Margaret Mary (Della Sala) Gorski

Margaret Mary Gorski of Waldwick, NJ passed away peacefully at home on January 4, 2025, at the age of 86.

Born in Paterson, she was a graduate of Central HS-Paterson, NJ and Montclair State College. She worked over 30 years in the Waldwick School System teaching in the northwest Bergen County resource room for hearing impaired students.

“A Teacher affects eternity; she can never tell where her influence stops.” H. Adams

She was an active parishioner at St. Luke’s Roman Catholic Church in Ho-Ho-Kus, NJ as a Lector. She was an active member in various clubs including the Valley Hospital Auxiliary, St. Luke’s Senior Lucan's, Little Sisters of the Poor Totowa, Waldwick Golden Club, Waldwick Italian American Club, the Cuckoo Club and the Birthday Girl Group.

Margaret was predeceased by her parents Eugene and Theresa Della Sala.

She is survived by her loving husband Vince Gorski of 64 years, sister Joanna Redling (Ed) and three children Theresa (Tom) of Waldwick, NJ, Jerry (Dawn) of Alpharetta, GA, Gina (Dan) of Skillman, NJ, seven grandchildren Matthew (Gabriella), Bryan, Nicholas (Addison), Marc, Daniel, Grant, and Rachel, and two great grandchildren Declan and Caiden.

In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation to the Waldwick Volunteer Ambulance Corps, 20 White Lane, Waldwick, NJ 07463, Valley Hospice, 15 Essex Road, Suite 301, Paramus, NJ 07652, or a charity of your choice in memory of Margaret M. Gorski.

Visitation services are being held on Thursday, January 9, 2025, from 2:00-6:00 pm at the Vander Plaat Funeral Home, 257 Godwin Avenue, Wyckoff, NJ 07481.

Funeral Mass will be celebrated at St. Luke’s Roman Catholic Church in Ho-Ho-Kus, NJ on Friday, January 10th at 10:30am.

Entombment to follow at Garden of Memories, 300 Soldier Hill Road, Township of Washington, NJ  07676.

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