Obituary of John Francis Harnig

Harnig, John Francis Jr. age 83 of Glen Rock died Friday, September 25, 2015. Born in New York City he lived in Bethel Park, PA and Framingham, MA before moving to Glen Rock 42 years ago. John was an Air Force Veteran of the Korean War and served from 1951-1954. Before his retirement he was in International Banking for many years. He was an active parishioner of St. Catharines R.C. Church, where he served as a Eucharistic Minister and CCD Teacher. He was a member of American Legion Post #145, Glen Rock, the Veterans of Foreign Wars, the Blinded American Veterans and the Disabled American Veterans. Surviving are his wife, Kathleen (nee Ahearn) Harnig of Glen Rock, his daughter, Gretchen (Ben) Piela of Glen Rock, his three grandchildren, Benny, Gabrielle and John Kenneth. Also surviving are his three sisters, Mary Elizabeth Hodel of Scottsdale, AZ, Margaret Collumb (Chris) of Queens, NY and Kathleen Harnig of NYC. Visiting Monday 2-4 and 7-9 pm at the Vander Plaat Funeral Home, www.vpfh.com, 257 Godwin Ave. Wyckoff, NJ. Funeral Mass Tuesday, 10 am at St. Catharines RC Church, 905 South Maple Ave. Glen Rock, NJ 07452. Private Cremation will follow. In Lieu of flowers donations to Eastern Christian Childrens Retreat, 700 Mountain Ave. Wyckoff, NJ 07481 would be appreciated. http://eccretreat.org/