GERALD E. TOWER Sr.

TOWER, Gerald E., Sr. (Ret. LT. Col US Army), of Moorestown, NJ, passed away peacefully on April 11th, 2013. He was 73 years of age. Born in Boston, MA, he is the son of the late Joseph F. and Frances (O'Neill) Tower and has resided in Moorestown for the past 35 yrs., formerly residing in Roslindale and Dedham, MA. A Pharmacist for the Ft. Dix Pharmacy as a civilian employee, he is also a ret. Veteran of the US Army serving during the Vietnam War. He is a member of the Our Lady of Good Counsel Church in Moorestown, NJ, where he has served as a Eucharistic Minister and was part of the choir. He is the Beloved Husband of Florence L. (Gross) Tower of Moorestown, NJ and the Loving Father of Gerald E. Jr. and his wife Kathleen of Erial, NJ, Mary Elizabeth Wood and her husband Craig of Gloucester Twp., NJ, Michael A. and his wife AnnMarie of Berlin, NJ, Angela F. Tower and Jeffrey Nalbone of Williamstown, NJ, Amy P. Anderson and her husband Mark of Moorestown, NJ and George R. Tower of Moorestown, NJ. He is also survived by his brothers Thomas and his wife Lois of Fall River, MA and Joseph and his wife Maureen of Scituate, MA, his brother-in-law Ronald Marshalsea of Norwood, MA, his 13 Grandchildren and many nieces and nephews and extended family. He is the brother of the late Patricia Tower Marshalsea. Relatives and friends are invited to his viewing on Thursday from 5:00 - 9:00 PM and on Friday from 8:30 - 9:30 AM at the Bradley & Stow Funeral Home, 127 Medford-Mt. Holly Rd., Medford, NJ. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Friday at 10:30 AM at the Our Lady of Good Counsel Church, 42 W. Main St., Moorestown, NJ. Interment will follow in the BG Wm. Doyle Veterans Memorial Cem. in Wrightstown, NJ. In lieu of other expressions of sympathy the family requests memorial donations to St. Jude's Children's Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105. (www.BradleyStow.com)