JOSEPH PAWLIKOWSKI

Joseph John Pawlikowski Husband and father of seven, Hillcrest Academy history teacher, of Whitehouse, 65 Joseph John Pawlikowski, 65, of Whitehouse Station, N.J., died Friday, Nov. 28, 2014, at the Hunterdon Medical Center in Flemington, NJ.. A Funeral Liturgy will be celebrated on Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2014, at 9:30 a.m. at Our Lady of Lourdes Church, Whitehouse Station. Burial will be private. Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to the Kearns Funeral Home, Whitehouse. For more information or to send condolences, please visit www.kearnsfuneralhome.com. Born in Jersey City, N.J., Joe was the son of the late John and Rita Pawlikowski. He lived in Secaucus, N.J., before moving to Whitehouse Station 18 years ago. Joe was an Army veteran, serving during the Vietnam War. He worked as a high school history teacher for Hillcrest Academy in Scotch Plains, N.J. A member of Our Lady of Lourdes Church in Whitehouse Station, Joe volunteered his time there, teaching CCD and cooking for the Shepherd's Meal. He was devoted to his seven children and nine grandchildren. Joe enjoyed teaching and loved telling jokes that made everyone smile. Along with his parents, Joe was predeceased by his brother, Paul Pawlikowski. He is survived by his wife, Christine Jungblut; son, Joseph Pawlikowski and wife, Kelly, of Yorba Linda, Calif.; daughters, Vera Pawlikowski and husband, Sherwood Tidwell, of Irmo, S.C.; Sarah Touma and husband, Kal, of Columbia, S.C.; Helen Miller of Hines, Georgia; stepsons, Robert Jungblut and wife, Thais, of San Diego, Calif., Brett Jungblut of Marina Del Rey, Calif.; stepdaughter, Jessica Jungblut of Whitehouse Station; three brothers, James Pawlikowski and wife, Lynn, of Moorestown, N.J., David Pawlikowski of Lyndhurst, N.J., and Father Matthew Pawlikowski of Oklahoma; two sisters, Elizabeth Lutomski and husband, Richard, of Colonia, N.J., Marianne Mason and husband, Robert, of Chantilly, Va.; and sister-in-law, Ellen Pawlikowski of Virginia. Joe is also survived by nine grandchildren and many nieces and nephews.