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April 28, 2026
Services
A graveside service will be held 11 AM on Thursday, April 30, 2026 at the Passaic Junction Cemetery, Dewey Avenue, Saddle Brook.
Michael “Mike” Howard Steinberg, age 85, of Wayne, passed Tuesday, April 28, 2026.
He was born in Newark to Maxwell and Lillian Steinberg and raised in Passaic. He graduated from Passaic High School, where he played football, with the class of 1958. He attended Oklahoma University in Norman, Oklahoma and American University in Washington, DC, where he played football at both schools.
In his younger years, Mike began building a strong work ethic through a variety of jobs that reflected his dedication and drive. He worked at Ben Crones Clothing Store in Passaic and later at the Glamourine Company, also in Passaic. He then worked for his wife’s father, Hy Fingrel, in Totowa, making truck deliveries. For the last 30 years of his career, Mike served as a Sales Representative for Bacon & Graham Packaging Supply Company in Paterson, where he built lasting relationships and earned the respect of colleagues and customers alike before retiring just two years ago.
Michael met Carole Fingrel while he was dating her backyard neighbor in Clifton, a chance encounter that would lead to a lifetime together. He later proposed to Carole at her family home in Clifton, and the two were married on June 9, 1962, at Steiners in Newark. After their wedding, they celebrated their new life together with a honeymoon at Mount Airy Lodge in the Pocono Mountains. Their marriage was blessed with two children Todd and Jamie.
Mike was a man who embraced life with enthusiasm, friendship, and pride in the things he loved most. A longtime member and past president of the Tri County Cruisers, he especially cherished his classic 1951 Pontiac, complete with its glowing Indian head hood ornament that always turned heads wherever he went. He was a devoted fan of the New York Jets and rarely missed a chance to cheer them on. Mike was also a proud member of the Freemasons and the Shriners International at Salaam Temple in Livingston. In quieter moments, he enjoyed relaxing in the sunshine and treating himself to his favorite Chinese food, simple pleasures that brought him great happiness.
He was the beloved husband of sixty-four years to Carole (Fingrel) Steinberg; devoted father of Todd Steinberg and his wife Jennifer and Jamie Lillis and her husband William; he was the cherished grandfather of Madison and her husband Anthony Bernal, Hunter Beides, Maxwell Steinberg, Lily Steinberg, Brody Lilllis, and Harleigh Lillis.
An 11 AM graveside service will be held Thursday, April 30, 2026, at the Passaic Junction Cemetery, Dewey Road, Saddle Brook.
In lieu of flowers memorial donations to the Diabetes Foundation, 45 Whitney Road, Mahwah, NJ 07430 would be greatly appreciated.
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A graveside service will be held 11 AM on Thursday, April 30, 2026 at the Passaic Junction Cemetery, Dewey Avenue, Saddle Brook.
April 28, 2026
Services
A graveside service will be held 11 AM on Thursday, April 30, 2026 at the Passaic Junction Cemetery, Dewey Avenue, Saddle Brook.
Michael “Mike” Howard Steinberg, age 85, of Wayne, passed Tuesday, April 28, 2026.
He was born in Newark to Maxwell and Lillian Steinberg and raised in Passaic. He graduated from Passaic High School, where he played football, with the class of 1958. He attended Oklahoma University in Norman, Oklahoma and American University in Washington, DC, where he played football at both schools.
In his younger years, Mike began building a strong work ethic through a variety of jobs that reflected his dedication and drive. He worked at Ben Crones Clothing Store in Passaic and later at the Glamourine Company, also in Passaic. He then worked for his wife’s father, Hy Fingrel, in Totowa, making truck deliveries. For the last 30 years of his career, Mike served as a Sales Representative for Bacon & Graham Packaging Supply Company in Paterson, where he built lasting relationships and earned the respect of colleagues and customers alike before retiring just two years ago.
Michael met Carole Fingrel while he was dating her backyard neighbor in Clifton, a chance encounter that would lead to a lifetime together. He later proposed to Carole at her family home in Clifton, and the two were married on June 9, 1962, at Steiners in Newark. After their wedding, they celebrated their new life together with a honeymoon at Mount Airy Lodge in the Pocono Mountains. Their marriage was blessed with two children Todd and Jamie.
Mike was a man who embraced life with enthusiasm, friendship, and pride in the things he loved most. A longtime member and past president of the Tri County Cruisers, he especially cherished his classic 1951 Pontiac, complete with its glowing Indian head hood ornament that always turned heads wherever he went. He was a devoted fan of the New York Jets and rarely missed a chance to cheer them on. Mike was also a proud member of the Freemasons and the Shriners International at Salaam Temple in Livingston. In quieter moments, he enjoyed relaxing in the sunshine and treating himself to his favorite Chinese food, simple pleasures that brought him great happiness.
He was the beloved husband of sixty-four years to Carole (Fingrel) Steinberg; devoted father of Todd Steinberg and his wife Jennifer and Jamie Lillis and her husband William; he was the cherished grandfather of Madison and her husband Anthony Bernal, Hunter Beides, Maxwell Steinberg, Lily Steinberg, Brody Lilllis, and Harleigh Lillis.
An 11 AM graveside service will be held Thursday, April 30, 2026, at the Passaic Junction Cemetery, Dewey Road, Saddle Brook.
In lieu of flowers memorial donations to the Diabetes Foundation, 45 Whitney Road, Mahwah, NJ 07430 would be greatly appreciated.
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