Obituary of Robert J. Mazzara

Mazzara, Dr. Robert J., age 93, of Port St. Lucie, FL, died on Monday, January 11th, 2016. Robert was born in Queens, NY, lived and practiced dentistry in Oradell, for many years, before moving to Wyckoff and Florida. Robert attended Xavier High School in NYC, went to Fordham University, and then on to Georgetown Dental School. He proudly served his country as a Sergeant in the U.S. Army during WWII and was a Commissioned Naval officer in the Korean War. He was a Past President of the Bergen County Dental Society, a member of the American Dental Association, and awarded the Fellowship in American College of Dentists. After closing his practice, he continued his career as a full-time Professor at the Fairleigh Dickinson School of Dentistry. He is survived by his three devoted daughters: Janet Boscia and her husband, Carmen, Donna Hoeppner and her husband, Robert, and Patti Furgal and her husband, Robert. Also surviving are 7 grandchildren, 4 great-grandchildren, and his sister, Constance Heeg. He was predeceased by his loving wife of 54 years, Marie, in 2000, his parents Andrew and Theresa Mazzara, and his brother, Dr. J. Richard Mazzara, most recently in 2015. The family will receive friends on Thursday, January 14th from 4-8pm at the Vander Plaat Funeral Home, www.vpfh.com, 257 Godwin Ave. Wyckoff, NJ. A Funeral Mass will be celebrated on Friday, January 15th at 10am at Church of the Nativity, 315 Prospect Street, Midland Park, NJ. Entombment to follow at George Washington Memorial Park, 234 Paramus Road, Paramus, NJ. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to Robert’s favored Xavier High School, 30 West 16th St., New York, NY 10011-6302 or the Alzheimer’s Association, 400 Morris Ave., Suite 251, Denville, NJ 07834.