Obituaries

Former Chocolate Etc. Mom Dies at 80

The following is courtesy of Vander Plaat Funeral Home.

CERESNAK, Charlotte O. (nee Waldinger), age 80 of Wyckoff died peacefully on Monday, December 9, 2013. Born in Jersey City, Charlotte lived in Guttenberg and West New York before moving to Wyckoff in 1961.

In her later career, Charlotte worked alongside her daughter-in-law at Chocolate Etc. in Wyckoff until 1998.

Surviving is her loving husband of 62 years, Joseph E. Ceresnak, her devoted children, Michael and his wife Charlene, and Karen and her husband Larry Allen. Charlotte also leaves her adoring grandchildren, Lindsay and her husband David Agar, Ryan, Devon and her husband Dan DeRose, her great grandchildren, Joseph and Mackenzie, Alexis, Collin, and Ryan. Also surviving is her loving sister Bertha Bacus. Charlotte was pre-deceased by her son Steven K. Ceresnak in 1995.

The Ceresnak family will receive family and friends on Thursday, 2:00 until 4:00 and 7:00 until 9:00 PM at the Vander Plaat Funeral Home (www.vpfh.com), 257 Godwin Avenue, Wyckoff. Funeral services will be held Friday 11:30 AM at the Funeral Home.

In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be made to the Love Fund, 580 Wyckoff Avenue, Wyckoff, NJ 07481 or St. Jude Tribute Program, P.O. Box 1000, Dept. 142, Memphis, TN 38148-0142.


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