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Official Obituary of

Henrius Fritz Edithe Prophete

May 2, 1939 ~ August 31, 2024 (age 85) 85 Years Old
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Henrius Fritz Edithe Prophete Obituary

Fritz Prophète went home to the Lord on August 31, 2024, at the age of 85 years old in Rahway, New Jersey.

Fritz was born in L’Acul-du-Nord, Haiti on May 2, 1939, to the late Edithe Prophète and Dupuy Pierre. Fritz was the second-born of his mother’s nine sons. Fritz completed his primary education in L’Acul-du-Nord and served at the Catholic Church of the Nativity, as an altar boy for several years. Later he moved to Cap-Haitien, where he worked as a tailor and barber. In pursuit of his secondary education, he moved to Port-au-Prince, where he began working for the Catholic mission: La Sainte Famille. Fritz emphasized the importance of education, a value that he instilled in his children and his grandchildren. While working at La Sainte Famille, he met his spouse, the late Marie Wilda, whom he married in 1972, they went on to have three daughters, Régine, Sophia, and, Marie Yvanne. In October of 1998, Fritz immigrated to the United States from Haiti, Fritz then worked at Silver Line until his early retirement.

Fritz was not just a man of action but also a man of great wisdom and deep faith. His belief in God was unwavering, and it guided him through the challenges and triumphs of his life. He faced adversity with strength and resilience, always trusting in the greater plan that God had for him.

His faith was a beacon of hope for his family and those around him, and he instilled these same values in his children and grandchildren. Fritz firmly believed in the Lord’s forgiveness, and that is why, until his last breath, he believed he had fought the good fight.

Fritz was preceded in death by his parents, Edithe Prophète and Dupuy Pierre, his spouse, Marie Wilda Prophète, and his brothers: Vermont Prophète, Emmanuel Prophète, and Hughes Prophète.

Fritz is survived by his daughters and sons-in-law: Régine Prophète-Calixte, Sophia

Prophète-Hyppolite and Réginald Hyppolite, Marie Yvanne Prophète-Dorval, and Lesly Dorval, and his adoptive son, Réginald Prophète. His grandchildren: Bryan Dorval, Carissa Dorval,

Tristan Hyppolite, Chiarra Calixte, Trissia Hyppolite, and Gabriel Dorval. As well as, his sister-in-law Evelyne Toussaint and her daughter, Stephanie Toussaint. His surviving brothers: Eddy Pierre and family, Eliot Prophète and family, Judes Prophète and family, Remy Jean and family, Yvelin Prophète and family, as well as numerous nieces and nephews, including Dr.

Dupuy Pierre and family, Dr. Chardin Pierre and family, Dr. Firma Pierre and family, Dr. Celse Pierre and family, Mauclair Pierre and family, Claire Pierre and family, Lucienne Prophète and family, Nadia Prophète and family, Eveline Prophète and family, Finaude Prophète and family, Roosevelt Prophète and family, Michelange Prophète and family, Mariechoue Prophète and family, Fabiola Prophète and family, Sony Prophète and family, Edithe Prophète and family, Anthony Prophète and family, Brunelda Prophète and family, Nancy Prophète and family, Ketia Prophète and family, Dr. Ketny-Flore Prophète and family, Lipman Prophète and family, Judeline

Prophète and family, Romaire Prophète and family, Jn-Mitchèle Prophète and family, Judex Prophète and family, Judelin Prophète and family, Marck Olivier Pierre-Louis and family, Farah Jean Béliard and family, Davidpong Jean and family, Cindy Prophète and family, Dr Thassiana Prophète and family, Ed Yvens Prophete and family and many more. As well as many family friends notably; the Pierre Family, Ambroise Family, Durandis Family, Florival Family, and Pierre-Louis Family.

Today, we remember Fritz not with sorrow but with gratitude for the many blessings he brought into our lives. We celebrate a life well-lived, a heart full of love, and a soul now at peace with God. Though he may no longer be with us physically, his spirit lives on in the hearts of his loved ones, in the lessons he taught, and in the example he set for all of us. His kindness, his faith, and his love will never be forgotten.

Rest in peace, Papa. You fought the good fight, and now you are home with your Creator. We will carry your memory with us always, and we will never forget the light you brought into our lives. Thank you for everything. May God bless and keep you, until we meet again.

 

 

 

 

 

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Services

Visitation
Saturday
October 5, 2024

8:30 AM to 10:00 AM
Holy Spirit and Our Lady Help-Christians Church
17 N. Clinton St
East Orange, NJ 07017

Funeral Mass
Saturday
October 5, 2024

10:00 AM
Holy Spirit and Our Lady Help-Christians Church
17 N. Clinton St
East Orange, NJ 07017
 

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Interment following funeral service
Saturday
October 5, 2024

4:00 PM
Gate of Heaven Cemetery & Mausoleum
225 Ridgedale Avenue
East Hanover, NJ 07936

Reception

VFW Post 93 - Nutley
271 Washington Avenue
Nutley, NJ 07110

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