George Fajvan left his earthly body on January 14, 2022 - a short 9 months after losing the love of his life, MaryAnn. He was oldest of 3 sons born on his mother's birthday July 24, 1926. The son of Mary and Andrew Fajvan, who immigrated from Hungary, he grew up in Jersey City, NJ and started school where he learned to speak English as he only knew Slavic until that point of his life.
George served in the Army during World War II in the Pacific and was also stationed in Hawaii as Military Police. He was a great storyteller and loved to regale the grandchildren with his adventures of his military service. For a time, George owned a small grocery store in Jersey City and loved to tell his family stories about selling ice cream and 7-up on hot summer nights, and helping his neighbors by delivering ice with the big ice tongs for their "ice boxes".
George was married to MaryAnn R. Fajvan for 63 years. MaryAnn and George started their life together in Jersey City, NJ, later moving to Lyndhurst, NJ, where their four children (Mary Ann, Vivian, George Joseph, and Alan Andrew) grew up.
George retired after 25 years at Chase Manhattan Bank in New York City as a Senior Computer Operator managing the "room size" computers that processed checks. After retirement, George and his wife MaryAnn built a house on Cape Cod where their 8 grandchildren (Alex, Evan, Riley, Lily, Bridget, Ashley, Elizabeth and Jack) visited and enjoyed exploring the Cape. During retirement MaryAnn and George traveled to polka festivals and the southwestern US, especially enjoying Las Vegas casinos where George loved the buffets and playing the slot machines. They also made road trips to visit their children and spend time with their grandchildren.
George was a great fan of Polka music and loved to dance. He celebrated at the weddings of his four children: Mary Ann and Rob, Vivian and Bob, George and Eileen, and Alan and Carrie. He encouraged and supported continued education and was proud that his children furthered their education by achieving college degrees and successful careers. George was a great self-taught handy man and could fix just about anything. He helped his children and neighbors on all types of projects. He also enjoyed plants and working on the landscaping of his homes.
He is preceded in death by his wife MaryAnn, son Alan, and brothers Andrew and John.
George and MaryAnn's remains will be interred together at the Massachusetts National Cemetery in Bourne at a later date.