Avenue, Suite 251, Denville, NJ 07834.