Obituary of Pierre Michel

Pierre Michel, 89, passed away Sunday, January 12, 2014 at the Bergen Regional Medical Center, Paramus, NJ. Pierre was born August 15, 1924 to Jean and Josephine (Goichon) Michel in Metz, France and was the youngest of two children. Pierre served in the U.S. Army in Frankfurt Germany after WWII and came to the United States in 1951 after working for several years at the United States Embassy in Paris, France. Pierre loved to travel especially to Montreal, arguably his favorite city outside of Paris, and was a member of several language clubs where he was able to practice and improve his German and Italian. He loved to walk and enjoyed reading, watching football and following politics. Pierre is survived by his daughter, Yvette (Michel) Rudich; and son, Robert Michel; grandchildren, Taylor, Summer, Jack, Kendra and Douglas Michel; and Ian, Ryan and Zachary Rudich; son-in-law: Ted Rudich and daughter-in-law Kimberly Michel; and nephew Claude Michel of Belgium. Pierre was preceded in death by his parents and a brother, Roger. A time of gathering will be held on Saturday, January 25, 2014 at VanderPlaat Funeral Home in Wyckoff, NJ from 11:00 am to 12:00 pm with Father Claude Lenehan, OFM officiating. The family will host a repast at Aldo's of Wyckoff immediately following the service. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Alzheimer's Association at www.alz.org/join_the_cause_donate.asp