Obituary of Hugo John Borst, Sr.

BORST, Hugo John, Sr., 98, of Toms River, died Saturday, October 17, 2015. Born in Paterson, Hugo lived in New Port Richie, FL before moving to Toms River, NJ 12 years ago. He served as a corporal in the US Army during World War II for 4 ½ years, where he learned the trade of watch making. He started his career as a watch maker for Arkin’s Jewelers in Paterson, then went on to become a Gemologist working at Arkin’s and managed the branch store in Pompton Lakes before moving to Florida and finishing out his career as Manager for Girard Jewelers in Clearwater FL. Hugo was an active member of the Union Reformed Church and the Palm Grove Reformed Church, both of which he served as an elder. Hugo is survived by his wife Janet, his 3 sons: Hugo John, Jr. of Pompton Lakes, Ronald and Dorothy of Toms River, and Allan and his wife Debra of Toms River, his 8 grandchildren and 12 great grandchildren. He is also survived by his brother John and his wife Gertrude of Midland Park as well as numerous nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by his daughters-in-law: Sheryl and Linda and his 5 siblings. Visiting hours are Tuesday 2 – 4 and 7 - 9 pm at the Vander Plaat Funeral Home, www.vpfh.com, 257 Godwin Ave. Wyckoff, NJ. Funeral service is Wednesday, 10:30 am at the Vander Plaat Funeral Home. Interment will follow at the Fair Lawn Memorial Cemetery in Fair Lawn. In lieu of flowers donation to the Gideon’s International, PO Box 242, Midland Park, NJ 07432 or Eastern Christian School Association, 50 Oakwood Drive, North Haledon, NJ 07508 would be appreciated.