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Craig Esser Obituary
AGE: 51 • Belford
Craig K. Esser, 51, of Belford, NJ, died on October 12, 2016 at Monmouth Medical Ctr. in Long Branch, NJ. He was born in Plainfield, NJ and was raised in Clark before moving to Belford 25 years ago. Craig received a Bachelor's degree in Chemistry from the University of Maryland, a Masters degree in Organic Chemistry from Rutgers University, and an MBA from Lehigh University. Craig worked as a Chemical Engineer at Thermo Fisher Scientific for the last 5 years and prior working at Merck for 21 years. He was a communicant of St. Catherine's.
Craig coached for many years at MYAA, BYAA, St Catherine's and the Bayshore Bulldogs. To know and love Craig you had to appreciate his very dry sense of humor, his endless one liners, and his penchant for speaking with out filters. He will be missed dearly by his family especially by his Buttercup.
Surviving are his wife of 25 years, Lisa (McGowan) Esser; parents, Kenneth and Madeleine Esser of Oswego, NY; two sons, Robert Esser of Vorhees, NJ, Brian Esser of Belford NJ; daughter, Caitlin Esser of Belford NJ; and sister, Suzanne DeMicco of Queen Creek, AR.
Visitation will be held Sunday, October 16, 2016 from 2-4 & 7-9 pm at John F. Pfleger Funeral Home, 115 Tindall Road, Middletown. Funeral services are scheduled for Monday, October 17, 2016 at 9:15 am at the funeral home. A Funeral Liturgy will be offered at 10:30 am at St. Catherine's R.C. Church, 110 Bray Ave., N. Middletown.
In lieu of flowers, please consider a contribution in Craig's name to his family for the children's college fund. For more information, to send condolences or for directions, please visit www.pflegerfh.com.
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October 18, 2016
My condolences. Craig was a wonderful individual and I am glad I had the honor of meeting him.
Karen Stefanisko
NCI
Frederick, MD
October 15, 2016
Craig wasn't just a brother n law he was a brother. We grew up together having known him since our teen years.
His brand of humor and his big heart will be greatly missed.
The weekly menu text for the football games and pool side gatherings and the random text where he told me "sunshine makes me happy" as well as his calling us girls "cup cake" are only a few of the many wonderful memories we will cherish.
Love Alice, Steve, Amanda, Nicole and Steven
Diane & Don Gannon
October 15, 2016
Lisa & Family
Craig was an awesome guy our hearts and prayers go out to the family. He will be missed and the nice times we spent together.
We love you guys.
Diane & Don Gannon
Grace Fox
October 15, 2016
Deepest sympathies to the Esser Family. Craig was was our Unity One instrument service technician for over five years at DuPont. His skills and knowledge were of the highest level and his professionalism and service were second to none. He was the first and only person I would call for service or preventative maintenance on all three of our HPLC systems. Craig, myself and others in the lab would meet for lunch at his favorite sushi restaurant several times per year. We very much enjoyed getting to know him as a colleague, hear him praise his wife and children and share his travel cruise experiences that he enjoyed very much. I will mostly remember his soft spoken voice, his interesting & thoughtful opinions and his humor. Celebrate his wonderful life and treasure your memories. Pease and Blessings to you all.
Grace
October 14, 2016
To the Esser Family,
We are very sorry for your loss. It is very sad news to hear of Craig's passing. We wish you peace and healing during this difficult time. We will pray for you all.
Love, The Borbely Family
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