Dr. Wolfgang O. Schlosser
FAIR HAVEN - Dr. Wolfgang O. Schlosser passed away at home on March 3rd in Fair Haven, NJ after suffering from Alzheimer’s. He was 88. Wolfgang is survived by his daughter, Dorothea, son-in-law Tom, grandchildren Anika and Thaddeus and brother Achim. Wolfgang is preceded in death by his wife, Charlotte and son, Michael.
Wolfgang was born in Bingen am Rhein, Germany. He studied Electrical Engineering at the Technische Hochschule Darmstadt and met Charlotte during his post-graduate studies. After a brief courtship, they married and moved first to Braunschweig, Germany to teach at the Technical University there. In 1966 he received an offer to work in Murray Hill at Bell Laboratories as a member of the technical staff. Wolfgang and Charlotte packed their belongings and VW Bug into a shipping container and moved to the US, settling in Basking Ridge. His work over the next twenty years included research and development in the fields of Lasers, Microwave applications and Power Supply Technology which included numerous publications and 5 patents. Over those years Ma Bell was divided up into the Baby Bells.
Wolfgang loved planning family vacations, photographing family, flora and fauna along the way. (And of course the requisite slide shows afterwards.) He was handy at home, building cabinetry, installing sprinklers in Charlotte’s garden and teaching Dorothea to clean spark plugs.
In 1988, his division was transferred to Dallas, and he chose to transfer to the Holmdel Lab. There he was worked on fiber optic cables where he was part of the repeater division. The family relocated to Fair Haven where they enjoyed living close to the shore.
After his retirement, Wolfgang and Charlotte travelled all over the world. Destinations included Patagonia, Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam, Turkey and China. In Wolfgang’s newfound time, he was a doting grandfather, volunteered at HABcore in Red Bank on their Advisory Board, and assisted with programming for the Red Bank Chamber Music Society.
We are especially grateful to Corina and Fidel who were unfailingly patient and loving caring for him in his final years. Wolfgang was able to spend the last years in his own home, surrounded by his books, his music and Charlotte’s garden.
A memorial service will be held on Saturday, March 16th at 11:30 am at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Monmouth County, 1475 West Front St, Lincroft NJ. There will be a concert and remembrances followed by a reception. In lieu of flowers please make a gift in his name to the Red Bank Chamber Music Society or HABcore in Red Bank. Thompson Memorial Home of Red Bank, NJ has been entrusted with the arrangements.