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November 14, 2014
Services
The family will receive friends on Monday November 17, 2014 from 2-4 and 7-9PM at the VanderMay Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Rd, Wayne, NJ.
A funeral service will be held at the funeral home on Tuesday morning at 10AM. Interment will be in Hoboken Cemetery in North Bergen.
James George Western age 83 of Cedar Crest Village in Pompton Plains, formerly of Wantage, and Wayne passed away peacefully on Friday, November 14, 2014 while in the presence of his loving family.
James was born and raised in Jersey City. He lived there until 1960, and then he and his wife Helen moved to Wayne where they spent the next twenty-seven years raising their three sons James, Harry, and Kevin. Helen and James then relocated to Wantage where they lived for 18 years until Helen’s passing in 2005. It was not very long after James lost his loving wife when he moved to Cedar Crest Village in Pompton Plains.
In 1952, while James was a young man living in Jersey City he was called to serve his country in the United States Armed Forces. However, a short time before leaving for the Army was when he met “the love of his life”, Helen Marie Smith. James served proudly in the US Army from 1952 – 1954, and during his service he was stationed in Germany for more than 8 months. Shortly after his service ended, in October of 1954, he married his adored wife Helen and then attended Printing School. Printing was the trade that would stay with James the rest of his life. One of his first jobs was for a company called Printing Craftsman where he worked for over 20 years. He then became Secretary/Treasurer of the Printers Union, Local 183 and 612m of the Graphic Communication International Union in West Caldwell. This was the position that James would hold until his retirement in the early 1990’s. James was also elected to the board of trustees of the GCIU employer retirement fund. Throughout all of James’ occupations and endeavors, he was extremely hard-working and dedicated.
James was a devoted father and a cherished grandfather, but his family particularly remembers him as having an unforgettable adoration of his wife Helen. James loved working in his yard and gardening. He also enjoyed fishing and hunting as well as playing Pinochle at Cedar Crest Village with his fellow residents. James was also an active member of the International Pension Fund GCIU. No matter what James did in his lifetime, he dedicated himself to it fully and without question. This included his work and his family alike. James was a very special person and will be sincerely missed by all that knew him.
James was predeceased by his wife “the love of his life” Helen Marie (nee Smith). He is survived by his three sons, James and his wife Mary, Harry and his wife Barbara, and Kevin and his wife Sharon, seven grandchildren James, Rhaea, Hayley, Jillian, Charlie, and Brian Western, and Samantha Kowalak and one great grandchild Talia Evelyn Western.
In lieu of flowers, those planning an expression of sympathy in James' name are asked to consider the Cedar Crest Resident Care Fund, 1 Cedar Crest Drive, Pequannock, NJ 07444.
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The family will receive friends on Monday November 17, 2014 from 2-4 and 7-9PM at the VanderMay Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Rd, Wayne, NJ.
A funeral service will be held at the funeral home on Tuesday morning at 10AM. Interment will be in Hoboken Cemetery in North Bergen.
November 14, 2014
Services
The family will receive friends on Monday November 17, 2014 from 2-4 and 7-9PM at the VanderMay Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Rd, Wayne, NJ.
A funeral service will be held at the funeral home on Tuesday morning at 10AM. Interment will be in Hoboken Cemetery in North Bergen.
James George Western age 83 of Cedar Crest Village in Pompton Plains, formerly of Wantage, and Wayne passed away peacefully on Friday, November 14, 2014 while in the presence of his loving family.
James was born and raised in Jersey City. He lived there until 1960, and then he and his wife Helen moved to Wayne where they spent the next twenty-seven years raising their three sons James, Harry, and Kevin. Helen and James then relocated to Wantage where they lived for 18 years until Helen’s passing in 2005. It was not very long after James lost his loving wife when he moved to Cedar Crest Village in Pompton Plains.
In 1952, while James was a young man living in Jersey City he was called to serve his country in the United States Armed Forces. However, a short time before leaving for the Army was when he met “the love of his life”, Helen Marie Smith. James served proudly in the US Army from 1952 – 1954, and during his service he was stationed in Germany for more than 8 months. Shortly after his service ended, in October of 1954, he married his adored wife Helen and then attended Printing School. Printing was the trade that would stay with James the rest of his life. One of his first jobs was for a company called Printing Craftsman where he worked for over 20 years. He then became Secretary/Treasurer of the Printers Union, Local 183 and 612m of the Graphic Communication International Union in West Caldwell. This was the position that James would hold until his retirement in the early 1990’s. James was also elected to the board of trustees of the GCIU employer retirement fund. Throughout all of James’ occupations and endeavors, he was extremely hard-working and dedicated.
James was a devoted father and a cherished grandfather, but his family particularly remembers him as having an unforgettable adoration of his wife Helen. James loved working in his yard and gardening. He also enjoyed fishing and hunting as well as playing Pinochle at Cedar Crest Village with his fellow residents. James was also an active member of the International Pension Fund GCIU. No matter what James did in his lifetime, he dedicated himself to it fully and without question. This included his work and his family alike. James was a very special person and will be sincerely missed by all that knew him.
James was predeceased by his wife “the love of his life” Helen Marie (nee Smith). He is survived by his three sons, James and his wife Mary, Harry and his wife Barbara, and Kevin and his wife Sharon, seven grandchildren James, Rhaea, Hayley, Jillian, Charlie, and Brian Western, and Samantha Kowalak and one great grandchild Talia Evelyn Western.
In lieu of flowers, those planning an expression of sympathy in James' name are asked to consider the Cedar Crest Resident Care Fund, 1 Cedar Crest Drive, Pequannock, NJ 07444.
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