Obituary of Joseph Marangi

MARANGI, Joseph age 78 of Glen Rock, died peacefully at his home surrounded by his family on Thursday, August 16, 2012. Born in Englewood, Joe lived in Ridgewood before moving to Glen Rock in 1999. Joe graduated from Virginia Military Institute in 1956. He served as lieutenant in the United States Army serving in the European Theater. He was a partner of Ralph Marangi & Company in Carlstadt for more than 30 years. In his spare time Joe enjoyed sailing and power boating on the Chesapeake Bay. Surviving is his beloved best friend and wife of almost 30 years, Elsie (nee Scheffler), his devoted daughters, Lisa Marie Marangi of Ridgewood and Michele M. and her husband David Ring of Wyckoff. Joe is also survived by his six grandchildren, Collin, Danielle, David, Savannah, Elizabeth and Olivia, he also leaves his sister Marie Raso of Upper Saddle River and two nieces and a nephew. Funeral services will be held Monday, 9:00 am at the Vander Plaat Funeral Home (www.vpfh.com), 257 Godwin Avenue, Wyckoff. Funeral mass will follow 10:00 AM at the Church of the Presentation, 271 West Saddle River Road, Upper Saddle River, NJ. Entombment will be in George Washington Memorial Park, Paramus. Visiting is Sunday 3:00 to 7:00 PM. In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be made to NJ Organ and Tissue Sharing Network, 691 Central Avenue, New Providence, NJ 07974, (www.sharenj.org).