Darren W. Fischer, 59, of Newark, NJ, passed away peacefully surrounded by his loving family on Sunday, May 12, 2019, after a battle with cancer. Thursday, May 16, a funeral service was held at 7:30 p.m. at Vander Plaat Funeral Home, Wyckoff, NJ.
Contributions in Darren’s memory may be made to the St. Joseph’s Indian School, 1301 N. Main St., Chamberlain, SD 57325; The Valley Hospital Foundation for the Dr. Anthony D’Ambrosio Research Fund, 223 N. Van Dien Ave., Ridgewood, NJ 07450, or to The National Brain Tumor Society, 55 Chapel St. Suite 200, Newton, MA 02458.
Born and raised in Newark, NJ, he was a resident of Bloomingdale and Pompton Lakes. Darren was an account representative at Solix, Inc. in Parsippany. Prior, he was a billing supervisor at New York Eye and Ear Infirmary and Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. He was an avid reader enjoying mysteries, an avid N.Y. Yankees fan, a N.Y. Giants fan, collected various comic books, and attended Broadway shows. Darren enjoyed fishing and vacationing in Wildwood and playing dominos with his friends.
Darren leaves only happy memories to his loving wife of 26 years, Donna L. Fischer; two sisters: Dawn R. Fischer-Krowl and her husband James and Donna L. Fischer; brother-in-law Bruce Gertsma; sister-in-law Sarah (Mark) Scholten; father-in-law and mother-in-law David and Garnet Gertsma; nieces and nephews: Annette (Derrick) Zimmerman, Allen Scholten, Andrew Scholten, Emily Gertsma, Anna Gertsma, and Maria Gertsma; and great nieces Georgia and Sadie Zimmerman.
Darren was predeceased by his parents Gerald and Alice Fischer.
