Eugene E. "Gene" Drost

September 17, 1935 - October 11, 2019

Eugene E. "Gene" Drost, 84, a lifelong resident of Wallington, passed away at home Friday, October 11, 2019. Presently, Gene enjoyed working alongside his son Brian, at The Radiator Store in Lodi. Previously, he owned and operated Auto Air Conditioning Service in East Rutherford for 35 years, retiring in 2005. He was a parishioner of Most Sacred Heart of Jesus R.C. Church in Wallington. Gene was the beloved husband of Joan M. (nee Kuchta) Drost, devoted father of Brian Drost Sr. and his wife, Nadine (nee Leshchyshyn) Drost of Franklin Lakes, John Drost and his wife, Julia (nee Tamsan) of Wallington, Doreen (nee Drost) Dvorak and Richard Nabozny of North Plainfield, Cheryl (nee Drost) Foote of Hasbrouck Heights, and Michael Foote, Sr. of Wallington, loving grandfather of Brian Jr., Colby, Corrina, Nicole, Andrea, Joseph, Michael Jr., Breana, and John Jr., and dear brother of the late Joseph and Richard Drost.