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October 12, 2018
Services
Friends may join the family for a funeral service at 2 PM on Saturday, October 20, 2018 at The Chapel, 264 Jacksonville Rd., Lincoln Park, NJ. A reception will follow at the church. Ethan will be buried at the First Reformed Church Cemetery, Pompton Plains, at 11 AM on Monday, October 22, 2018.
Ethan W. Van Bochoven, 22 of Pompton Plains, died tragically in an automobile accident on October 12, 2018, near Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. He was traveling home for the weekend to join his family at the Phil Collins concert on Saturday night.
Ethan graduated from Pequannock High School with the class of 2015, where he had played lacrosse. He loved hunting and was an incredible cook, able to grill anything to perfection. Ethan especially loved helping others, no doubt abiding by the guidance of his savior, Jesus Christ. After attending summer camp at Summer’s Best Two Weeks in Boswell, PA, he began counseling there each summer, mentoring young campers, and he absolutely loved it. It was at SB2W that he met his girlfriend, Julia, and the two of them had been talking about getting married. She was injured in the accident as well, but fortunate to survive.
Ethan was currently a senior at Messiah College in Pennsylvania, studying music. An incredibly talented violin and fiddle player, he had been playing since he was four years old. Ethan loved playing and often joined the worship musicians at The Chapel in Lincoln Park, NJ, his home church. He was recently accepted into a program that would have brought him to Music City; Nashville, Tennessee. He could hardly contain his excitement and was fired up about being immersed in the Nashville music scene.
Ethan was a very kind and loving soul. He made friends easily, and he truly cared about them. More than 500 people attended a memorial for him on Saturday at Messiah College, a testament to his character. He was extremely close to his family as well, and he shared a “best friends” bond with his two brothers. They had vowed to serve as “Best Man” at each other’s weddings, and Ethan was able to fulfill that vow at his brother Ryan’s wedding just one month ago. They loved each other dearly and losing Ethan is an immeasurable heartbreak for everyone. He rests now in the arms of Jesus.
Ethan is survived by his loving parents; Michael and Nancy (nee Brupbacher) Van Bochoven of Pompton Plains, his two brothers; Ryan and his wife Mallory of Lyndhurst, NJ, and Tyler of Pompton Plains, NJ, his maternal grandmother; Patricia Brupbacher of Little Falls, NJ, his aunt; Dinah Krenitski of Towaco, NJ, and his uncle; Bill Brupbacher and his wife Arlene of Charlotte, NC. He was predeceased by both grandfathers; Samuel Van Bochaoven and Bill Bruphacher, and by his grandmother; Tina Van Bochoven.
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Friends may join the family for a funeral service at 2 PM on Saturday, October 20, 2018 at The Chapel, 264 Jacksonville Rd., Lincoln Park, NJ. A reception will follow at the church. Ethan will be buried at the First Reformed Church Cemetery, Pompton Plains, at 11 AM on Monday, October 22, 2018.
October 12, 2018
Services
Friends may join the family for a funeral service at 2 PM on Saturday, October 20, 2018 at The Chapel, 264 Jacksonville Rd., Lincoln Park, NJ. A reception will follow at the church. Ethan will be buried at the First Reformed Church Cemetery, Pompton Plains, at 11 AM on Monday, October 22, 2018.
Ethan W. Van Bochoven, 22 of Pompton Plains, died tragically in an automobile accident on October 12, 2018, near Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. He was traveling home for the weekend to join his family at the Phil Collins concert on Saturday night.
Ethan graduated from Pequannock High School with the class of 2015, where he had played lacrosse. He loved hunting and was an incredible cook, able to grill anything to perfection. Ethan especially loved helping others, no doubt abiding by the guidance of his savior, Jesus Christ. After attending summer camp at Summer’s Best Two Weeks in Boswell, PA, he began counseling there each summer, mentoring young campers, and he absolutely loved it. It was at SB2W that he met his girlfriend, Julia, and the two of them had been talking about getting married. She was injured in the accident as well, but fortunate to survive.
Ethan was currently a senior at Messiah College in Pennsylvania, studying music. An incredibly talented violin and fiddle player, he had been playing since he was four years old. Ethan loved playing and often joined the worship musicians at The Chapel in Lincoln Park, NJ, his home church. He was recently accepted into a program that would have brought him to Music City; Nashville, Tennessee. He could hardly contain his excitement and was fired up about being immersed in the Nashville music scene.
Ethan was a very kind and loving soul. He made friends easily, and he truly cared about them. More than 500 people attended a memorial for him on Saturday at Messiah College, a testament to his character. He was extremely close to his family as well, and he shared a “best friends” bond with his two brothers. They had vowed to serve as “Best Man” at each other’s weddings, and Ethan was able to fulfill that vow at his brother Ryan’s wedding just one month ago. They loved each other dearly and losing Ethan is an immeasurable heartbreak for everyone. He rests now in the arms of Jesus.
Ethan is survived by his loving parents; Michael and Nancy (nee Brupbacher) Van Bochoven of Pompton Plains, his two brothers; Ryan and his wife Mallory of Lyndhurst, NJ, and Tyler of Pompton Plains, NJ, his maternal grandmother; Patricia Brupbacher of Little Falls, NJ, his aunt; Dinah Krenitski of Towaco, NJ, and his uncle; Bill Brupbacher and his wife Arlene of Charlotte, NC. He was predeceased by both grandfathers; Samuel Van Bochaoven and Bill Bruphacher, and by his grandmother; Tina Van Bochoven.
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