Obituary of Tunis Nywening

NYWENING, Tunis, age 97 of Wyckoff, died peacefully on Tuesday, December 3, 2013. Born in Illinois, Tunis had lived in Wyckoff for the past 65 years. He was in the US Army Air Corp during World War II stationed in Guam as a Flight Engineer on a B24 with the 315th Bomb Wing. Tunis¬¬ was a carpet Installer and salesman for H. Nakashian and Sons in Fair Lawn until he retired. He was also a member of the Midland Park Christian Reformed Church where he was a Sunday school teacher and a member of the Evangelism committee. Tunis is survived by his loving wife of 70 years, Garberdina, his daughter Karen Holmes of Wyckoff, his grandson Michael and his wife Kristen of Bloomingdale, granddaughter Laura and her husband Don Smith of Ramsey, and great grandson Adam Henry Holmes. Tunis is also survived by his sister Violet Schanzenbach and her husband Edward of North Haledon. Visiting hours are Thursday 5 - 7 PM with a service at 7:00pm at the Vander Plaat Funeral Home (www.vpfh.com), 257 Godwin Avenue, Wyckoff, NJ. In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be made to World Renew, 2850 Kalamazoo Ave SE, Grand Rapids, MI 49560 or the Christian Health Care Center, 301 Sicomac Ave., Wyckoff, NJ 07481.