In Memory of

Albert

Ralph

Van

Orden

Obituary for Albert Ralph Van Orden

VAN ORDEN, Albert Ralph, age 91, a lifelong resident of Clifton, died on March 3, 2021. He was a general assistant to bookkeepers over 27 years for PSE&G in Paramus retiring in 1989, and proudly served in the US Army from 1951 to 1953. In addition, he was an avid Railway enthusiast and a member of the NY Society of Model Engineers in Carlstadt. He is predeceased by his loving wife, Elizabeth in 1992, and a son-in-law, Robert De Maria. Albert is survived by two daughters, Vanessa F. Van Orden De Maria, and Elizabeth E. Keene and husband Kenneth, and an adored granddaughter, Libby Keene. Visiting Friday 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 pm. The funeral is Saturday, March 6, 2021, arriving at 9 am to the Aloia Funeral Home followed by a 10 am chapel service. Interment Cedar Lawn Cemetery, Paterson. Donations can be made to the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research and the Nevada Northern Railway www.nnry.com. The Van Orden family is in the care of the Aloia Funeral Home, 180 Harrison Ave., Garfield (973-340-7077). Condolences/Directions visit aloiafuneral.com