Posted by the Asbury
Park Press
On 08/19/07 JAMES W. CONNOR,
86, of MIDDLETOWN, previously of Fair Haven, died Friday, Aug.
17, at Raritan Bay Medical Center, Perth Amboy. Mr. Connor served
his country honorably as a member of the US Navy during WWII on
the carrier USS Swannee serving in the Pacific and Mediterranean
Theatres. He retired from Ft. Monmouth, where he worked as facility
engineer. Previously, he was a pipe fitter for NJ Natural Gas
Company. He was member of the Fair Haven Fire Department, having
served as chief in 1958, and was a former captain of the Fair
Haven First Aid Squad. He was also a member of the Fair Haven
Fire Police. He served proudly for 59 years.
In addition to his parents, John
and Elizabeth Feeny Connor; he was predeceased by his son, James
T. Connor Sr.; sisters; Helen, Eleanore, Margaret and Jeanne;
brothers; John, Joseph and John Joseph. Surviving are his wife
of 60 years, Dorothy McDonald Connor; sons, John D. Connor and
wife, Tina of Howell, Michael J. Connor and wife, Dale of Fair
Haven, and Timothy D. Connor and wife, Lori of Ivoryton, Conn.;
daughters, Dolores "Dee" Morrissey and husband, David of Tinton
Falls and Patricia "Trish" DePonti and husband, Steven of Red
Bank; and a daughter-in-law, Mrs. Nancy Connor of Long Branch.
He is also survived by his brothers and sisters-in-law, Robert
and Ann Connor and Edward and Margaret Connor, all of Rumson;
his sisters, Marie Sanborn of Florida and Catherine Yakle and
husband, Daniel, of Iowa; and by 14 grandchildren, James T. Jr.,
Tobey and husband, John, Brian and wife, Jill, Erin and husband,
Shawn, Timothy, Christina, John D. Jr., Steven, Matthew, Shannon
and husband, Christopher, Allison, Kyle, Christopher and Mikayla;
and four great-grandchildren, Terrance James, Tyler, Thomas and
Logan.
Visitation will be held from 2
to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at the John E. Day Funeral Home,
85 Riverside Ave., Red Bank. A Mass of Christian burial will be
celebrated at 10 a.m. Wednesday at the Church of the Nativity
in Fair Haven, and burial will follow at Mt. Olivet Cemetery in
Middletown. Donations in James' memory may be made to the Fair
Haven Fire Department, River Road, Fair Haven, NJ 07704, or to
the Alzheimer Association, Greater NJ Chapter, 400 Morris Ave.,
Suite 251, Denville, NJ 07834.
