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George Sauerwein Obituary

(Asbury Park Press)

GEORGE F. SAUERWEIN
AGE: 92 FREEHOLD
George F. Sauerwein, 92, died April 21, 2009 at home, surrounded by his family. Mr. Sauerwein was born and raised in Trenton. He was a graduate of Cathedral High School, Trenton and received his Bachelor of Science Degree in Electrical Engineering from Drexel Institute of Technology, Philadelphia, PA. He resided in Eatontown for many years, raising his family, until he retired in 1986 from Department of the Army, Fort Monmouth. He was a Past Exalted Ruler of the Eatontown B.P.O.E Lodge No. 2402., Past President of the Eatontown Lions Club, and a member of Freehold Council No. 1672, Knights of Columbus, Freehold.
He was predeceased by his first wife, Helen Lelio Sauerwein and his second wife, Irene Pietruszak Sauerwein. He is survived by his son, George F. Sauerwein, III and his girl friend, Laura Breen of Freehold; his daughter, Barbara Sadowski of Pennsauken; his daughter, Gina Petillo and her husband Robert of Colts Neck; his grandchildren, Victoria Amper, Jenene Watson and her husband Ben, Jennifer Petillo, Lori Missig and her husband David; his great grandchildren, Madeleine Amper and Ella Watson. He is also survived by his step children, Carl Werner and his wife Eileen, William Werner and his wife Janice, Therese Lannon and her husband Matthew, his step grandchildren, Dominique Fiegel and her husband Jamie, Jessica Lannon, Serge and Julia Werner and his step great grandchildren, Peter James and Ann Gretchen Fiegel.
Relatives and friends are invited to visit Higgins Memorial Home, 20 Center Street, Freehold from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. and 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. on Friday, April 24, 2009. A funeral mass will be held 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, April 25, 2009 from St. Rose of Lima Church, Freehold. Interment will be at Sunset View Memorial Gardens, Woodstock, VA. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in his memory to Meridian Hospice, Monmouth Shores Corporate Park, 1340A Campus Parkway, Neptune, NJ 07753

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Published by Asbury Park Press on Apr. 23, 2009.

Memories and Condolences
for George Sauerwein

4 Entries

Don Cressy

May 2, 2009

My sympathies to you Barbara, Gina, and George.

Howard DePol

April 23, 2009

To George's family:
I worked with George at Fort month for many years and I am deeply saddened to hear of his passing. He was a dedicated worked and I learned from him and thoroughly enjoyed the years we worked together.

Jessie

April 23, 2009

Bops' bear hugs were the best.
I will love and miss you always, Bop Bop.

Dominique Fiegel

April 23, 2009

It is amazing how one person can forever touch the souls of loved ones around him. George Sauerwein has filled my life with love and helped shape who I am today. From my first memories, I have been blessed to have Bop-Bop in my life. The story was told to me that I bestowed this nickname to George when I was learning to speak as a baby. While I don't remember that I do have a life full of experiences I do remember.

I remember mornings waking up crawling into bed with my Bops and Grannny for cuddles. I remember riding in his old brown Chrysler with the fuzzy feet on the dashboard. I remember getting to sit in the front in between Gran and Bops on car rides, even falling asleep next to them. I remember waking up in the morning, heading down the stairs and having my breakfast that Bops made just perfectly- cream of wheat. I remember listening tot his transistor radio in the basement. I would sit at the top of the stairs and creep down to peak at all the electronics. He sat for hours working down there, the static sound mixing with voices over airways and the silent persistence of his work.

I still hear the crunch of the gravel as I stepped into his workshop in the basement in Edinburg, Virginia. Every tool neatly hung in its place on the wall, everything organized, drivers hanging in ascending order of size, drawers and drawers of screws, nails, nuts and washers. I would borrow his workshop pencils, sharpen it with the wall mounted sharpener, and write notes in a notebook as he worked on fixing various things. Everything could be fixed, nothing should be thrown out! I remember following him through the gardens, learning how to tell a ripe cantaloupe and that a few drops of baby oil will keep bugs off your ears of corn. I remember his frustration as he would find that I had blown every last dandelion head that I could find in the front yard. He proclaimed, "Its a weed, don't do that!"

And one of my most treasured memories is when the grandfather clock would chime 4:00p.m. in the hallway in Eatontown, I would find a great hiding place, and wait for Bops to come home from work. A great game or hide and seek, that I love to share with my children and husband as he comes home from work.

I am a lover of classical music and NPR, puzzles and games, and bowls of ice cream before bed. Bop-Bop always found time to play memory, Go Fish, or Old Maid with me during hot summer days. And when he got his first home PC, the Tandy, we played Wheel-of-Fortune and Hangman. I am pretty sure he let me win a lot of those games over the years. I loved it when I could stay up late and eat a bowl of ice cream with Bops before bed, either Neapolitan or Orange Sherbet-Vanilla Swirl I think were his favorites.

The memories overflow, like an overfull cup of tea. And his favorite things became my favorite things. Now I share those loves with my children, from puzzles to music, to gardening and keeping fish tanks.

Because George was such a part of my life, he will be a part of my children's. So much of my day brings thoughts of my Bop-Bop to me, and my children will know him through me and the love I have for him. One person can touch your soul, and the love keeps on giving to the next person and so on.

I love you Bop-Bop.

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