Maryann "Sandie" Bocak

September 17, 1951 - July 25, 2019

Maryann "Sandie" Sandra (Kopet) Bocak, 67, of Garfield, passed away on Thursday, July 25, 2019. Sandie was born and raised in North Arlington and spent most of her life in Garfield. She earned her Bachelor's Degree in Healthcare Administration and worked for AT&T as a System Implementation Coordinator in Basking Ridge for over 20 years. She was a parishioner, CCD teacher, lector and coordinator at St. Stanislaus Kostka R.C. Church in Garfield. She was passionate about volunteering at the Bergen County CASA, cooking, reading, painting, photography and spending time with her friends, family and animals. Sandie was the beloved wife of John Thomas Bocak Jr, for 29 years, devoted mother of Michael Bernadino and his fiance, Tina, caring stepmother of Al Carlone and his wife, Carolyn, Ed Campbell and his wife, Sharon, Patricia Siedel and her husband, Rich, and the late Debra Campbell, loving sister of Richard Kopycienski, and the late Robert Kopet, and step-grandmother of Bryan Schembre. Sandie will be sorely missed by her close friends Tina and and her granddaughter Alexandria Umstead, Joe and Danielle. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations in Sandie's name to St. Stanislaus Kostka R.C. Church (184 Ray Street, Garfield NJ 07026), or Bergen County CASA (1 Bergen County Plaza Suite 334, Hackensack, NJ 07601) would be kindly appreciated by her family.