Obituary of Milton J. Zuelch

Milton Zuelch, 75, of Wyckoff, died on Friday, September 29, 2017.  Born in Teaneck, he lived in Ridgefield Park and Bogota before moving to Wyckoff in 1979.

He was a skilled Electrician with the IBEW Electrical Union Local 164 for 33 years until he retired in 1997.  He then enjoyed 20 years of retirement which gave him a total of 53 years of service to the Brotherhood of Electrical Workers.  Milton also enjoyed taking care of everyone’s small engine repairs and anything else he could find on the curb.  He was an avid boater and loved and enjoyed spending time with his family, especially his grandchildren.

Milton is survived by his loving wife, Christine.  Milton and Christine were happily married for 50 of the 60 years they have known each other.   He is also survived by his daughter Sharon and her husband Michael Skelly of  North Haledon, NJ and his son Steve and Lee Ann Camarero formerly of Wyckoff, now residing in Dingmans Ferry, PA, and his 5 grandchildren: Max, Savanna, Hunter, Christine, and Jenna as well as his sister Jane Patel of Florida.  He was predeceased by his sister Erna Stephan.

The family will gather on Tuesday, from 4:00 to 8:00 pm at the Vander Plaat Funeral Home, www.vpfh.com, 257 Godwin Ave. Wyckoff, NJ. 

Cremation will be private.

In lieu of flowers, donations in Milton’s memory can be made to the Wyckoff Fire Department, PO Box 6, Wyckoff, NJ 07481, OR Wyckoff Police Department Trust Acct., 340 Franklin Ave, Wyckoff, NJ 07481 OR Wyckoff Volunteer Ambulance Corps, PO Box 214, Wyckoff, NJ  07481.