Scotch Plains, New Jersey
Dec 6, 1924 – Sep 27, 2010
Mr. Thomas I. Folger, 85, of Scotch Plains,N.J. died Monday, Sept. 27, 2010, at his residence, with his family by his bedside. The funeral is Saturday, Oct. 2, at 8:30 a.m. from the Rossi Funeral Home, 1937 Westfield Ave., Scotch Plains. A Mass is at 9:30 a.m. at St. Bartholomew the Apostle Church, Scotch Plains. Entombment is at Holy Cross Cemetery, North Arlington, N.J. Visitation is Friday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Letters of sympathy can be sent to therossifuneralhome.com. Mr. Folger was born in Jersey City, N.J., and lived for many years in Scotch Plains. He was the divisional sales manager for Schering Plough in Kenilworth, N.J., and after 20 years, retired from the corporation. Mr. Folger was a World War II Navy veteran and a member of the Scotch Plains VFW Post No. 10122, American Legion Post No. 209 of Scotch Plains, and the Robin Reef Yacht Club in Bayonne, N.J. Mr. Folger was a graduate of Seton Hall with a degree in English. He is survived by his beloved wife of 65 years, Gloria Portas Folger; his devoted daughters, Gloria C. LaPara, Cynthia L. Folger, and Valerie S. Heron and her husband, Michael, and five cherished grandchildren, Christine LaPara, Alison and Brian Baldwin, and Thomas G. and Connor P. Heron. Donations may be made to www.DAV.org or www.worldwildlife.org.
October 3, 2010
Dear Gloria, Cindy and Valerie and family,
We were very sorry to hear of you loss. Tommy was always respected and loved by our family. Dad "Mickey" truly enjoyed the many good times he had with Tommy.
He will be greatly missed.
Our thoughts and prayers are with you.
Love, Michelle and John Dumford
October 03, 2010
dear mrs folger, Gloria,Cindy and Valerie, and Family. i was so sorry to hear about your loss.I remember Mr Folger from years and years ago. he will be greatly missed.
ilene Laffer-Vitale
October 03, 2010 | Palm Coast, FL
Our sympathy in the loss of your husband, father, grandfather. Although the loss is great, how blessed we are to have God's comfort and to realize that this is truly a time of triumph and victory because "to be absent from the body is to be present with our Lord." Our thoughts and prayers are with you. October 1, 2010
Ann & Michael Miron
October 01, 2010 | Freehold, NJ
My thoughts and prayers are with you all in your time of grief. May your memories bring you comfort.
Dee (maria) Coston
October 01, 2010 | Hubert, NC
Our deepest sympathy in the loss of your Husband, Father, Grandfather and Friend. Our thoughts and prays are with all of you at this difficult time.
As difficult of time it is, you have to believe he is in a better place.
Ted & Maureen Grossmann & Family
September 30, 2010