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Charles Morgan "Charlie" Ollenschleger
1941 - 2018
BORN
1941
DIED
2018
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Charles Ollenschleger Obituary
Charles Morgan "Charlie" Ollenschleger, 77, a 43-year resident of Bloomingdale, New Jersey, on Saturday, March 24, 2018.
Charlie is survived by his loving children of whom he was exceedingly proud - his son, the Hon. Craig A. Ollenschleger, the former mayor of Bloomingdale, and his wife, Christine; and his daughter, Sharon M. Clayton, and her husband, Edward, of Vernon; his older brother, William Ollenschleger, and sister-in-law, Janet, of Parsippany; his sister, Judith Sciara, and brother-in-law, Charles, of Somerset; his younger brother, Martin Ollenschleger, and his sister-in-law, Bonnie Rambo, of Wilmington, Delaware; three nephews; four nieces; his adored grandchildren, Logan and Ava Clayton, and Timmy Ollenschleger; his first wife, Margaret Distasi, of Vernon; and his beloved grand-dog, Watson.
The family will receive guests at M. John Scanlan Funeral Home, 781 Newark Pompton Turnpike, Pompton Plains, on Tuesday, April 3, 2018, from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. A funeral service celebrating Charlie's life and homecoming will be held at West Side Presbyterian Church, 6 South Monroe Street, Ridgewood, on Wednesday, April 4, 2018, at 10:30 a.m. Interment will follow at Maryrest Cemetery, Mahwah. In lieu of flowers, donations honoring Charlie's life and memory may be made to the Bloomingdale Regional Animal Shelter Society (B.A.S.S.), P.O. Box 24, Bloomingdale, New Jersey 07403, or American Legion Post 154, P.O. Box 267, Butler, New Jersey 07405. www.scanlanfuneralhome.com
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