Obituary of John A. Cortazzo

John A. Cortazzo age 70 of Mahwah went to be with his Lord peacefully, surrounded by his family on Saturday, December 15, 2018. Born in Paterson, John lived in Hawthorne, Upper Saddle River and HoHoKus before moving to Mahwah in 1990. He was a graduate of the University of Houston and received his MBA from Fairleigh Dickinson University. John retired in 2001 from A.T. Hudson & Co. in Oradell after 25 years of service. He was a member of the Powerhouse Church in Wyckoff. John was an avid golfer learning the game from his father, who holds the course record at Paramus Golf Club. Surviving is his loving wife of 36 years, Geraldine (nee Castelli), and his devoted children, Christopher and his wife Michelle, Valerie and Andrew. John was pre-deceased by his parents, Angelo and Jean (Abate). The Cortazzo family will receive friends on Wednesday 5:00 until 8:00 PM at the Vander Plaat Funeral Home (www.vpfh.com), 257 Godwin Avenue, Wyckoff. Funeral services will be held Thursday 10:30 AM at the Powerhouse Christian Church, 500 West Main Street, Wyckoff. Interment will follow in the Redeemer Cemetery in Mahwah. In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be made to the National Kidney Foundation of New York / New Jersey, Inc., 1250 Broadway, Suite 2001, New York, NY 10016.