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May 22, 2009
Services
Funeral services will be held at 10 AM on Wednesday, May 27, 2009 at Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne.
Friends may visit with the family on Tuesday, May 26, 2009 from 2-4 PM and 7-9 PM at the funeral home.
Interment will be in Mount Hebron Cemetery, Upper Montclair.
Arthur E. Gardner, Jr. age 82 of Wayne died peacefully at home on Friday, May 22, 2009.
He was born in Jersey City and raised in North Arlington where he graduated from North Arlington High School with the Class of 1945. Arthur was a dedicated member of the Boy Scouts of America and became an Eagle Scout, an accomplishment of which he was extremely proud.
He entered the US Army Air Corp where he served during WW II. He attended Stevens Institute of Technology in Hoboken, where he graduated with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Mechanical Engineering with the Class of 1951. He was an active member of the Alpha Phi Omega, the national service fraternity. During his undergraduate studies he was enrolled in the ROTC (Reserve Office Training Corps) at Stevens. Upon graduation, he entered the US Air Force, as a Second Lieutenant, and served during the Korean War. Upon completing his second tour of duty, he re-enrolled at Stevens Institute of Technology and went on to receive his Masters Degree in Mechanical Engineering in 1958.
He met the love of his life, Ruth, at a meeting of the Young People's Group of the First Presbyterian Church, North Arlington. Their first date was to a movie, and later Art took Ruth to their school prom. Art proposed to Ruth, on one knee, in her family’s living room. They were married on March 28, 1953 at the First Presbyterian Church, North Arlington and honeymooned in Bermuda.
Arthur worked in management as a Senior Engineer for the Western Electric Corporation in Kearny for thirty-five years, before retiring in 1989.
Arthur was a dedicated family man who relished in the accomplishments of his wife, children and grandchildren. He enjoyed traveling (Australia, Europe, Africa, South America, Canada, etc. ), hiking, reading (history, science and all types of non-fiction), bird watching, and cooking on the grill.
He was a member of the NY/NJ Trail Conference, Phi Sigma Kappa (Stevens Institute of Technology Iota Chapter), Stevens Alumni Organization, the Telephone Pioneers of America and the Montclair Golf Club. He was also a member of the Packanack Community Church for 51 years and an usher for over 40 years.
He was the beloved husband of fifty-six years of Ruth H. Gardner; loving father of Linda R. Gardner, Esq. and her partner Alexander Lissé of Princeton and The Honorable Robert H. Gardner, JSC and his wife Tracey, Esq. of Essex Fells; cherished grandfather of Devon and Schuyler Gardner both of Essex Fells; and beloved brother of the late Ronald A. Gardner.
Donations to the Packanack Community Church, 120 Lake Drive East, Wayne, NJ 07470 would be appreciated.
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Funeral services will be held at 10 AM on Wednesday, May 27, 2009 at Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne.
Friends may visit with the family on Tuesday, May 26, 2009 from 2-4 PM and 7-9 PM at the funeral home.
Interment will be in Mount Hebron Cemetery, Upper Montclair.
May 22, 2009
Services
Funeral services will be held at 10 AM on Wednesday, May 27, 2009 at Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne.
Friends may visit with the family on Tuesday, May 26, 2009 from 2-4 PM and 7-9 PM at the funeral home.
Interment will be in Mount Hebron Cemetery, Upper Montclair.
Arthur E. Gardner, Jr. age 82 of Wayne died peacefully at home on Friday, May 22, 2009.
He was born in Jersey City and raised in North Arlington where he graduated from North Arlington High School with the Class of 1945. Arthur was a dedicated member of the Boy Scouts of America and became an Eagle Scout, an accomplishment of which he was extremely proud.
He entered the US Army Air Corp where he served during WW II. He attended Stevens Institute of Technology in Hoboken, where he graduated with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Mechanical Engineering with the Class of 1951. He was an active member of the Alpha Phi Omega, the national service fraternity. During his undergraduate studies he was enrolled in the ROTC (Reserve Office Training Corps) at Stevens. Upon graduation, he entered the US Air Force, as a Second Lieutenant, and served during the Korean War. Upon completing his second tour of duty, he re-enrolled at Stevens Institute of Technology and went on to receive his Masters Degree in Mechanical Engineering in 1958.
He met the love of his life, Ruth, at a meeting of the Young People's Group of the First Presbyterian Church, North Arlington. Their first date was to a movie, and later Art took Ruth to their school prom. Art proposed to Ruth, on one knee, in her family’s living room. They were married on March 28, 1953 at the First Presbyterian Church, North Arlington and honeymooned in Bermuda.
Arthur worked in management as a Senior Engineer for the Western Electric Corporation in Kearny for thirty-five years, before retiring in 1989.
Arthur was a dedicated family man who relished in the accomplishments of his wife, children and grandchildren. He enjoyed traveling (Australia, Europe, Africa, South America, Canada, etc. ), hiking, reading (history, science and all types of non-fiction), bird watching, and cooking on the grill.
He was a member of the NY/NJ Trail Conference, Phi Sigma Kappa (Stevens Institute of Technology Iota Chapter), Stevens Alumni Organization, the Telephone Pioneers of America and the Montclair Golf Club. He was also a member of the Packanack Community Church for 51 years and an usher for over 40 years.
He was the beloved husband of fifty-six years of Ruth H. Gardner; loving father of Linda R. Gardner, Esq. and her partner Alexander Lissé of Princeton and The Honorable Robert H. Gardner, JSC and his wife Tracey, Esq. of Essex Fells; cherished grandfather of Devon and Schuyler Gardner both of Essex Fells; and beloved brother of the late Ronald A. Gardner.
Donations to the Packanack Community Church, 120 Lake Drive East, Wayne, NJ 07470 would be appreciated.
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