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Stephen Arlak Obituary
Stephen, 97, of Leonia, NJ, passed away after a rewarding and fulfilling life on Thursday, June 20, 2013. He lived in the Bronx for many years before moving to New Jersey. He received a degree in finance from NYU. He served four years in the Army during World War II. We are always defined in life by the people we love and things we do and enjoy. His family, swimming, canoeing, and work were his passions. In his early teens, during a school trip, he swam the Hudson River across and back. He swam with legendary Olympian and actor, Johnny Weissmuller. He experienced many of New York's sports and cultural highlights: he attended a Yankees game as a guest of Babe Ruth; Lou Gehrig's farewell speech; Don Larsen's no hitter; and many jazz and big band concerts. He worked forty years for General Motors in Manhattan. He then began a new career with the IRS. An ardent traveler, he and his wife Helen were among the first group of travelers to visit China when it opened to Westerners. He was a devoted pinochle and poker player throughout his life, even after his vision and hearing were greatly impaired. He was always generous with his time in helping others. His cheerful vitality, pleasant disposition, extraordinary patience and dignified life will be deeply missed by all. He is survived by his son, Stephen; daughter-in-law, Gloria; granddaughters, Vanessa, Alexandra, and Katherine. His wife, Helen, and daughter, Victoria, predeceased him. Funeral from McCorry Brothers Funeral Home, 780 Anderson Avenue, Cliffside Park, NJ, on Monday, June 24, 2013 at 9:15 AM. Funeral Mass to be celebrated at St. John the Evangelist R.C. Church, Broad Avenue & Harrison Street, Leonia, NJ at 10 AM. Interment to follow at George Washington Memorial Park, Paramus, NJ. Visiting hours on Sunday, from 2-4 and 7-9 PM. Donations in Stephen's memory to the WoundedWarriorProject.org.would be greatly appreciated. For information and directions, please visit
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Memories and Condolences
for Stephen Arlak
Tony Pistilli
June 15, 2023
A good and kind man. Remember him well and miss him.
Tony Pistilli
June 15, 2022
Stephen, we all still have such fond memories of your father. He was to all a kind man, first and foremost. But he was smart and generous. And one can only be a witness to all the love he shared with family. He's with the Lord now. At peace. Where the Lord is sharing His love with him.
Sasha
July 16, 2013
Mr. Arlak was a wonderful person. He was always polite and kind. Even though he had a lot of handicaps he was always upbeat and positive. I always enjoyed being with him. I will miss him.
Anthony Pistilli
July 13, 2013
I will never forget Mr. Arlak. Respected by all who knew him, adored by his family, he was gentle, generous, and gracious in every way. His spirit will always be with us.
A good father, a good grandfather, and a good friend, he left behind a testament of kindness and courtesy and love, and we are all the richer for it.
He served as a patriotic soldier to his country and a loving husband to his wife. To his son and daughter-in-law, he was a dear father, to his grandchildren a fond grandfather, and to his friends, of which I consider myself fortunate to have been one, he was a kind and courteous man whose company was always a delight to be in.
Everything about Mr. Arlak was gentle and unforced, and he lent a kind of easiness to all that he did; and all that he did, he seemed to do with a joy and a happiness that made those around him feel the same way. To say that he was beloved is not to do justice to his memory.
He was one of kind, and he will be missed. We have lost him, but now heaven has him.
One wonders if Saint Peter plays pinochle. But, if Peter doesn't, I am sure Mr. Arlak, with that same patient and quietly amused perspective that he applied to everything he did, will be teaching Peter how to play.
All of us, who so tenderly and entirely loved him, could not have wished for a better father, grandfather, or friend.
Farewell, Mr. Arlak.
William & Maria Lopez
July 7, 2013
I am sorry for your loss, but he is in a better place. You can always be at peace with yourself because I witnessed how well you cared for your father. Count on us for you to cry, talk or simply for company.
July 1, 2013
Steve,
My sincere condolences on your loss.
Bob Manginelli
June 29, 2013
You were the best uncle and Godfather. The children were always important to him and he always had the time to take us to a parade, the movies or to play "Old Maid" with us. Thank you for the special memoeies Uncle Steve. Love, Ginny
June 22, 2013
I am so sorry for your loss. Please find peace and comfort in knowing God cares for you and will help you in your time of need. 1 Pet. 5:7
Georgine Cerone
June 21, 2013
He will be greatly missed by the entire family.
June 21, 2013
I am so sorry for your loss. Please find peace and comfort
in knowing God cares for you and will help you in your time of need. 1 Pet. 5:7
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