Obituary of Victor Karacand

Victor Karacand, age 90, passed away peacefully on Thursday April 2, 2020 at the Rehab at River’s Edge in Raritan. Born in Brooklyn, NY Victor had resided in Oakland NJ for many years before moving to Raritan several years ago. He served in the Army during the Korean War. He was one of five siblings including a brother and three sisters . Surviving siblings include Albert Karacand, Yvonne Mouridy and Theresa Basales. Victor was predeceased by his sister Claudette Karacand. For most of his life he enjoyed reading books about the military and in particular aviation. After he retired he traveled by bus to NYC several times a week and enjoyed meeting people and walking around the tourist district including Times Square. While visiting NYC he really enjoyed eating pizza at a number of mid town pizzerias. In NJ he enjoyed eating out at middle eastern restaurants including the King Of Shish Kabob in Woodland Park. Victor would often comment that he had fond memories of his Mothers excellent cooking and the many Syrian dishes she prepared. Victor will be laid to rest on Tuesday April 7, 2020 at the Holy Sepulcher Cemetery in Totowa NJ after a prayer service that will be streamed live at 10am on Tuesday from the Higgins Home for Funerals.