John Whiteside

John Charles Whiteside, 73, died after a short illness on April 28.

Born in Manhattan, he lived in the Washington Heights section until moving to Denville in 1968 where he raised his children. He also lived in Parsippany.

He was a 1959 graduate of Manhattan College with a major in Liberal Arts. He was a Regent of his fraternity, ABS while in Manhattan College, and he was very proud to be Jasper.

Whiteside was a retired insurance executive who worked many years for the St. Paul-Seaboard Surety Company.

Whiteside is survived by his children, John Whiteside of Denville, Robert Whiteside and his wife, Judy, of Chatham, Anne Hamtil and her husband, James, of Whippany, and Eileen Potts and her husband, Jeffrey, of Vernon; his five grandchildren, Tommy Whiteside, Meghan Hamtil, Alec Reda, Brandon Reda, and Madyson Potts; his sister, Colleen Sullivan and her husband, William, of Naples, Fla.; and his companion, Lauren Fransen, of Queens, N.Y.

His funeral was conducted from Norman Dean Home for Services in Denville. Mass was offered at St. Mary's Church, Denville, followed by interment at Gate of Heaven Cemetery in Valhalla, N.Y.