Stephen J. Jakubcak, 88, of Clifton, passed away on January 25, 2016. Born in Passaic he was a lifelong resident of Clifton.
An active parishioner of St. John Kanty RC Church, Clifton, Steve was a member of the Holy Name Society, the Golden Circle, and the Loaves and Fishes. Steve started the gym program at the church, was a coach for the SJK CYO Sr. and Jr. Basketball, and helped count the weekly collection. An Army Veteran of WW II, Steve was a Steel Worker for Athenia Steel in Clifton for 42 years, and later worked for Packet-Oneida for 3 years, retiring in 1992.
Beloved husband of the late Rose (Taschler). Devoted father of Doreen Jakubcak of Spring Lake and Mark Jakubcak of Clifton. Dear father in law of Michael Malchow.
Funeral Friday 9 AM at the Shook Funeral Home, 639 Van Houten Ave., Clifton, and 10 AM at St. John Kanty RC Church, Clifton. Entombment, Calvary Cemetery, Paterson. Visiting Thursday 4-8 PM at the funeral home.
In lieu of flowers, donations made to either St. John Kanty RC Church, 49 Speer Ave., Clifton, NJ 07013, of Marty's Place Senior Dog Santuary, 118 Rt. 526, Upper Freehold Twsp, NJ 08501, www.oldfriends.org, in memory of Steve, would be greatly appreciated.