Obituary of Peter Sonderburg

Peter Bruce Sonderburg, age 75, passed away on December 26, 2018 at his home in Lake Hopatcong. Peter was born in New York City and grew up in Glen Rock, New Jersey. He and his young family lived in Goffstown, New Hampshire, in Glen Rock, NJ and then Peter finally settled in Lake Hopatcong where he lived for the past 20 years.

Peter had a love affair with cars.  You could always find him at Watkins Glen, Limerock and Breyer raceways.  He enjoyed tinkering with antique sports cars in the garage; or enjoying his own lead-foot zip down the highway. Peter also enjoyed the outdoors including camping and quiet mornings fishing with his long-time friend, Nancy.

Peter was a graphic designer by trade and worked for several organizations including Volkswagen, Porsche & Audi, Paul Newman Racing, Peugeot, KEM Motors and Longo Electrical-Mechanical where he worked before retiring last year. 

Peter is survived by his daughter, Lisa Kapoian of Mahwah, NJ; his daughter and son-in-law Laura and Edward Van Bloem of Glen Ridge, NJ; and his five grandchildren, John Kapoian, Martin Kapoian, Rachel Kapoian, Timothy Van Bloem and Matthew Van Bloem. He is also survived by his ex-wife, Karen Sonderburg.

The family will receive friends on Saturday, January 5^th from 2:00 – 4:00 pm at the Vander Plaat Funeral Home, 257 Godwin Avenue, Wyckoff, NJ.  www.vpfh.com