Frederick J. Penza

Frederick J. Penza, 69 of River Vale, NJ passed on June 27, 2013 at his home surrounded by his family. He was born in Brooklyn, NY and lived in Brooklyn, NY and Closter, NJ before moving to River Vale, NJ 33 years ago. Frederick was co-owner of Penco Graphics in NYC, NY and was a US Army Veteran. He is survived by the “love of his life”, his wife of 45 years, Wendy (Smith) Penza; his sons, John and his wife Lisa, Scott and his wife Nicole and Rick and his wife Michelle; his grandchildren, Zachary, Emily and Nicholas; his brother-in-law, Lou Smith and his wife Diana; his step-brothers, Dennis, Donald and Andrew Butcher and his step-sisters, Kathy Stone, Nancy Osikowicz and Janet Butcher. Frederick is also survived by many nieces, nephews, loving childhood friends and many business friends. Funeral from the Becker Funeral Home on Monday 9:30am with a 10:30am funeral mass at Our Lady of Mercy Church, Park Ridge, NJ. A private cremation will follow. Visiting hours will be held on Sunday 2-4 & 7-9pm at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Frederick’s memory to the St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, www.stjude.org or Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, www.mskcc.org.