Welcome
Harmony is celebrating life through a distinctive funeral arrangement - this is
the mission of the Lazear-Smith & Vander Plaat Memorial Home.
Harmony is defined as "an interweaving of different accounts into a single narrative."
At Lazear-Smith & Vander Plaat Memorial Home, harmony is achieved by the honoring and
celebration of a life through distinctive funeral arrangements.
Roger Vander Plaat, Funeral Director, continues his family tradition
of four generations of funeral service in Bergen County, NJ, as well as
continuing the five generations of the Lazear and Smith families in Warwick,
in offering only the best in funeral service.
Upcoming Services
Raymond P. Mabee
Visitation on Saturday, May 25th, from 1:00-4:00 pm at the funeral home. Funeral service at 4:00 pm
Rita F. Kenny
viewing Tuesday and Wednesday May 28th and 29th 2-4 & 7-9 pm
Funeral Mass St Stephen Church Thursday 10:00 am followed by interment in Warwick Cemetery
Recent Obituaries
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Your patience and understanding is greatly appreciated .
Your services to George and our family were above and beyond our expectations.
Thank you never seems sufficient when the situation appears and is often overwhelming.
Your concern for us and our guests will never be forgotten.
... throughout these back to back losses,
your gracious concern and professionalism made the time special.
.. not only are you the best - but the town / village of Warwick respects you very much. All with good reason.
I just wanted to thank you and your staff for making Mom’s Memorial Service a success.
We appreciate your professionalism and attention to detail.
I believe Mom would have been very pleased with the whole production.
Thanks again for making Mom’s day a special memory for our family and friends.
Thank you for all your kindness, compassion and walking me through this very difficult journey with ease.
The services were perfect and beautiful because of you.
You are very special people and I will never forget you.