George Sumnick

February 19, 1926 - July 2, 2020

George "Jiggs" Sumnick, 94, a lifelong resident of Wallington, passed away on Thursday, July 2, 2020. George worked for the County of Bergen for 20 years, retiring in 1994. He was a parishioner of Most Sacred Heart of Jesus R.C. Church in Wallington and a proud veteran of the United States Navy. He was a diehard Pittsburgh Steelers fan who never missed a game. Jiggs was the beloved son of the late Michael and Sophie (Sudol) Sumnick, dear brother of Veronica Winebrenner, of West Virginia, Violet Roeland, of Colorado, Dorothy Winebrenner, of Maryland, Sylvia Kokowski and her husband, John, of River Vale and the late John, Robert, David, Lottie, Michael and Minnie. He will also be sorely missed by many nieces, nephews and cousins. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations in George's name to the St. Jude Children's Research Hospital (www.stjude.org) would be kindly appreciated by his family.