Steve Redan

Steve was married to Sheila for 59 years, and they have been inseparable for life. He adored his children and grandchildren and loved spending time with them.

Steve founded Kenvil Power Mower at age 15. Later, he founded KPM Exceptional, and he worked for a total of 65 years as the Founder, Chairman, and CEO of these businesses. Kenvil Power Mower became the largest lawnmower retailer in Northern New Jersey, prompting Snapper Lawnmowers to ask him to distribute their product, and establishing KPM Exceptional. He became a premier distributor of outdoor power equipment in the Northeast.

Steve was KPM and KPM was Steve, but as he got older, Steve began to take time off. Steve and Sheila traveled around the world, both solo, with their children, and with their grandchildren. Steve enjoyed spending his winters in St. Thomas, where he was considered the mayor of the beach. Steve frequented Lake Hopatcong in the summers, where he grew up vacationing and in 2001, pursued his dream of buying a boat. Steve considered his grandsons to be co-captains on the boat. He also became a very active member of Garden State Yacht Club on Lake Hopatcong. His other interests also included skiing, wine making and golfing with his friends from the club.

Steve gave back to the community whenever he could. He volunteered for Roxbury as the Chairman of the Planning Board for over 15 years and served on the Board of Adjustments for Roxbury Township. Early in his career, he was President of the NJ Lawnmower Association, and also served as President of Outdoor Power Equipment Association. He was on the board of the Ritz Carlton Club in St. Thomas for over 20 years. Steve also was on the Board of Temple Shalom.

He is survived by his wife Sheila Redan, Stacey Seligson and her husband Jonathan, Scott Redan and his wife Shari and Shari Redan and her husband Billy Faivus and his grandchildren, Noah, Cooper, Spencer, Sydney, Sloane and Jordyn that he loved so much.

A funeral service for Steven will be held Sunday, November 27, 2022 at 12:00 PM at Temple Shalom, 215 South Hillside Avenue, Succasunna, New Jersey 07876. Following the funeral service will be a burial at 1:30 PM at Mount Freedom Cemetery, 100 South Road, Randolph, New Jersey 07869.

Donations in his honor can be made to Temple Shalom 215 S. Hillside Avenue Succasunna, NJ 07876 tshalom.org or to the Parkinson Alliance PO Box 308 Kingston, NJ 08528 parkinsonalliance.org.