VINCENT W. GENELLA

June 8, 1945 - May 29, 2017

Vincent W. Genella, 71 years, of Oak Ridge, NJ, formerly of Hackensack, NJ and West Milford, NJ passed away on Monday, May 29, 2017. Born on June 8, 1945 in Hackensack, NJ to Angelina (Feoranzo) and Vincent P. Genella, he graduated from Hackensack High School in 1963, followed by obtaining an advanced education to be an mechanical engineer. Vincent married Roseann Salzano in 1967 and resided in Hackensack, NJ where they raised their family, and were parishioners of St. Anthony Church. The family moved in 1987 to West Milford, NJ where they were parishioners of St. Joseph RC Church. In 2001 they became residents of Oak Ridge, NJ. Vincent was a hairstylist and also taught advanced hair cutting at Parisian Beauty Academy, a Paul Mitchell Partner School in Hackensack. He was also a mechanical engineer at Sequa Can Machinery in East Rutherford and for many years he was a CADD Specialist (computer-aided design and drafting) at Picatinny Arsenal. He enjoyed shooting pool, playing the accordion, and after his retirement he started playing the drums, but he is best remembered as the finest dressed man in the room at any given time. Vincent was predeceased by his dear sister Phyllis DeFeo on March 20, 2017. He is survived by his beloved wife Roseann, his loving son Vince David Genella and his fiancé Wendy Pasechnick, his cherished daughter Vanessa Leigh Genella and her fiancé Henry Panas, as well as many nieces and nephews. A memorial visitation will take place on Sunday, June 11, 2017 from 1pm to 3pm followed by a memorial service at 3pm at the Stickle-Soltesz Funeral Home, 187 La Rue Road, Newfound land, NJ 074365 (For GPS use 1 Post Place). In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorial donations to be made to the following charity established in the name of Vincent's great niece Alexandra Rose Tozzi: by mail to: The Alexandra Rose Tozzi Foundation PO Box 47,Spring Lake, NJ 07762 or on line at: http://zantozzifoundation.com/Zan_Tozzi_Foundation/How_to_Donate.html Log onto www.sticklesolteszfuneralhome.com tribute wall to personally post your condolences, memories, photos, and videos, as well as obtaining driving directions to the funeral home.