Edward Breuer, Jr.

Edward Breuer, Jr. of Pompton Plains died on February 3, 2022 at age 99.

Edward was born in Paterson, NJ on April 29, 1922. The only child of Edward and Mae (Weber) Breuer, he graduated from Paterson Central High School in 1940 and began his career at  Wright Aeronautical Corp and in the office of Frank Rea, CPA, in Paterson.

In 1946 he joined J.W. Valentine, a textile company in New York City, where he remained for 22 years as a financial officer. He married his high school sweetheart, Lois (Cleaver) in 1944 and moved to Glen Rock in 1949, the year he graduated Pace University with a BBA in accounting. Loving Glen Rock, he stayed for 65 years, becoming known for his dry wit and quick laugh. His family called him the Ambassador with Chili because if he knew your family was going through a difficult time, he would be likely to show up at your door with his homemade entrée. Ever the accountant, Ed counted out exactly 10 crushed red pepper flakes for every batch.

In 1968 he joined the Leukemia Society of America (now the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society) as controller for 18 years and Associate National Executive Director for two years before retiring in 1987.

Ed joined the Community Church of Glen Rock in the early 1950s and was an active volunteer. In 1992 he became a trustee of Glen Rock Senior Citizen Housing Corporation, where he served for 20 years. He was a member of the Activities Club of Glen Rock and served as its president after the terms of its co-founders, Charles Peck and George Hoagland.

He especially enjoyed family vacations at Cape Cod, concerts at Bergen Performing Arts Center, NJ Performing Arts Center and Tanglewood, the New York Times crossword puzzles and watching the Yankees on television.

He was preceded in death by his wife, Lois, and his daughter, Joanne, and is survived by his daughter and son, Nancy (S. Scott Bartchy) of West Hills, CA, and David (Lynn DuFosse) of South Deerfield, MA. He has two granddaughters, Jennifer Breuer, Esq. of Shelburne Falls, MA and Dr. Megan Breuer (Remco Vasterink) and a great-granddaughter, Anabelle Vasterink, of The Netherlands.

He is survived by his wife, Anne Marie (Delevante), whom he married in 2002. She was the widow of architect Owen Delevante, whose practice was based in Ridgewood, NJ. He and Anne Marie moved to Cedar Crest in Pompton Plains, NJ in 2014. Anne Marie was a loving companion to Ed and a supportive stepmother to his children.