Of Carteret (formerly of Bayonne); on Wednesday, January 18, 2012; husband of Margaret R. (Beard) Tanski; father of Stanley Tanski, Peggy Heller, Dawn Tanski and Tara Griffin; step-father of Sean, Kevin and Bonnie; grandfather of 12 grandchildren; brother of Anthony Tanski and Julia Demiuer, and the late Tommy and Michael Tanski. Funeral services were held from the RUMPF Funeral Home, Carteret, N.J. Interment, Holy Cross Cemetery, North Arlington.