HERBERT R. KLASCHKA

May 4, 1929 - October 18, 2016

Herbert Ralph Klaschka, 87 of Oak Ridge NJ passed away October 18th at Compassionate Care Hospice in Dover New Jersey. He was the youngest of 10 children, Herb was born May 4,1929, in Paterson, New Jersey to Albert and Barbara Klaschka. He lived in his childhood home in Allendale, New Jersey for the first 50 years of his life until relocating to Oak Ridge, New Jersey in the 1980’s. Herb was a graduate of Ramsey High School, served in the U.S. Army and was a member of the Wayne Seventh Day Adventist Church in Wayne, New Jersey. He was a Teamster and worked as a mechanic for Terwilliger & Wakefield, Ridgewood, New Jersey. He also worked as a mechanic for Thurston’s Garage, Allendale, NJ. In his retirement years he worked as a custodian at Wayne SDA Church, Wayne, New Jersey. He is remembered as a sweet, gentle man who was an avid reader and enjoyed hunting and fishing. Those who came to know Herb as being extremely frugal in his later years would be surprised to know that in his youth he enjoyed racing around town in his silver Porsche and navigating the waters of Greenwood Lake in his speed boat. He was preceded in death by his parents; Albert and Barbara Klaschka, brothers Charles Klaschka, Alfred Klashka, Ernest Klaschka, Jules Klaschka, George Klaschka and David Klaschka and sisters Helen Klaschka and Ruth Olsen and a nephew, Donald Klaschka. He is survived by a sister, Barbara Phillips, Birmingham Al, five nephews; Brian Klaschka, Maui, HI, John Klashka, MA, Ernest Klaschka II, VA, Larry Olsen, MD, and Steven Phillips, AL. Nine nieces; June Bell, SC, Gloria Pease, NY, Sheila Krubrock, WA, Darlene Schongalla, WA, Barbara Marsh, NY, Bonnie Klaschka, CA, Linda Phillips, AL, Diane Barber, MD and Joan Weldon, MA and several grand nieces and nephews. A private cremation was held under the direction of Stickle-Soltesz Funeral Home. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, November 26, 2016 at 4pm at The Wayne Seventh Day Adventist Church, 218 Ratzer Road, Wayne, New Jersey 07470. Burial of his ashes will be at Mahwah Cemetery at the convenience of the family. The family of Herb Klaschka would like to express their gratitude to his SDA Church family, Larry and Cindy Olsen, Deborah Crum and Michael Meliti for watching over Herb and taking such loving care of him during his declining years.