Bruno Zwiazek

February 5, 1927 - January 14, 2019

Bruno Zwiazek, 91, of Elmwood Park, passed away on Monday, January 14, 2019. Bruno was born in Garfield and lived there for most of his life, settling in Elmwood Park 20 years ago. Bruno earned his Associate's Degree in Applied Science from Mercer County College in 1976. He was a proud member of the United States Marine Corps, serving in China in World War II. He worked as a Principle Field Representative for the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs Housing Division for 48 years, retiring in 2011. Bruno enjoyed restoring antique automobiles. Bruno was the beloved son of the late Alojzy and Anastasia (Melnik) Zwiazek, loving brother of Wanda Hirschboeck, of Palm Bay, FL and the late Albin Zwiazek, of Clifton, who passed away in February 2014, and Milton Zwiazek, who was killed in action Anzio, Italy in 1944 and awarded the Purple Heart posthumously. Bruno was the loving uncle of Cecilia Zalkind, of Montclair, Ronald Hirschboeck, of Gaffney, SC, Noelle Turner, of Essen, Germany and Albert Zwiazek, of Clifton. In lieu of flowers, donations to PAWS, the Pound Animal Welfare Society of Montclair (P.O. Box 149, Montclair, NJ 07042) or Advocates for Children of New Jersey (35 Halsey Street, Newark, NJ 07102) in Bruno's memory would be kindly appreciated by his family.