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August 13, 2011
Services
Friends may visit with the family at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, on Tuesday, August 16, 2011 from 2-4 & 7-9 PM.
Funeral Services will be held at 9 AM on Wednesday, August 17, 2011 from the funeral home, then to Annunciation RC Church, Wayne, where at 10 AM a Funeral Mass will be offered. Burial will follow at Christ the King Cemetery, Franklin Lakes, NJ.
John Joseph Ponce II, age 81 of Wayne, died on Saturday, August 13, 2011 with his family gathered at his bedside.
John was born at home in Millwood, New York and was raised there. He graduated from Chappaqua High School with the class of 1948 and then from Manhattan College with a degree in Civil Engineering in 1952. He continued his education at Stevens Institute of Technology where he earned his Master’s Degree in Business.
He began his career in the building materials manufacturing industry with Western Electric, GAF, and Flint Kote before taking a position with the New York Economic Development Corporation where he reviewed contracts for public construction projects. He retired from the EDC in 2007.
John was, for the most part, a private man. He was meticulous, as an engineer might be, in everything he did, always focusing on the details. He loved his NY Yankees, Rangers, and especially so the NY Giants. Most of all, he loved his family. His children recall family vacations to various destinations such as Vermont, Virginia, and of course; the Jersey Shore. In order to enjoy the true ‘Jersey Shore’ experience, he had to have a house right on the beach so that he could be fully immersed in the sights, sounds, and smells of the beach.
He also had a deep devotion to his faith and the Catholic Church. John was committed to his church and celebrated Mass each week, as well as all of the Holy days at Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary, in Wayne, which was like a second home to him. Surely it was his faith in Jesus that carried him through the tragedy of losing his son Johnny just four years ago to Melanoma. Understandably though, John was never truly able to recover from losing his son and he’s carried a very heavy burden on his heart ever since.
During his waning days, as he lay in bed, John prayed that Jesus would accept him and understand that he truly believed in Him. He asked his children to pray and in one of his final lucid moments he said “I gotta get out of here…”, and shortly thereafter he did just that. Free from pain, he is surely enjoying his reward in Heaven now, side-by-side with his son Johnny.
John is survived by his two daughters; Jeannine Missbrenner and her husband Andrew of Pompton Plains, Alison Ponce of Paterson, his sons; Kevin Ponce and his wife Kim of Ringwood, and the late John J. Ponce III who passed in 2007, five grandchildren; Kaylin and Kassidy Ponce of Ringwood and Andrew, Christopher, and Kathryn Missbrenner of Pompton Plains, one sister; Claire Passman of Connecticut, three nieces; Christine Lent of Connecticut, Lee Camuso of Massachusetts, Laura Murphy of New Hampshire, and one nephew; John Passman of Kentucky.
The Ponce family would be grateful if memorial donations would be made to the Melanoma Research Foundation, 1411 K St, NW #500, Washington, DC 20005 or by visiting www.melanoma.org.
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Friends may visit with the family at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, on Tuesday, August 16, 2011 from 2-4 & 7-9 PM.
Funeral Services will be held at 9 AM on Wednesday, August 17, 2011 from the funeral home, then to Annunciation RC Church, Wayne, where at 10 AM a Funeral Mass will be offered. Burial will follow at Christ the King Cemetery, Franklin Lakes, NJ.
August 13, 2011
Services
Friends may visit with the family at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, on Tuesday, August 16, 2011 from 2-4 & 7-9 PM.
Funeral Services will be held at 9 AM on Wednesday, August 17, 2011 from the funeral home, then to Annunciation RC Church, Wayne, where at 10 AM a Funeral Mass will be offered. Burial will follow at Christ the King Cemetery, Franklin Lakes, NJ.
John Joseph Ponce II, age 81 of Wayne, died on Saturday, August 13, 2011 with his family gathered at his bedside.
John was born at home in Millwood, New York and was raised there. He graduated from Chappaqua High School with the class of 1948 and then from Manhattan College with a degree in Civil Engineering in 1952. He continued his education at Stevens Institute of Technology where he earned his Master’s Degree in Business.
He began his career in the building materials manufacturing industry with Western Electric, GAF, and Flint Kote before taking a position with the New York Economic Development Corporation where he reviewed contracts for public construction projects. He retired from the EDC in 2007.
John was, for the most part, a private man. He was meticulous, as an engineer might be, in everything he did, always focusing on the details. He loved his NY Yankees, Rangers, and especially so the NY Giants. Most of all, he loved his family. His children recall family vacations to various destinations such as Vermont, Virginia, and of course; the Jersey Shore. In order to enjoy the true ‘Jersey Shore’ experience, he had to have a house right on the beach so that he could be fully immersed in the sights, sounds, and smells of the beach.
He also had a deep devotion to his faith and the Catholic Church. John was committed to his church and celebrated Mass each week, as well as all of the Holy days at Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary, in Wayne, which was like a second home to him. Surely it was his faith in Jesus that carried him through the tragedy of losing his son Johnny just four years ago to Melanoma. Understandably though, John was never truly able to recover from losing his son and he’s carried a very heavy burden on his heart ever since.
During his waning days, as he lay in bed, John prayed that Jesus would accept him and understand that he truly believed in Him. He asked his children to pray and in one of his final lucid moments he said “I gotta get out of here…”, and shortly thereafter he did just that. Free from pain, he is surely enjoying his reward in Heaven now, side-by-side with his son Johnny.
John is survived by his two daughters; Jeannine Missbrenner and her husband Andrew of Pompton Plains, Alison Ponce of Paterson, his sons; Kevin Ponce and his wife Kim of Ringwood, and the late John J. Ponce III who passed in 2007, five grandchildren; Kaylin and Kassidy Ponce of Ringwood and Andrew, Christopher, and Kathryn Missbrenner of Pompton Plains, one sister; Claire Passman of Connecticut, three nieces; Christine Lent of Connecticut, Lee Camuso of Massachusetts, Laura Murphy of New Hampshire, and one nephew; John Passman of Kentucky.
The Ponce family would be grateful if memorial donations would be made to the Melanoma Research Foundation, 1411 K St, NW #500, Washington, DC 20005 or by visiting www.melanoma.org.
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