Eugene John Fedorczyk, 86
• Korean War Veteran, Nutley Apartment Superintendent
Jul 29, 2012 – Eugene John Fedorczyk, 86, of Nutley, on Saturday, July 27, 2012, surrounded by his family at St. Luke's Hospital in Bethlehem, PA..
Born May 13, 1926 in Blizianka, Poland, Gene emigrated to the U.S. in 1939 to Newark before moving to Nutley where he resided for most of his life. He was a proud Korean War veteran and community serviceman, a loving family man, and a man of great faith.
Eugene worked at the National Biscuit Company in Newark until he was inducted into the army in 1950. He served his country in Korea from 1951-52 as a Corporal with the 8th Army 1092 Engineer Combat Battalion. He was later employed by M&M Trucking and Yellow Trucking companies.
After retiring in 1990, Gene served as superintendent for the apartment building at 283 Chestnut St. in Nutley where he lived for nearly 20 years.
Gene was a longtime active member of Nutley VFW Post 493 and the Nutley Elks Lodge1290, the Color Guard and the Old Guard.
He was a parishioner of St. Mary's Catholic Church, a member of the Knights of Columbus, and served as Commander of the Catholic War Veterans. He enjoyed camping, Polka music, scouting, bowling, playing his accordion, vegetable gardening, and the Christmas season. He also enjoyed playing the lottery, pierogies, and strawberry ice cream. He was a loyal fan of the NY Giants and NY Mets and having no patience for television commercials, preferred to listen to the games on his transistor radio.
He was, over his lifetime, a proud owner of a 1936 Plymouth, a 1942 and a 1952 Buick and a 1957 Chevy. His trips to Poland in 1991 and Las Vegas in 2008 were travel highlights for Gene.
The father of two sons and three daughters, Gene is survived by four lchildren: Robert Fedorczyk of Easton, PA, Patricia Yashay of Scotch Plains, Christine Kromitz of Ogdensburg and Janice Kargus of Halifax, PA. He also is survived by seven grandchildren, one great-grandchild and two sisters, Jeanne LaVista of Roseland, and Terry Rogoz of Clark. Gene was predeceased by his son, Eugene.
A viewing at the S. W. Brown & Son Funeral Home, www.swbrownandson.com, 267 Centre St., Nutley, will be held Tuesday from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. A funeral mass will be held 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at St. Mary's Church, 7 Msgr. Owens Place, Nutley. Interment follows at the Immaculate Conception Cemetery, Montclair.
