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Edward W. Trinkleback Veteran
June 13, 2012

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Trinkleback, Edward W. age 91, a former resident of Bergenfield for 55 years, died peacefully at home in Oradell with family at his side. Beloved husband of the late Evelyn (nee) Sharpe. Devoted father of Evelyn Butzel and her husband Bruce, of Oradell, Edward Trinkleback, Jr., and his wife, Jeannette, of River Edge, and Karen Rauch and her husband, Joseph, of Oradell. Loving grandfather of Elaine, Evonne, Eric, Anne Marie, Jennifer, Edward, Victoria, and Carolyn. Cherished great-grandfather of Cortney, Britney, David, Amanda, Joseph, and James. Dear brother of the late Harry Trinkleback, and uncle to five nieces and nephews. Edward bravely served in the US Army Air Corps during WWII in the Pacific Theater, with the 36th Photo Recon Squadron. Upon his honorable discharge in 1945, Edward resumed his job as a printing pressman at the Continental Folding Paper Box Company in Ridgefield where he worked for 38 years, and spent most of his weekends as a wedding photographer, having proudly photographed over 1000 ceremonies until 1972. Before retiring in 1994, Edward was also a facility supervisor with Great Bear Spring Co., in Teterboro, and a customer service rep. with Health Waters, Inc. in Carlstadt. While a parishioner at St. John’s RC Church in Bergenfield, Edward was a member of the Catholic War Veterans and the Bergenfield VFW. He was also an avid Ham radio operator, and until recently, was an active member of the Army Air Force Historical Association (AAFHA). Friends and family are invited for visitation on Friday from 2-4 PM and 7-9 PM at Volk Leber Funeral Home, 268 Kinderkamack Road, Oradell, NJ. Funeral service from the funeral home on Saturday at 9 AM and then to St. Peter’s RCC in River Edge, NJ for a 10 AM Mass of Christian Burial. Entombment to follow in George Washington Memorial Park, Paramus, NJ. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made in his name to the Alzheimer’s Association, Greater NJ Chapter, 400 Morris Avenue, Suite 251, Denville, NJ 07834 or at www.alz.org/nj

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Volk-Leber Funeral Home
789 Teaneck Road
Teaneck, NJ 07666
201-836-0202