Frederick was a Vietnam Era veteran and proudly served our country in the Navy from 1959 through 1963. He received the Good Conduct Medal for his service, steamed for Cuba during the missile crisis and played in a band with his Navy buddies – Terry and the Pirates.
Frederick is survived by his beloved wife of 59 years Joan E. Paff (nee Manheimer). Beloved father to son F. Michael Paff, Jr and daughter Kimberley Cerbo. Frederick was a proud grandpa to Michael, Nicholas, Benjamin, Hannah, and Jacob. He is also survived by his son-in-law Robert Terzi and his wife Mandi. Loving cousin to Ann Malone. Frederick was predeceased by his daughter Kathryn Terzi in 2003 and his cousin Katherine Sweatt in 2015.
Professionally, Frederick served on the River Vale police and the Westwood Police Department for 5 years. He then went to work for the New York City Trucking Authority, working on the Manpower Driver Training Program and continued in trucking for many years as a Local #560 Teamster. Fred moved on from trucking to auto sales, working for Joe Heidt Motors. For over 10 years, he was a nationally top ranked ‘Buick Sales Master’. He was a proud volunteer fire fighter in Westwood and past Company Lieutenant. And, in 2019/2020 he was awarded Westwood ‘Volunteer of the Year’. Frederick was a member and past chaplain, at the Park Ridge, NJ Lodge of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks (BPOE).
Unafraid to change and learn new things, Frederick went back to school and earned his CADC accreditation. He worked counseling those struggling with addiction and counseled countless others outside working hours. It was his calling to save everyone he could. His career spanned more than 25 years from his early days at Straight & Narrow, Bergen and Passaic County IDRC and Bergen Regional, now known as New Bridge Medical Center, Paramus.
Visitation will be held on Sunday from 2-4 and 7-9 at Becker Funeral Home 219 Kinderkamack Road, Westwood, NJ, 07675. Funeral Mass will be held on Monday at 10:30 am at St. Andrew’s R.C. Church, Westwood. Cremation private.
In lieu of flowers donations may be made to the Westwood Fire Department
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