Karem Shabrack

Karem J. Shabrack passed away on Friday, March 8, 2024. He was suffering from a long illness of heart failure. He was born and raised in Haledon, New Jersey.

Karem was borned to John and Vera Shabrack (both are deceased) in 1947. Karem went to Wayne Hills High School, where he received his diploma. After high school, he married Mary Ann DeRuiter (Gacek, later on) in 1971. She is deceased as of 2023. They had a child named Nicholas Shabrack. They were married for almost ten years. Karem was a CNC Operator for Curtiss Wrights for many years. He also worked for other machine shops such a Versa for New Jersey. In 1991, he married a woman named Delores. They were together for twenty-seven years.

Later, he moved to North Carolina to be closer to his son and grandchildren. He lived in Angier, North Carolina, the last five years of his life. He was a part of the Angier Methodist Church, where he had many friends and was loved by his community.

He is survived by his son, Nicholas. He is also survived by his 4 brothers and 2 sisters: John, George, Mark, Bob, Barabara and Jenny. He also survived by three grandchildren: Mason, Sebastian and Jordan. He is also survived by three sisters-in-law and two brothers-in-law. He has many nieces and nephews. All will always remember their brother, uncle, father and grandfather, Karem, as a man of kindness and generosity, that will always be a treasure.

There will a service in July, at the Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, in Totowa NJ, where he will be buried with his parents, John and Vera.