BRIAN GANTON Sr.

Brian J. Ganton Sr. Advertising and design career spanned 50 years; led major branding initiatives for GE, TIME Magazine, and Mott's Brian J. Ganton Sr., 75, of Verona, N.J., died on Aug. 19, 2016. Visiting hours will be held on Monday from 4 to 8 p.m. at Shook's Cedar Grove Funeral Home, 486 Pompton Ave., Cedar Grove, N.J. 07009 (shookscedargrove.com). A funeral service will be held on Tuesday at 11 am. in the funeral home. Interment services will be private. Born in Newark, N.J., Brian lived in Belleville, N.J., and settled in Verona, where he resided for the past 52 years. Family was very important to Brian. He was predeceased by his beloved wife, Margaret (Meyer) Ganton. He is survived by his beloved wife, Kristi (Lewis) Ganton; devoted sons, Brian J. Ganton Jr. and his wife, Joan, Mark Ganton and his wife, Megan, and Christopher Ganton and his wife, Julianne; cherished grandchildren, Sarah, Daniel, Margo, Harry, Matthew, Joseph, Teddy, Jack, Meredith, Phoebe, Charlie, Lucas, and Nicky, and his siblings, Robert Ganton and Joyce Moyna. In an advertising and design career that spanned 50 years, Brian was involved in movie title sequences, TIME magazine covers, and advertising campaigns and brandmarks for household name brands. He was a graduate of New York City's The Cooper Union. Brian began his career at Osborn/Charles Associates, a leading New York City brand development, strategic marketing organization. He was also a creative consultant to several Madison Avenue advertising agencies. Brian founded Brian J. Ganton & Associates (Ganton) in 1972 in New York City. Before retiring from active practice, Brian launched numerous brands and led major branding and marketing initiatives for General Electric, International Paper Company, Time Inc., Renault USA, and Mott's, among many others. The Ganton firm continues to thrive under the stewardship of his sons, Brian Jr. and Mark. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to The Michael J. Fox Foundation, Donation Processing, P.O. Box 5014, Hagerstown, Md. 21741-5014 or at michaeljfox.org.