Ralph F. Powers

(Asbury Park Press)

RALPH F. POWERS
MANASQUAN
Ralph F. Powers, died Sunday, May 31, 2009, in Neptune. He was born Aug. 15, 1926 in Paterson and lived for many years in Clifton before relocating and raising a family since 1955 in Montclair. In 2001, Ralph relocated to Manasquan. Ralph graduated from St. Georges Grammar School, Paterson, and attended Seton Hall Preparatory School on a full scholastic scholarship. The Navy sent him to Dartmouth College for Officer's training in 1944 and he then received his MBA from the Amos Tuck School of Business. He was the founder and president of the Wayne Meat Corporation, Wayne. He was a member of the Knights of Columbus (Knight of the Year); Ancient Order of Hibernians, Irishman of the Year 1988; Seton Hall Prep Hall of Fame inducted 2004; Immaculate Conception Hall of Fame inducted 2008; served as a trustee in the Montclair 100 club; St. Patrick's Guard of Honor; and Blue Lions Club of Immaculate Conception High School.
Ralph's was predeceased by his first wife, Elizabeth T. Mc Kernan Powers, in 1994. He married Aine Lynch in December 2001. He was predeceased by two sons, Ralph Powers Jr. and Charles; a daughter, Anne; and a brother, Monsignor Charles Powers. Ralph is survived by his wife, Aine; a sister, Rita Nerone; nine children, Sharon Tarinelli and her husband Anthony, Maureen Powers, Mary Beth Powers, Kathleen Gowen and her husband Steven, Jacqueline Powers, Colleen Powers, Margaret Powers and John O'Neill, Martin and his wife Ellen, and Michael and his wife Joan; three step-children, Eileen Haase and her husband Bruce, Gerry Lynch and his wife Dina and Sheila Chillingsworth and her husband John; 20 grandchildren; a great-grandchild; and many in-laws, nieces, nephews and friends.
Visiting hours will be from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday, June 3 at Hugh M. Moriarty Funeral Home, 76 Park St., Montclair. The funeral will be at 9:30 a.m. Thursday , June 4 from the funeral home, followed by a 10:30 a.m. Mass of Christian Burial at Immaculate Conception Church, 30 North Fullerton Ave., Montclair. In lieu of flowers, in Ralph's own words, "Let's go out and do something good for someone else, that is less fortunate and needs it", which is the way he lived his life. Any further donations may be sent to Immaculate Conception High School, 1 Cottage Place, Montclair, NJ 07042, or Seton Hall Preparatory School, 120 Northfield Ave., West Orange, NJ 07052.