Clifford G. Swisher

CLIFFORD G. SWISHER, 93, of Little Falls entered into eternal rest on Easter Sunday.
Born in Flushing, New York, Mr. Swisher resided in Elizabeth before moving to Little Falls as a child. He retired as Director of Audio Visual Education for the City of Clifton Board of Education, retiring in 1985. Mr. Swisher was a US Navy Veteran serving during World War II.
He was a Parishioner, Usher and Baptismal Team member at Holy Angels RC Church, Little Falls. He was Past President of the Little Falls Historical Society and was currently its Historian.
Mr. Swisher was predeceased by his wife, Shirley I. Swisher, whom he was married to for 65 years, in 2012 and by his daughter, Christine Swisher, in 1994.
Survivors include: his eight children, Mary Anne and her husband, Patrick J. Sarmiere; Virginia Carol Swisher, Janet Beth Donlon; Patricia Lee Gotthelf and her husband, Robert, Barbara Gertrude Shepherd and her husband, Glen, James Paul Swisher and his wife, Beverly, Peter Thomas Swisher and Michael John Swisher; his son in law, Peter Gnauck; his thirteen grandchildren, Jennifer Mary Kurtz and her husband, William, Patrick Daniel Sarmiere and his wife, Casey, Christopher Michael Donlon and his wife, Nicole, Timothy Patrick Donlon, Douglas Gotthelf; Kristin Dupree and her husband, Jesse, Erin and Corinne Gotthelf; Stephen and Daryl Shepherd, Trevor Gnauck and his wife, Carrie; Justin and Jillian Swisher; his nine great grandchildren, Olivia and Joseph, Aidan and Brady, Logan and Liam, Audrey and Lilly Ann and Simon.
Funeral Services will be 9:00 am Friday from Bizub-Parker Funeral Home, 47 Main Street, Little Falls and 9:30 am from Holy Angels RC Church, 465 Main St., Little Falls. Interment to follow at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, Totowa. Visitation on Thursday from 4-8 pm. In lieu of flowers, please make contributions to Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, 26 Broadway, 14th Floor, New York, NY 10004 or Little Falls Historical Society, PO Box 1083, Little Falls, NJ 07424. Visit www.bizub.com for driving directions/ online condolences.