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James F McGovern
(July 17, 1937 - March 29, 2012)
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James F. McGovern, 74, of Bloomsbury passed away Thursday, March 29, 2012 in St. Luke’s Hospice House.
Born July 17, 1937 in Philadelphia, PA he was the son of the late Joseph J. and Esther A. Breslin McGovern.
He and his wife, Gloria, were married July 11, 1959. He was a truck driver, delivery man and dock loader with Johanna Farms in Raritan Township before his retirement. He served in the Army.
Memberships include Church of Annunciation in Bloomsbury, where he was also a member of the Holy Name Society; life member of Pattenburg VFW Post #6059; Citizens Hose Company in Easton; Liberty Hose Company in Easton; West Easton Fire Company; Safety First Fire Company; the Italian American Social Club in Phillipsburg and the American Legion in Stewartsville.
In addition to his beloved wife, Gloria, he is survived by a son, Patrick and his wife, Patricia of Chesapeake, VA; two daughters, Michelle McGovern Lara and her husband, Gustavo, of Bloomsbury and Kathleen Erickson and her husband, Stephen, of Suffolk, VA; a brother, Francis McGovern and his wife, Maryanne, of Monroe, GA; a sister, Catherine McGovern of Bloomsbury; seven grandchildren and 1 great-granddaughter. A brother, Joseph J. McGovern died earlier and a twin sister, Ann McGovern died at birth.
Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 10 a.m. in the Doyle-Devlin Funeral Home, Inc., 695 Corliss Avenue, Phillipsburg, NJ followed by a mass of Christian burial at 11 a.m. in Church of Annunciation, 80 Main Street, Bloomsbury, NJ. Visitation will be held Tuesday from 6 to 8 p.m. in the funeral home. Interment will be in Northampton Memorial Shrine in Palmer Township.
Memorials may be made to American Institute for Cancer Research, 1759 R St. NW, PO Box 97167, Washington, DC 2009-7167 OR St. Luke’s Hospice, 2455 Black River Road, Bethlehem, PA 18014.
Born July 17, 1937 in Philadelphia, PA he was the son of the late Joseph J. and Esther A. Breslin McGovern.
He and his wife, Gloria, were married July 11, 1959. He was a truck driver, delivery man and dock loader with Johanna Farms in Raritan Township before his retirement. He served in the Army.
Memberships include Church of Annunciation in Bloomsbury, where he was also a member of the Holy Name Society; life member of Pattenburg VFW Post #6059; Citizens Hose Company in Easton; Liberty Hose Company in Easton; West Easton Fire Company; Safety First Fire Company; the Italian American Social Club in Phillipsburg and the American Legion in Stewartsville.
In addition to his beloved wife, Gloria, he is survived by a son, Patrick and his wife, Patricia of Chesapeake, VA; two daughters, Michelle McGovern Lara and her husband, Gustavo, of Bloomsbury and Kathleen Erickson and her husband, Stephen, of Suffolk, VA; a brother, Francis McGovern and his wife, Maryanne, of Monroe, GA; a sister, Catherine McGovern of Bloomsbury; seven grandchildren and 1 great-granddaughter. A brother, Joseph J. McGovern died earlier and a twin sister, Ann McGovern died at birth.
Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 10 a.m. in the Doyle-Devlin Funeral Home, Inc., 695 Corliss Avenue, Phillipsburg, NJ followed by a mass of Christian burial at 11 a.m. in Church of Annunciation, 80 Main Street, Bloomsbury, NJ. Visitation will be held Tuesday from 6 to 8 p.m. in the funeral home. Interment will be in Northampton Memorial Shrine in Palmer Township.
Memorials may be made to American Institute for Cancer Research, 1759 R St. NW, PO Box 97167, Washington, DC 2009-7167 OR St. Luke’s Hospice, 2455 Black River Road, Bethlehem, PA 18014.
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