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Services
Friends may visit with the family on Friday, April 22, 2016 from 9:30 to 10:30 AM at St. Mary’s R.C. Church, 17 Pompton Ave., Pompton Lakes. A Memorial Mass will immediately follow the time of visitation and begin in the church at 10:30 AM.
Edward J. Blum, age 81 of Wanaque, passed away peacefully, on Monday, April 18, 2016.
Born and raised in Rutherford, he was a resident of Wayne for 52 years before moving to Wanaque in 2006.
Ed graduated from Stevens Institute of Technology with a B.S. and Master’s degree. He was a mechanical engineer for many years with Curtiss Wright Corporation and most recently with Rotary Power International Inc. of Wood Ridge.
Ed met his wife Rosemary at a church youth group fundraiser at St. Joseph’s R.C. in East Rutherford. After they helped raise all that money they gathered with their friends for a communion breakfast and sing-along. A beautiful romance was born that day which ultimately led to marriage at St. Mary’s Church in Rutherford. The newlyweds moved to Packanack Manor in Wayne where they raised their two boys and spent many wonderful years with friendships made in the neighborhood.
Ed loved to read, especially mystery and suspense stories. He loved the challenge of the New York Times crossword puzzle and more recently, he loved going on his computer to research his ancestry.
Surviving are his beloved wife of 53 years - Rosemary; two sons: Edward Jerome Blum and his wife Christina Calcote of Los Angeles, CA, and Stephen Blum of Dingmans Ferry, PA; and two grandsons: Jack and Dashiell. He was predeceased by his sister Joan Blum in 2008.
In lieu of flowers, those planning an expression of sympathy in Edward’s name are asked to consider his high school alma mater – St. Benedict’s Preparatory School, 520 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., Newark, NJ 07102 (www.sbp.org), or Compassionate Care Hospice 1373 Broad Street, Suite 309, Clifton, NJ 07013.
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Friends may visit with the family on Friday, April 22, 2016 from 9:30 to 10:30 AM at St. Mary’s R.C. Church, 17 Pompton Ave., Pompton Lakes. A Memorial Mass will immediately follow the time of visitation and begin in the church at 10:30 AM.
Services
Friends may visit with the family on Friday, April 22, 2016 from 9:30 to 10:30 AM at St. Mary’s R.C. Church, 17 Pompton Ave., Pompton Lakes. A Memorial Mass will immediately follow the time of visitation and begin in the church at 10:30 AM.
Edward J. Blum, age 81 of Wanaque, passed away peacefully, on Monday, April 18, 2016.
Born and raised in Rutherford, he was a resident of Wayne for 52 years before moving to Wanaque in 2006.
Ed graduated from Stevens Institute of Technology with a B.S. and Master’s degree. He was a mechanical engineer for many years with Curtiss Wright Corporation and most recently with Rotary Power International Inc. of Wood Ridge.
Ed met his wife Rosemary at a church youth group fundraiser at St. Joseph’s R.C. in East Rutherford. After they helped raise all that money they gathered with their friends for a communion breakfast and sing-along. A beautiful romance was born that day which ultimately led to marriage at St. Mary’s Church in Rutherford. The newlyweds moved to Packanack Manor in Wayne where they raised their two boys and spent many wonderful years with friendships made in the neighborhood.
Ed loved to read, especially mystery and suspense stories. He loved the challenge of the New York Times crossword puzzle and more recently, he loved going on his computer to research his ancestry.
Surviving are his beloved wife of 53 years - Rosemary; two sons: Edward Jerome Blum and his wife Christina Calcote of Los Angeles, CA, and Stephen Blum of Dingmans Ferry, PA; and two grandsons: Jack and Dashiell. He was predeceased by his sister Joan Blum in 2008.
In lieu of flowers, those planning an expression of sympathy in Edward’s name are asked to consider his high school alma mater – St. Benedict’s Preparatory School, 520 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., Newark, NJ 07102 (www.sbp.org), or Compassionate Care Hospice 1373 Broad Street, Suite 309, Clifton, NJ 07013.
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