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June 6, 2014
Services
Friends may visit with the family on Tuesday, June 10, 2014 from 11 AM – 1 PM at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road in Wayne. A 1 PM service will be held at the funeral home followed by a graveside prayer at the Laurel Grove Memorial Park in Totowa.
Harry J. Germain age 88, a lifelong resident of Wayne, passed peacefully on Friday, June 6, 2014.
He was born in Paterson and was a lifelong resident of Alps Road in Wayne. Harry enlisted in the US Navy in 1943 and served on the USS Marathon in the Pacific Theatre of the war, as a Radioman for most of his military service. Harry would recount stories of how his ship was hit with a torpedo and they were forced in to Hawaii for repairs. When honorably discharged in 1946 he received the Asiatic-Pacific Medal, the American Theatre Ribbon, and the WWII Victory Medal.
Harry worked for the Firestone Corporation in Cedar Grove where he maintained machinery and equipment. Eventually the company was purchased by the Bridgestone Corporation and Harry worked in the same capacity for them until retiring in 1982. Soon after retiring he took a position with the Wayne Township Water Department where he worked for ten years before retiring again in 1992.
In his younger years Harry served as a volunteer for the Wayne Memorial First Aid Squad for many years. Along with his community service, he enjoyed hunting, fishing, and gardening. When it came to gardening Harry was green before green was a catch phrase. He grew tomatoes, corn, lettuce, beans, radishes, and cucumbers all without chemicals. He loved anything to do with WWII aviation, WWII Airshows, and even took a few flying lessons himself. He will be remembered for his straightforwardness, independence, and love of his family. He enjoyed his trips to Gabriel’s in Wayne for his coffee and newspaper, and visits to the American Legion Post 174, and the Grasshopper II where he knew everybody.
He was the beloved husband of twenty-four years to the late Alice Germain (1977); devoted father of Kim Germain of Dover and Susan Berardi and her husband Bill of Ellicott City, Md.; cherished grandfather of William Berardi, Craig Andersen, and Laura Cole and her husband Daniel; loved great-grandfather of William James Cole; dear brother of Joseph Germain of Wayne.
In lieu of flowers memorial donations to the Wayne Memorial First Aid Squad, PO Box 2004, Wayne, NJ 07474 would be appreciated.
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Friends may visit with the family on Tuesday, June 10, 2014 from 11 AM – 1 PM at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road in Wayne. A 1 PM service will be held at the funeral home followed by a graveside prayer at the Laurel Grove Memorial Park in Totowa.
June 6, 2014
Services
Friends may visit with the family on Tuesday, June 10, 2014 from 11 AM – 1 PM at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road in Wayne. A 1 PM service will be held at the funeral home followed by a graveside prayer at the Laurel Grove Memorial Park in Totowa.
Harry J. Germain age 88, a lifelong resident of Wayne, passed peacefully on Friday, June 6, 2014.
He was born in Paterson and was a lifelong resident of Alps Road in Wayne. Harry enlisted in the US Navy in 1943 and served on the USS Marathon in the Pacific Theatre of the war, as a Radioman for most of his military service. Harry would recount stories of how his ship was hit with a torpedo and they were forced in to Hawaii for repairs. When honorably discharged in 1946 he received the Asiatic-Pacific Medal, the American Theatre Ribbon, and the WWII Victory Medal.
Harry worked for the Firestone Corporation in Cedar Grove where he maintained machinery and equipment. Eventually the company was purchased by the Bridgestone Corporation and Harry worked in the same capacity for them until retiring in 1982. Soon after retiring he took a position with the Wayne Township Water Department where he worked for ten years before retiring again in 1992.
In his younger years Harry served as a volunteer for the Wayne Memorial First Aid Squad for many years. Along with his community service, he enjoyed hunting, fishing, and gardening. When it came to gardening Harry was green before green was a catch phrase. He grew tomatoes, corn, lettuce, beans, radishes, and cucumbers all without chemicals. He loved anything to do with WWII aviation, WWII Airshows, and even took a few flying lessons himself. He will be remembered for his straightforwardness, independence, and love of his family. He enjoyed his trips to Gabriel’s in Wayne for his coffee and newspaper, and visits to the American Legion Post 174, and the Grasshopper II where he knew everybody.
He was the beloved husband of twenty-four years to the late Alice Germain (1977); devoted father of Kim Germain of Dover and Susan Berardi and her husband Bill of Ellicott City, Md.; cherished grandfather of William Berardi, Craig Andersen, and Laura Cole and her husband Daniel; loved great-grandfather of William James Cole; dear brother of Joseph Germain of Wayne.
In lieu of flowers memorial donations to the Wayne Memorial First Aid Squad, PO Box 2004, Wayne, NJ 07474 would be appreciated.
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