Christopher Herold

Christopher Vincent Herold

Nov 13, 1955 – Feb 3, 2023

Christopher Vincent Herold passed away peacefully surrounded by his loving family after a brief illness on February 3, 2023 in Morristown Memorial Hospital, NJ.

Chris was born Nov 13, 1955 in Paterson, NJ, the son of the late Vincent R. Herold and Mary Patricia (Hanlon) Herold. Chris was raised in Little Falls, NJ before the family moved to Pines Lake, Wayne Township, NJ at a young age. Chris graduated from Wayne Hills High School in 1974 where he played basketball and then went on to receive his BS Degree in Biological Sciences from Kutztown University in Pennsylvania.

Chris started his career as a Chemist for the Matheson Gas Company in New Jersey and then for the City of Jersey City Water Utility. Chris then changed career paths to become an Information Technology expert in the water utility industry where he was most recently an Enterprise Infrastructure Architect for Veolia North America.

Chris was an avid outdoorsman who loved boating, fishing, snowboarding and biking. He was also a member of the Lacey Township Elks Lodge #2518. He and his wife Ann built their dream house on the Forked River Inlet where they could take their boat into Barnegat Bay and out into the ocean for deep sea fishing.

Chris is survived by his adoring wife Ann (Haughey) Herold, his beloved children Matthew and Kasey and  her fiancé Sean, his loving siblings Jan Marie Neilan and husband Tom, Marcella Carney and husband Rick, and Lee Ann Santaromita. Also surviving are many nieces, nephews, and friends.

In lieu of flowers memorial donations to the World Kitchen Ukraine or St Jude Childrens Research Hospital would be greatly appreciated.