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Friends may visit with the family on Friday, May 22, 2015 from 4-8 PM at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne.
Funeral services will be held 9:30 AM on Saturday, May 23, 2015 at the funeral home.
Interment will be in First Reformed Church Cemetery, Pompton Plains.
Donald C. Possien age 83 of Londonderry, New Hampshire, formerly of Pequannock, passed peacefully on Saturday, May 16, 2015.
He was born in Paterson, and lived seventy-four years in Pequannock before moving to Londonderry, New Hampshire to be closer to his daughter in 2005.
Donald graduated from the Butler High School with the Class of 1950. During high school he worked as a carpenter’s assistant at the Master Diner Corporation in Pequannock where he assisted in building pre-fabricated diners. He was soon called to serve in the United States Air Force during the Korean War. During his service he was awarded the National Defense Service Medal and the Good Conduct Medal before being honorably discharged in 1956.
After his service in the Air Force he found work at New Jersey Bell Telephone as a cable splicer. He had a thirty-six year, five month and fifteen day career with NJ Bell before retiring in 1992.
Don was truly a community minded person and actively served on the Pequannock Township Engine Company #2 for fifty-four years. He was honored to be a lifetime member of the department before moving to New Hampshire in 2005 to live closer to his daughter. Don loved woodworking, was a Master Carpenter, was known for his Christmas displays, and was extremely good at making models. He made a dollhouse for his daughter that was a replica of her childhood home. When the roof is removed, the interior walls and even the wallpaper showed his love of attention to detail. His love of community was evidenced through his hobby of collecting Lionel trains. His basement train layout was filled with miniature models representing historical buildings and business from throughout Pequannock Township. Don also loved history. He was the self-proclaimed family historian who even had business cards denoting his “Family Historian” status and kept a history of the Pequannock Fire Department for many years.
Donald was the loving father of Stacie LaValley of Londonderry, New Hampshire, and the late Scott Possien (1981); he was the cherished grandfather of Thomas and Nicholas LaValley of Londonderry, New Hampshire; dear brother of Elaine Stelzenmueller and her husband C. Walter of the Packanack Lake Section of Wayne, and Ken Possien (Predeceased); and was the much loved uncle of many nieces and nephews.
In lieu of flowers memorial donations to the Pequannock Township Engine Company 2, 24 Oak Avenue, Pequannock, NJ 07440 would be appreciated.
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Friends may visit with the family on Friday, May 22, 2015 from 4-8 PM at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne.
Funeral services will be held 9:30 AM on Saturday, May 23, 2015 at the funeral home.
Interment will be in First Reformed Church Cemetery, Pompton Plains.
Services
Friends may visit with the family on Friday, May 22, 2015 from 4-8 PM at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne.
Funeral services will be held 9:30 AM on Saturday, May 23, 2015 at the funeral home.
Interment will be in First Reformed Church Cemetery, Pompton Plains.
Donald C. Possien age 83 of Londonderry, New Hampshire, formerly of Pequannock, passed peacefully on Saturday, May 16, 2015.
He was born in Paterson, and lived seventy-four years in Pequannock before moving to Londonderry, New Hampshire to be closer to his daughter in 2005.
Donald graduated from the Butler High School with the Class of 1950. During high school he worked as a carpenter’s assistant at the Master Diner Corporation in Pequannock where he assisted in building pre-fabricated diners. He was soon called to serve in the United States Air Force during the Korean War. During his service he was awarded the National Defense Service Medal and the Good Conduct Medal before being honorably discharged in 1956.
After his service in the Air Force he found work at New Jersey Bell Telephone as a cable splicer. He had a thirty-six year, five month and fifteen day career with NJ Bell before retiring in 1992.
Don was truly a community minded person and actively served on the Pequannock Township Engine Company #2 for fifty-four years. He was honored to be a lifetime member of the department before moving to New Hampshire in 2005 to live closer to his daughter. Don loved woodworking, was a Master Carpenter, was known for his Christmas displays, and was extremely good at making models. He made a dollhouse for his daughter that was a replica of her childhood home. When the roof is removed, the interior walls and even the wallpaper showed his love of attention to detail. His love of community was evidenced through his hobby of collecting Lionel trains. His basement train layout was filled with miniature models representing historical buildings and business from throughout Pequannock Township. Don also loved history. He was the self-proclaimed family historian who even had business cards denoting his “Family Historian” status and kept a history of the Pequannock Fire Department for many years.
Donald was the loving father of Stacie LaValley of Londonderry, New Hampshire, and the late Scott Possien (1981); he was the cherished grandfather of Thomas and Nicholas LaValley of Londonderry, New Hampshire; dear brother of Elaine Stelzenmueller and her husband C. Walter of the Packanack Lake Section of Wayne, and Ken Possien (Predeceased); and was the much loved uncle of many nieces and nephews.
In lieu of flowers memorial donations to the Pequannock Township Engine Company 2, 24 Oak Avenue, Pequannock, NJ 07440 would be appreciated.
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