Charles Graber

Charles “Charlie” Raymond Graber, age 77 of Pompton Lakes and Murrells Inlet, South Carolina, passed at home on Friday, December 27, 2019.

He was born in Jersey City to Charles and Lillian Graber.  Charlie was raised at 1505 76th Street in North Bergen having graduated from Union Hill High School with the Class of 1960. Charlie recently returned to New Jersey after living in South Carolina for ten years to be closer to his children and grandchildren.

Charlie was always a hard worker and his varied career path brought him to the livery car business.  After working for several livery car services he established TLC Limousine which he ran for 25 years before retiring in 2006. At one time TLC was the third largest livery company in New Jersey.

Charlie was a loving, generous man with an infectious sense of humor who would make friends anywhere he went.  He loved movies and music and loved to dance.  He was also an accomplished accordion player.  His children’s childhood memories include many events where he played the accordion and entertained the family.  He enjoyed boating and had a pontoon boat and jet-skis.  He loved being on the water.  Most of all, he loved his children and grandchildren unconditionally.  Whether it was playing X-Box with his grandchildren or seeing the latest Star Wars movie, or attending his grandchildren’s sporting events, he wanted to be around his children and grandchildren all the time.

Charlie was the loving father of Karen and her husband Peter Hug of Pompton Lakes, Kathleen and her husband Steven Roman of Pompton Lakes, and Christopher and his wife Patricia Graber of Lincoln Park; he was the cherished grandfather of Edward and his wife Therese, Kristle and her husband Ryan, Matthew and his wife Jackie, Peter, Andrew, Christopher, Keira, Ryan, Lucas, and Jacob; he was also the adored great-grandfather of Aiden and Chase; he was also the brother of Judith Bagar of Wyckoff and the late Diane Graber.
In lieu of flowers memorial donations to the Stephen Siller Tunnel to Towers Foundation would be greatly appreciated.