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June 6, 2008
Services
A Memorial Service will be held Friday, June 13, 2008 at 7 PM at the Jacksonville Chapel, 264 Jacksonville Rd., Lincoln Park. Please join us in a special time of celebration of his life and of our Saviour, Jesus Christ.
Light refreshments will follow the service.
John F. Rumeau age 78 of Wayne on Friday, June 6, 2008. His passing was quiet and peaceful with his loving family at his bedside. He moved into the arms of his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.
He was born in Paterson and had lived all of his life in Wayne.
John received his formal education at Pompton Lakes High School graduating with the Class of 1948 and then he went on to Pace University in New York City where he received a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Accounting with the Class of 1953.
He was employed as Controller at Shotmeyer Brothers Petroleum Company in Hawthorne for thirty-five years and had worked up until his passing.
His passion in life was to serve- his wife, his family, his job- but most importantly his Saviour, Jesus. For 53 years, he voluntarily served as the leader of the Christian Service Brigade boys’ group, Stockade. Those thousands of 8-11 year-old boys who were led by my Dad and the many men under his leadership have produced GENERATIONS of men whose hearts are now dedicated to serving Christ in their homes, churches, mission fields, and lives- what a truly amazing legacy God has allowed him to leave! That same legacy and passion for serving the Lord has spread to generations of his family as well. After giving his heart to the Lord as a young man in his 20’s, he married a wonderful, Godly wife (Mom!) and was able to share his faith with his parents. In raising 4 boys, he and Jan led each to personal faith in Christ and instilled in us the desire for no-compromise, committed, service to God and those around us- for which we will truly be eternally thankful to him and our Lord. That faith and commitment carried on down to his grandchildren as well, who witnessed his love for Jesus on a daily basis and are blessed to have had him in their lives.
We loved him greatly, and he will always be missed by us- but we have this promise: that as believers in Christ, we will be with him again when we join him in heaven. Right now, though, his suffering is over, and his Lord is embracing him with the words, “Well done, thou good and faithful servant- come and enter into thy rest!” John was an active member of Jacksonville Chapel in Lincoln Park for fifty-three years where he also served as Chief Ranger for Christian Service Brigade for Boys 8- 12 years of age. He often took his troop camping and many other activities centered on Christian development.
He also loved camping with his four sons and wife and camped out at many locations along the Eastern Seaboard including Bar Harbor, Maine. The family also enjoyed many annual ventures to Camp of the Woods in the Adirondacks.
John and Jan Rumeau met for the first time at the Mountain View Gospel Church in Wayne and fell in love. They had fifty-four years of “wonderful” marriage together, and were able to enjoy traveling to many places in their senior years.
Surviving are his loving wife Jan (nee McTernan) Rumeau; four sons John Rumeau and his wife Debi of Rockaway, Jim Rumeau and his wife Helen of Sheridan, Indiana, Joe Rumeau and his wife Sue of Pompton Lakes, Jay Rumeau and his wife Whitney of Orlando, Florida; one sister Marie Hayes of Pompton Plains; eleven grandchildren Noelle, Tim, Dan, Rachel, Meg, Emily, Ben, Joy, Chris, Erin and Erica Rumeau.
Those planning an expression of sympathy in John’s memory are asked to consider the Gene Bradstreet Scholarship Fund, c/o Jacksonville Chapel, 264 Jacksonville Road, Lincoln Park, NJ 07035.
The phone number at the church is: 973-334-6657, and the website is at: www.jacksonvillechapel.org if you need directions.
If you would like to send a private condolence directly to the family use this condolence section.
A Memorial Service will be held Friday, June 13, 2008 at 7 PM at the Jacksonville Chapel, 264 Jacksonville Rd., Lincoln Park. Please join us in a special time of celebration of his life and of our Saviour, Jesus Christ.
Light refreshments will follow the service.
June 6, 2008
Services
A Memorial Service will be held Friday, June 13, 2008 at 7 PM at the Jacksonville Chapel, 264 Jacksonville Rd., Lincoln Park. Please join us in a special time of celebration of his life and of our Saviour, Jesus Christ.
Light refreshments will follow the service.
John F. Rumeau age 78 of Wayne on Friday, June 6, 2008. His passing was quiet and peaceful with his loving family at his bedside. He moved into the arms of his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.
He was born in Paterson and had lived all of his life in Wayne.
John received his formal education at Pompton Lakes High School graduating with the Class of 1948 and then he went on to Pace University in New York City where he received a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Accounting with the Class of 1953.
He was employed as Controller at Shotmeyer Brothers Petroleum Company in Hawthorne for thirty-five years and had worked up until his passing.
His passion in life was to serve- his wife, his family, his job- but most importantly his Saviour, Jesus. For 53 years, he voluntarily served as the leader of the Christian Service Brigade boys’ group, Stockade. Those thousands of 8-11 year-old boys who were led by my Dad and the many men under his leadership have produced GENERATIONS of men whose hearts are now dedicated to serving Christ in their homes, churches, mission fields, and lives- what a truly amazing legacy God has allowed him to leave! That same legacy and passion for serving the Lord has spread to generations of his family as well. After giving his heart to the Lord as a young man in his 20’s, he married a wonderful, Godly wife (Mom!) and was able to share his faith with his parents. In raising 4 boys, he and Jan led each to personal faith in Christ and instilled in us the desire for no-compromise, committed, service to God and those around us- for which we will truly be eternally thankful to him and our Lord. That faith and commitment carried on down to his grandchildren as well, who witnessed his love for Jesus on a daily basis and are blessed to have had him in their lives.
We loved him greatly, and he will always be missed by us- but we have this promise: that as believers in Christ, we will be with him again when we join him in heaven. Right now, though, his suffering is over, and his Lord is embracing him with the words, “Well done, thou good and faithful servant- come and enter into thy rest!” John was an active member of Jacksonville Chapel in Lincoln Park for fifty-three years where he also served as Chief Ranger for Christian Service Brigade for Boys 8- 12 years of age. He often took his troop camping and many other activities centered on Christian development.
He also loved camping with his four sons and wife and camped out at many locations along the Eastern Seaboard including Bar Harbor, Maine. The family also enjoyed many annual ventures to Camp of the Woods in the Adirondacks.
John and Jan Rumeau met for the first time at the Mountain View Gospel Church in Wayne and fell in love. They had fifty-four years of “wonderful” marriage together, and were able to enjoy traveling to many places in their senior years.
Surviving are his loving wife Jan (nee McTernan) Rumeau; four sons John Rumeau and his wife Debi of Rockaway, Jim Rumeau and his wife Helen of Sheridan, Indiana, Joe Rumeau and his wife Sue of Pompton Lakes, Jay Rumeau and his wife Whitney of Orlando, Florida; one sister Marie Hayes of Pompton Plains; eleven grandchildren Noelle, Tim, Dan, Rachel, Meg, Emily, Ben, Joy, Chris, Erin and Erica Rumeau.
Those planning an expression of sympathy in John’s memory are asked to consider the Gene Bradstreet Scholarship Fund, c/o Jacksonville Chapel, 264 Jacksonville Road, Lincoln Park, NJ 07035.
The phone number at the church is: 973-334-6657, and the website is at: www.jacksonvillechapel.org if you need directions.
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