Edgar D. Chew

ON May 2, 2006 OF GLOUCESTER CITY, NJ. HE WAS THE HUSBAND OF RITA BOYLE FOR 57 YRS. HIS LATE PARENTS WERE JANIE WATSON AND EDGAR CHEW. HE IS SURVIVED BY HIS CHILDREN, RITA MARIE SIMMONS (GEORGE); EDGAR D. CHEW (ROSEMARY); BERNADETTE CHEW. ALSO, SURVIVED BY LOVING GRANDCHILDREN; COLLEEN AND KEVIN SIMMONS; JOHN, MARY AND EDGAR CHEW; ZACHARY AND WYATT HAAS, HIS DECEASED SISTERS; GRACE, MILDRED, AND BEATRICE, SISTER-IN-LAW; MARIE BOYLE, AND BROTHER-IN-LAW; EDWARD BOYLE. HE ALSO HAD MANY LOVING NIECES AND NEPHEWS.

HIS CHILDREN WERE LOVINGLY BY HIS SIDE WHEN HE PASSED AWAY. HE GRADUATED GLOUCESTER HIGH SCHOOL IN 1943, WHERE HE WAS CAPTAIN OF THE FOOTBALL AND BASKETBALL TEAMS. HE WAS A COAST GUARD VETERAN OF WWII. EDGAR RAN A LANDING BARGE IN THE SOUTH PACIFIC WHERE HE PARTICIAPATED IN TWO MAJOR INVASIONS. HE WAS HONORABLY DISCHARGED WITH A 40% DISABILITY. EDGAR PLAYED AND COACHED FOOTBALL FOR THE GLOUCESTER MUSTANGS, A SEMI PRO TEAM IN THE TRI COUNTY LEAGUE. HE HELPED FOUND THE MEMORIAL ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION. EDGAR ALSO HELP FOUND THE MEN'S SOFTBALL LEAGUE. EDGAR WAS ASSISTANT FOOTBALL COACH AT GLOUCESTER CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL IN THE 1960's. HE WAS A LIFETIME MEMBER OF THE TOWNSEND C. YOUNG V.F.W POST #3620 IN GLOUCESTER CITY. EDGAR WAS A RETIRED MEMBER OF LOCAL 14 ASBESTOS WORKERS UNION, OUT OF PHILADELPHIA. HE WAS HISTORIAN FOR THE RETIREES' CLUB. HE ALSO WENT ON YEARLY REUNIONS WITH HIS SHIPMATES AND THEIR WIVES. EDGAR WAS WELL LIKED BY EVERYONE, WHO KNEW HIM. RELATIVES AND FRIENDS CAN SEE HIM ONCE MORE AT McCANN-HEALEY FUNERAL HOME: 851 MONMOUTH STREET (At BROWN STREET), GLOUCESTER CITY ON FRIDAY, MAY 5 FROM 8:30AM to 11 am. MASS OF CHRISTIAN BURIAL WILL BE CELEBRATED AT 11:30AM FROM ST. MARY'S CHURCH: 426 MONMOUTH STREET, GLOUCESTER CITY. BURIAL WILL BE IN NEW ST. MARY'S CEMETERTY, BELLMAWR. THERE WILL BE NO EVENING VIEWING. WE APPRECIATE THE KINDNESS OF THE MANY FRIENDS AND HOSPICE CARE. IN LIEU OF FLOWERS, PLEASE SEND CONTRIBUTIONS TO MSGR. LUCITT'S NEEDY CHILDREN FUND OR ST. MARY'S SPECIAL FUND AT THE ABOVE ADDRESS. ALSO, DONATIONS TO CARING HOSPICE SERVICES OF MOUNT LAUREL: 102 GAITHER DRIVE, SUITE 2, MOUNT LAUREL, NJ 08054. EXPRESSIONS OF SYMPATHY CAN BE E-MAILED TO THE FAMILY THROUGH THE FUNERAL HOME WEBSITE www.mccannhealey.com UNDER ONLINE OBITUARIES OF EDGAR D. CHEW.