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March 13, 2010
Services
Friends may visit with the family at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, on Thursday, March 18, 2010 from 2-4 & 7-9 PM. Funeral Services will be held at 9 AM on Friday, March 29, 2010, from the funeral home, then to St. Paul’s R.C. Church, Prospect Park, where a 10 AM Funeral Mass will be offered.
Age 86 of North Haledon, died tragically on Saturday, March 13, 2010. “Jim,” as he was known to all, had just attended the evening mass at St. Paul’s R.C. Church, Prospect Park.
James J. Halloran, Jr., age 86 of North Haledon, died tragically on Saturday, March 13, 2010. “Jim,” as he was known to all, had just attended the evening mass at St. Paul’s R.C. Church, Prospect Park.
Jim was born in Worcester, Massachusetts, and moved to New Jersey when he was just ten years old. He settled in Clifton and graduated from Clifton High School in 1942. He joined the Navy and proudly served in the Pacific and Asiatic theatres during World War II. He achieved the rank of First Class Petty Officer as a flight engineer and logged over three thousand hours flying in PBY’s. After the war, Jim attended Rutgers University. He joined the American Legion and has enjoyed being a part of that group for more than sixty years and served as chaplain of Post 428 for many years.
Jim spent thirty-five years of his career working for the Beattie Rug Manufacturing Company in Little Falls before retiring. After his retirement, he started his own antique business in the Pocono area with his son Joe and was an avid collector and dealer until his death.
Upon his return after the war, Jim settled in Haledon and married his sweetheart, Edith Pinand. They had met before the war, when they were both just teenagers, at a roller skating rink in Paterson. They were married in 1946 at St. Leo’s R.C. Church in East Paterson and have enjoyed over sixty-three years of marriage. They did everything together and particularly enjoyed their family.
Jim was very active in and around his community. He loved North Haledon and volunteered tirelessly over the years. He had served on the Board of Education, was Chairman of the Borough Beautiful Committee, Chairman of the Buehler Cultural Center, Co-Chairman of the North Haledon 75th Anniversary Book; and when his sons were young, he served as Chairman of Cub Scout Pack 70 for six years. More recently, he’s been active with the Golden Age Club of North Haledon and the St. Paul’s Senior’s at St. Paul’s R.C. Church. Jim loved his church and was an active member there for over sixty years also. He had been serving as a Eucharistic Minister at St. Paul’s for nearly fifteen years and was always the first one there to unlock the doors for the early morning mass.
Jim’s family recalls his great “Irish” sense of humor and how he could find the funny side to just about everything. He had a great work ethic and could make or fix just about anything himself; electrical, plumbing, auto repair, carpentry, and cabinet making; you name it; he could do it. His home was always a work in progress, and he did it all himself.
Most importantly, his family was his pride and joy, and he always wished to be with them. He enjoyed each and every one of them and made sure he and Edith were there for all of the special events in their lives as well as the everyday ones. Jim and Edith started many family traditions for their large family. His special affection for Edith was always evident, and his prayers always included asking God to look over her.
Jim is survived by his loving wife of sixty-three years, Edith (Pinand), two daughters; Janice Lathrop and her husband Clifford of Catasauqua, PA, Joyce Swenson and her husband Jon of Wayne, two sons; James J. Halloran, III and his wife Karen of Oak Ridge, and Joseph Halloran and his wife Lori of Neola, PA, one brother; Joseph Halloran of Massachusetts, and his cousin Richard B. Talty and his wife Marie of Fairlawn, as well as thirteen grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Jim was predeceased by two sisters; Mary Both (1996) of Clifton and Catherine Dillinsky (2002) of Franklin Lakes, and one grandson; Joseph Halloran (1979).
As expressions of sympathy, if friends so wish, donations may be made in Jim’s memory to St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital, 301 St. Jude’s Place, Memphis,TN, the North Haledon Emergency Ambulance Association, P.O. Box 8027, Haledon, NJ 07538, or St. Paul’s R.C. Church, 286 Haledon Avenue, Prospect Park, NJ 07508.
