Obituary of John O'Brien

O'BRIEN, John Barry age 32 of Woodland Park, died Thursday, August 15, 2013. Born in Ridgewood, John lived in Mahwah before moving to Woodland Park. He was a 1999 graduate of Clifton High School and also graduated from Lincoln Tech in Mahwah. In his early career John owned his own landscaping business and more recently worked for Prestige Toyota in Ramsey. John was a member of the West Paterson Volunteer Fire Dept. Surviving are his children, Shawn and Olivia O'Brien, his parents, Eugene and Barbara-Ann (Raleigh) O'Brien, his sister Mary Ann and her husband Seth Hodes and his nephews Owen and Conor. John is also survived by his wife Maria O'Brien. Funeral Mass will be held Wednesday, August 21, 2013 at 10:00 AM at St. Luke's R. C. Church, 340 North Franklin Tpk., HoHoKus, NJ. Cremation will be private. Visiting will be Tuesday, 2:00 to 4:00 and 7:00 to 9:00 PM at the Vander Plaat Funeral Home (www.vpfh.com), 257 Godwin Avenue, Wyckoff, NJ. In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be made to the West Paterson Volunteer Fire Dept. 5 Brophy Lane, Woodland Park, NJ 07424.