Obituary of John Paul Oakes

Oakes, John Paul age 71 of Woodland Park at rest in Wayne on November 7, 2012. Beloved husband of Elizabeth "Betty" Oakes of Woodland Park. Loving Father of John Oakes of CO, Alison Simmons and her husband Chris of Ohio, John LaManna and his wife Ellen of Pompton Lakes and Joseph LaManna and his wife Tami of Pompton Plains. Brother of Ann Casper and her husband Bill of FL. He was predeceased by 2 brothers and 1 sister. He is survived by 12 grandchildren and 1 great-grandchild. Born in Jamaica, Queens, NY, he was married and lived in West Paterson for 25 years. He was a Quality Assurance Engineer for Singer-Kearfott Corp., Totowa for 34 years before retiring in 2004. Relatives and friends are invited to attend the funeral from the Festa Memorial Funeral Home, 111 Union Blvd., Totowa, on Saturday at 10:00 AM. Funeral Mass to follow at St. Gerard R.C. Church, Paterson at 10:30 AM. Interment at Laurel Grove Memorial Park, Totowa. Friends may call Friday 2-4 and 7-9 PM. In lieu of flowers donations to The American Cancer Society would be appreciated. For more information, go to www.festamemorial.com.