Nils I. Eklund Obituary (1920 - 2011)

Mr. Nils I. Eklund, 91, died on Monday, August 8, 2011 at his home in West Caldwell. Services will be held in the Prout Funeral Home, (www.proutfuneralhome.com) 370 Bloomfield Avenue, Verona on Friday, August 12 at 4PM. Visiting from 2 to 4PM. Born in Brooklyn, Mr. Eklund lived in Maywood for 54 years prior to moving to West Caldwell in 2003. He served in the European Theater during WW2 and as a Captain in the Army Reserves until 1957. Mr. Eklund graduated from Clarkson University and worked as an Industrial Engineer for the Otis Elevator Company in Harrison NJ and Yonkers NY for 37 years, retiring in 1980. He was a member of the Lutheran Church of the Redeemer in Maywood and Lodge 70, F&AM in Hackensack. Mr. Eklund is the husband of the late Dorothy J. Eklund, the father of Nils Mark Eklund and his wife Lynette, Linda Hazekamp and her husband Daniel, Lisa Truitt and her husband Edwin, the grandfather of Sharlyn Hazekamp, Edwin Truitt, Hannah Truitt, James Truitt, Kristen Hendricks and the late Sindy Hazekamp. He is also survived by 4 great grandchildren. In lieu of flowers, donations to the Good Samaritan Fund of Cranes Mill, 459 Passaic Avenue, West Caldwell NJ 07006 would be appreciated.