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Mark Richardson Saffert, \u201cDuke\u201d, 76, of Old Tappan, NJ, formerly of Northvale, NJ, passed away at home on Monday, April 22, 2024.  Beloved husband of Mary Saffert (nee Shafer) for 41 years.  Loving father of Michael Saffert and his wife Kristin and Daniel Saffert.  Predeceased by his parents, Marcel and Geraldine and his sister Cathy.  Survived by his father-in-law Ralph Shafer (late Dorothy), sister-in-law Linda Ettinger and husband Hal, brothers-in-law Robin Shafer and Charles Shafer and his wife Andrea.  Also survived by many nieces, nephews and friends.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Duke was a proud Vietnam Veteran of the Army of the 199th<\/sup> Light Infantry, known as the \u201cRedcatchers\u201d.  He was also a member of the Norwood American Legion Post 272.  He worked for William Falkenstern Inc. for many years as a stone mason.  Duke enjoyed hiking with his dog Max, the beach at Martha\u2019s Vineyard, and was an avid Yankees, Giants and Rangers fan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Visitation will be Thursday, April 25, 2024 from 4-8 PM at Pizzi Funeral Home, 120 Paris Ave, Northvale NJ.  Family and friends will gather on Friday, April 26, 2024 at 10 AM at Pizzi Funeral Home.  A burial service will be held at Rockland Cemetery, Sparkill, NY at 11:30 AM.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In lieu of flowers, donations can be made in Duke\u2019s name to the Wounded Warriors Project.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

https:\/\/www.woundedwarriorproject.org\/donate<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Mark Richardson Saffert, \u201cDuke\u201d, 76, of Old Tappan, NJ, formerly of Northvale, NJ, passed away at home on Monday, April 22, 2024.  Beloved husband of Mary Saffert (nee Shafer) for 41 years.  Loving father of Michael Saffert and his wife Kristin and Daniel Saffert.  Predeceased by his parents, Marcel and Geraldine and his sister Cathy.  […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7918","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-notices","entry"],"yoast_head":"\nMark Richardson Saffert "Duke" - Pizzi Funeral Home<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/pizzifuneralhome.com\/?p=7918\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Mark Richardson Saffert "Duke" - 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