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July 18, 2018
Services
Friends may visit with the family at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, on Tuesday, July 24, 2018 from 2-6 PM. A funeral service will be held 10 AM on Wednesday, July 25, 2018 at the funeral home. Burial will follow at the Laurel Grove Memorial Park Cemetery, Totowa.
Edward Menshon, Jr., age 81 of West Milford, passed away on Wednesday, July 18, 2018. He had lived in North Haledon for many years before recently moving to West Milford.
Ed had been a plumber and worked for Continental Can Company for more than twenty-eight years.
Born and raised in Paterson, he graduated from Central High School with the class of 1955. Expecting to be drafted into the service, he chose instead to enlist in the Marine Corps. Fiercely patriotic, Ed was excited to serve and he has always been proud to be a United States Marine. He has remained active with the Marine Corps League Lakeland Detachment 744 throughout the years.
Upon being discharged, he returned home to his high school sweetheart; Joan. The two had grown up in the same Paterson neighborhood and Joan could see his house from her bedroom window. Ed had taken her out on a first date cruising around in his car, and at some point, Joan realized that Ed had no money. She lent him $5 and he took her to the drive-in movie. Soon after, Ed was ready to propose, so he bought a ring. Carrying it around in his pocket, waiting for the perfect moment, Ed became so afraid of losing the ring that he pulled into a gas station and proposed while the tank was being filled up! They were married January 16, 1960 at St. Paul’s Church in Prospect Park, followed by a honeymoon to Miami Beach. With just $500 in their pocket, they had a great time, doing everything they could, and seeing all the sights. They made it back to New Jersey two weeks later with barely 50 cents left! Their following sixty-three years were nothing less than a love story. They were often holding hands— Extremely Affectionate—while making each other laugh. Raising two daughters together, Ed proved to be a wonderful dad to his little girls. He made everything special for them, and infused fun into all that they did. He surprised them with baby chicks and ducklings, took them fishing, and dressed them up for Halloween. Their summer vacations were always memorable, often to the Jersey Shore, Lake George, Virginia Beach, and they even took a trip to the World’s Fair in Canada. The girls each have wonderful memories with their dad and there was no end to his love for them. They will all miss him dearly.
Ed is survived by his devoted wife; Joan (Leckel) of W. Milford, two daugthers: Susan Menshon-Spinelli and her husband Peter Spinelli of W. Milford, Linda Lee Menshon of Naples, FL; three grandchildren; Alexandria Varcadipane of W. Milford, Daniel Varcardipane of Pennsylvania, and Justin Cornetto of Hoboken, and one sister; Barbara Istvan and her husband John of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.
In lieu of flowers, Ed’s family would appreciate donations be made to the Wounded Warrior Project, PO Box 758517, Topeka, Kansas 66675-8517 or visit www.woundedwarriorproject.org.
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Friends may visit with the family at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, on Tuesday, July 24, 2018 from 2-6 PM. A funeral service will be held 10 AM on Wednesday, July 25, 2018 at the funeral home. Burial will follow at the Laurel Grove Memorial Park Cemetery, Totowa.
July 18, 2018
Services
Friends may visit with the family at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, on Tuesday, July 24, 2018 from 2-6 PM. A funeral service will be held 10 AM on Wednesday, July 25, 2018 at the funeral home. Burial will follow at the Laurel Grove Memorial Park Cemetery, Totowa.
Edward Menshon, Jr., age 81 of West Milford, passed away on Wednesday, July 18, 2018. He had lived in North Haledon for many years before recently moving to West Milford.
Ed had been a plumber and worked for Continental Can Company for more than twenty-eight years.
Born and raised in Paterson, he graduated from Central High School with the class of 1955. Expecting to be drafted into the service, he chose instead to enlist in the Marine Corps. Fiercely patriotic, Ed was excited to serve and he has always been proud to be a United States Marine. He has remained active with the Marine Corps League Lakeland Detachment 744 throughout the years.
Upon being discharged, he returned home to his high school sweetheart; Joan. The two had grown up in the same Paterson neighborhood and Joan could see his house from her bedroom window. Ed had taken her out on a first date cruising around in his car, and at some point, Joan realized that Ed had no money. She lent him $5 and he took her to the drive-in movie. Soon after, Ed was ready to propose, so he bought a ring. Carrying it around in his pocket, waiting for the perfect moment, Ed became so afraid of losing the ring that he pulled into a gas station and proposed while the tank was being filled up! They were married January 16, 1960 at St. Paul’s Church in Prospect Park, followed by a honeymoon to Miami Beach. With just $500 in their pocket, they had a great time, doing everything they could, and seeing all the sights. They made it back to New Jersey two weeks later with barely 50 cents left! Their following sixty-three years were nothing less than a love story. They were often holding hands— Extremely Affectionate—while making each other laugh. Raising two daughters together, Ed proved to be a wonderful dad to his little girls. He made everything special for them, and infused fun into all that they did. He surprised them with baby chicks and ducklings, took them fishing, and dressed them up for Halloween. Their summer vacations were always memorable, often to the Jersey Shore, Lake George, Virginia Beach, and they even took a trip to the World’s Fair in Canada. The girls each have wonderful memories with their dad and there was no end to his love for them. They will all miss him dearly.
Ed is survived by his devoted wife; Joan (Leckel) of W. Milford, two daugthers: Susan Menshon-Spinelli and her husband Peter Spinelli of W. Milford, Linda Lee Menshon of Naples, FL; three grandchildren; Alexandria Varcadipane of W. Milford, Daniel Varcardipane of Pennsylvania, and Justin Cornetto of Hoboken, and one sister; Barbara Istvan and her husband John of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.
In lieu of flowers, Ed’s family would appreciate donations be made to the Wounded Warrior Project, PO Box 758517, Topeka, Kansas 66675-8517 or visit www.woundedwarriorproject.org.
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