July 28, 2019

Gilbert J. Goudsward

Harleysville
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Friends may visit with the family on Thursday, August 1, 2019 from 9:30 – 11:00 AM at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne.

A Funeral Service will be held at 11:00 AM, immediately following the time of visitation at the funeral home, then Gilbert will be laid to rest at Fair Lawn Cemetery, Fair Lawn, NJ.

Gilbert John Goudsward, age 79, of Harleysville, PA and formerly of Pequannock, NJ, passed away on Sunday, July 28, 2019.

Gil was born in Paterson, NJ where he spent his childhood, ultimately attending and graduating from Eastside High School with the Class of 1957. He then attended Rutgers University, obtaining his Bachelor’s degree in 1962 in Pharmacology.  He joined the pharmacy staff at Chilton Hospital in Pompton Plains and then later at St. Barnabas Medical Center in Livingston, where he worked for the remainder of his career.

Gil also joined the U.S. Army and later the Army Reserve, where he served his country for over twenty five years, retiring at the rank of Lieutenant Colonel.

For many years, Gil was an active member of the Pompton Valley Presbyterian Church in Pompton Plains, NJ where he faithfully served as a deacon. He later was a member of the First Reformed Church in Pompton Plains.

Gil is survived by his three dear sons: Jeffrey and wife Mary Goudsward of Woxall PA, Kevin Goudsward of Harleysville, PA, and Todd and wife Jennifer Goudsward of Harleysville, PA; eight adored grandchildren: Kelsea, Hannah, Jacob, Katie, Samantha, Erin, Joshua, and Bernadette; and his sister-in-law Jane Goudsward of Vernon, NJ. He was predeceased by his brother Edward in 2017.

In lieu of flowers, we ask to make a donation to the Miles for Mantle campaign, which will go towards research into treating and curing Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma Cancer.
http://givingpages.upenn.edu/milesformantle

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Friends may visit with the family on Thursday, August 1, 2019 from 9:30 – 11:00 AM at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne.

A Funeral Service will be held at 11:00 AM, immediately following the time of visitation at the funeral home, then Gilbert will be laid to rest at Fair Lawn Cemetery, Fair Lawn, NJ.

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