Obituary of Joseph Anthony Falato

FALATO, Joseph Anthony, 59, of Waldwick, NJ passed away on Saturday, November 16th 2013 at home surrounded by his family. Joseph was born in Hackensack; he had lived in South Hackensack and Rochelle Park before settling in Waldwick. A 1972 graduate of Hackensack High School and a 1976 graduate of Ramapo College, Joseph was last employed by Stroehmann Bread of Kearney for 35 years. He is survived by his loving wife of 9 years, Sandy (nee Goodyear), devoted daughter Anne Marie (Falato) and her husband Timothy Ivory of Newark, DE. Also surviving are his parents, Alfred and Edith Falato, his sister Denise Falato and step daughter Briana Rumsey as well as many friends and family members. Funeral services will be held Wednesday 10:45 AM at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church, 52 Passaic St., Ridgewood, NJ. Burial will immediately follow at Saint Joseph's Cemetery, Hackensack. The Falato family will receive family and friends at the Vander Plaat Funeral Home, 257 Godwin Avenue, Wyckoff, NJ of Tuesday from 6:00 to 9:00 PM. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Joseph's name to the American Brain Tumor Association, www.abta.org., 8550 W. Bryn Mawr Avenue, Ste 550, Chicago, IL 60631.