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Friends may visit with the family at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, on Thursday, March 18, 2010 from 2-4 & 7-9 PM. Funeral Services will be held at 9 AM on Friday, March 29, 2010, from the funeral home, then to St. Paul’s R.C. Church, Prospect Park, where a 10 AM Funeral Mass will be offered.
March 13, 2010
Services
Friends may visit with the family at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, on Thursday, March 18, 2010 from 2-4 & 7-9 PM. Funeral Services will be held at 9 AM on Friday, March 29, 2010, from the funeral home, then to St. Paul’s R.C. Church, Prospect Park, where a 10 AM Funeral Mass will be offered.
Age 86 of North Haledon, died tragically on Saturday, March 13, 2010. “Jim,” as he was known to all, had just attended the evening mass at St. Paul’s R.C. Church, Prospect Park.
James J. Halloran, Jr., age 86 of North Haledon, died tragically on Saturday, March 13, 2010. “Jim,” as he was known to all, had just attended the evening mass at St. Paul’s R.C. Church, Prospect Park.
Jim was born in Worcester, Massachusetts, and moved to New Jersey when he was just ten years old. He settled in Clifton and graduated from Clifton High School in 1942. He joined the Navy and proudly served in the Pacific and Asiatic theatres during World War II. He achieved the rank of First Class Petty Officer as a flight engineer and logged over three thousand hours flying in PBY’s. After the war, Jim attended Rutgers University. He joined the American Legion and has enjoyed being a part of that group for more than sixty years and served as chaplain of Post 428 for many years.
Jim spent thirty-five years of his career working for the Beattie Rug Manufacturing Company in Little Falls before retiring. After his retirement, he started his own antique business in the Pocono area with his son Joe and was an avid collector and dealer until his death.
Upon his return after the war, Jim settled in Haledon and married his sweetheart, Edith Pinand. They had met before the war, when they were both just teenagers, at a roller skating rink in Paterson. They were married in 1946 at St. Leo’s R.C. Church in East Paterson and have enjoyed over sixty-three years of marriage. They did everything together and particularly enjoyed their family.
Jim was very active in and around his community. He loved North Haledon and volunteered tirelessly over the years. He had served on the Board of Education, was Chairman of the Borough Beautiful Committee, Chairman of the Buehler Cultural Center, Co-Chairman of the North Haledon 75th Anniversary Book; and when his sons were young, he served as Chairman of Cub Scout Pack 70 for six years. More recently, he’s been active with the Golden Age Club of North Haledon and the St. Paul’s Senior’s at St. Paul’s R.C. Church. Jim loved his church and was an active member there for over sixty years also. He had been serving as a Eucharistic Minister at St. Paul’s for nearly fifteen years and was always the first one there to unlock the doors for the early morning mass.
Jim’s family recalls his great “Irish” sense of humor and how he could find the funny side to just about everything. He had a great work ethic and could make or fix just about anything himself; electrical, plumbing, auto repair, carpentry, and cabinet making; you name it; he could do it. His home was always a work in progress, and he did it all himself.
Most importantly, his family was his pride and joy, and he always wished to be with them. He enjoyed each and every one of them and made sure he and Edith were there for all of the special events in their lives as well as the everyday ones. Jim and Edith started many family traditions for their large family. His special affection for Edith was always evident, and his prayers always included asking God to look over her.
Jim is survived by his loving wife of sixty-three years, Edith (Pinand), two daughters; Janice Lathrop and her husband Clifford of Catasauqua, PA, Joyce Swenson and her husband Jon of Wayne, two sons; James J. Halloran, III and his wife Karen of Oak Ridge, and Joseph Halloran and his wife Lori of Neola, PA, one brother; Joseph Halloran of Massachusetts, and his cousin Richard B. Talty and his wife Marie of Fairlawn, as well as thirteen grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Jim was predeceased by two sisters; Mary Both (1996) of Clifton and Catherine Dillinsky (2002) of Franklin Lakes, and one grandson; Joseph Halloran (1979).
As expressions of sympathy, if friends so wish, donations may be made in Jim’s memory to St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital, 301 St. Jude’s Place, Memphis,TN, the North Haledon Emergency Ambulance Association, P.O. Box 8027, Haledon, NJ 07538, or St. Paul’s R.C. Church, 286 Haledon Avenue, Prospect Park, NJ 07508.
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