Obituary of George Sandberg

George Sandberg, 89, of Goshen and formally of the Town of Wallkill, NY and Closter, NJ, passed away on Monday, July 18, 2016 at Glen Arden, Goshen, NY. Born September 6, 1926 in Ridgefield Park, NJ, he was the son of Gwen Hallam Sandberg and John Winslow Sandberg and stepson of Hazel Sandberg. George was the owner of several businesses, most notably Exxon Redistribution, an auto parts and supply inventory service in Bergen County, NJ. Working with the Exxon representative, his territory was consistently one of the highest earning regions in the country. George loved animals and they loved him. He spent more than 45 years, until the age of 85, taking care of his beloved horses 365 days a year. He also brought home dogs and birds and rescued abused and unwanted animals. In 1983, he and Grace moved to the home that they would call Lucky Horse Farm, where his animal family expanded to include 25+ deer, more dogs, numerous cats and their kittens, a family of groundhogs and horses that found a place to live out their lives. He is survived by his wife of 67 years, Grace M. Sandberg; 2 daughters, Jeanne Nicolosi and husband Roy, Montvale, NJ and Virginia Ratsep and husband Raoul, Greenwood Lake, NY; 6 grandchildren, Kaitlyn Ratsep, Greenwood Lake, NY, Jessica Slaven and husband Chris, Boulder, CO, Matthew Nicolosi and wife Emily, Mahwah, NJ, Christopher Nicolosi, NY, NY, and Julia Nicolosi, Montvale, NJ; 3 great grandchildren, Blythe and Bennett Nicolosi and Natalia Slaven; a brother, Alfred Sandberg of Milford, PA; 5 nephews and 3 nieces. His brother, John G. Sandberg, predeceased him. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, July 23, 2016 at 2PM at St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Woodland Rd., Montvale, NJ. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to Equine Rescue, PO Box 275, Bloomingburg, NY 12721-0275 (845) 733-6085, equinerescueinc@aol.com Arrangements under the care of the Donovan Funeral Home, Inc., Goshen. www.donovanfunerals.com