Obituary of Eddie Sanchez

Edward “Eddie” Sanchez passed away peacefully surrounded by his loving family on Sunday, December 15, 2019 at the age of 88. Born in Havana, Cuba Eddie was a long time resident of Bogota, NJ, before moving to Saddle River. Before retiring he was the owner of Hygrade Hardware in New York City. He was a parishioner at St. Joseph’s Church in Bogota, loved to spend time with his family, doing word searches, follow the stock market, listening to Les Miserables and babysitting his grand dogs.

Eddie is survived by his loving wife of 57 years Miriam Sanchez; sons: Edward E. Sanchez, his wife Lisa; Alex Sanchez, his wife Katie; Richard E. Sanchez, his wife Oneida and five grandchildren: Matthew, Nicholas, Taylor, Christopher and Devan. Visitation will be held on Wednesday, December 18, 2019 from 4:00 – 7:00 p.m. at the Vander Plaat Funeral Home, (vpfh.com), 257 Godwin Ave., Wyckoff.

The funeral mass will be held on Thursday, December 19, 2019 at 11:00 a.m. at St. Joseph’s Church, 115 East Fort Lee Road, Bogota, NJ 07603. Interment will be private.

Contributions in Eddie’s memory may be made to the Allendale Volunteer Ambulance Corps, 26 Arcadia Rd, Allendale, NJ 07401 or to the Ho-Ho-Kus Volunteer Ambulance Corps., P.O. Box 81, Ho-Ho-Kus, NJ 07423.