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March 20, 2008
Services
Friends and family are invited to visit Monday, March 24, 2-4, 7-9 PM at Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne.
A Funeral Mass will be celebrated on Tuesday, March 25 at 9:30 AM, Holy Cross R.C. Church, Wayne, N.J. Interment will be at Holy Cross Cemetery, North Arlington.
“Go placidly amid the noise and haste, and remember what peace there may be in silence” Max Ehrmann. “Desiderata”
John P. “Jack” Carr, 74, of Wayne, Thursday March 20, died surrounded by his wife and three sons, following a brief illness.
Jack was born at home the fifth of eight children in North Arlington, N.J. A graduate of Queen of Peace High School (North Arlington), Jack worked in his youth for his father, Michael J. Carr and Sons, Contractors, before enlisting in the Marine Corps in which he served four years. Jack then worked for 38 years as a meter technician, Public Service Electric & Gas, Palisades Division, (IBEW Local 94), retiring in 1996.
A quiet and unassuming man, Jack often chose to remain in the background, though he will be remembered by friends and neighbors as someone always ready to lend a hand. Some will remember him as a volunteer father for Boy Scout Troop 129 in Wayne or in recent years as a collector at Holy Cross R.C. Church, where he was a parishoner. Jack will be dearly missed by his beloved grandchildren, who counted on his enthusiastic support of their academic and athletic pursuits. His sons are grateful for the steady and guiding presence of their father and the example he set for them in his loyalty to family and friends, the strength of his convictions and individuality, and his humanity. For his wife, the life they built and shared together will be her strength in coping with the absence of a true and loving husband.
Jack is survived by Joanne L. (nee Shea) his wife of 46 years, three sons, Timothy (Kristin) of Pompton Plains, Christopher of Hamilton, Ontario and Brian of Boonton, and six grandchildren, Megan, Jamie, Bridget, Joshua, Emma, and Aaron. He is also survived by a brother Edward (Marianne) Carr of Syosset, N.Y., and two sisters, Irene (Robert) Beyer and Patricia Poplaski of Nutley. He was pre-deceased by brothers James and Michael, and sisters Marie Sugalski and Helen McFadden.
In lieu of flowers, donations in John’s memory to the Boys & Girls Club of Northwest New Jersey, ATTN: Irene Van Deren, 153 Garside Ave, Wayne, NJ 07470 would be appreciated.
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Friends and family are invited to visit Monday, March 24, 2-4, 7-9 PM at Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne.
A Funeral Mass will be celebrated on Tuesday, March 25 at 9:30 AM, Holy Cross R.C. Church, Wayne, N.J. Interment will be at Holy Cross Cemetery, North Arlington.
March 20, 2008
Services
Friends and family are invited to visit Monday, March 24, 2-4, 7-9 PM at Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne.
A Funeral Mass will be celebrated on Tuesday, March 25 at 9:30 AM, Holy Cross R.C. Church, Wayne, N.J. Interment will be at Holy Cross Cemetery, North Arlington.
“Go placidly amid the noise and haste, and remember what peace there may be in silence” Max Ehrmann. “Desiderata”
John P. “Jack” Carr, 74, of Wayne, Thursday March 20, died surrounded by his wife and three sons, following a brief illness.
Jack was born at home the fifth of eight children in North Arlington, N.J. A graduate of Queen of Peace High School (North Arlington), Jack worked in his youth for his father, Michael J. Carr and Sons, Contractors, before enlisting in the Marine Corps in which he served four years. Jack then worked for 38 years as a meter technician, Public Service Electric & Gas, Palisades Division, (IBEW Local 94), retiring in 1996.
A quiet and unassuming man, Jack often chose to remain in the background, though he will be remembered by friends and neighbors as someone always ready to lend a hand. Some will remember him as a volunteer father for Boy Scout Troop 129 in Wayne or in recent years as a collector at Holy Cross R.C. Church, where he was a parishoner. Jack will be dearly missed by his beloved grandchildren, who counted on his enthusiastic support of their academic and athletic pursuits. His sons are grateful for the steady and guiding presence of their father and the example he set for them in his loyalty to family and friends, the strength of his convictions and individuality, and his humanity. For his wife, the life they built and shared together will be her strength in coping with the absence of a true and loving husband.
Jack is survived by Joanne L. (nee Shea) his wife of 46 years, three sons, Timothy (Kristin) of Pompton Plains, Christopher of Hamilton, Ontario and Brian of Boonton, and six grandchildren, Megan, Jamie, Bridget, Joshua, Emma, and Aaron. He is also survived by a brother Edward (Marianne) Carr of Syosset, N.Y., and two sisters, Irene (Robert) Beyer and Patricia Poplaski of Nutley. He was pre-deceased by brothers James and Michael, and sisters Marie Sugalski and Helen McFadden.
In lieu of flowers, donations in John’s memory to the Boys & Girls Club of Northwest New Jersey, ATTN: Irene Van Deren, 153 Garside Ave, Wayne, NJ 07470 would be appreciated.
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