John F. Zipp

John F. Zipp

Jackson

John F. Zipp, of Jackson, formerly of West Orange, passed away at home on Sunday, April 14, 2013, surrounded by members of his loving family. Born on Jan. 11,1925 in South Ozone Park, New York, John was the son of the late Frederick and Angelina (Aloia) Carocci.

He left high school to serve his country in World War II joining the U.S. Army. After serving his country as a Staff Sergeant and paratrooper in the 82nd and 101st Airborne, he returned to complete West Orange High School and continued his education, graduating from Seton Hall University in 1950.

In January, 1951, he married Marian (Lambusta), whom he met while both were members of the choir of St. Joseph's Church (East Orange). John was an accountant by training and managed credit unions his whole professional career, for Safeway and Finast Foods, General Motors and Sea-Land. He retired in 1995.

John was an active member of St. Joseph's Church where he served on and chaired the Lay Council for many years. John was a kind, gentle, soft-spoken, understanding man who loved his family, music, cars, camping, story-telling, and creating memories in the garage. He was happiest when surrounded by family and friends, especially when he was teaching a new song to his children/grandchildren.

He was predeceased in death by his parents, Frederick and Angelina, and sister, Dolores Hermann of North Haven, CT, and is survived by his loving wife of 62 years, Marian (Lambusta); his brother, Alfred of Whiting; his children John Jr. (Janice) of Akron, OH, Peter (Tara) of Millstone, Frances of Worcester, PA, Joseph (Genevieve) of South Plainfield, and Christopher (Karen) of Cedar Knolls; grandchildren, Katherine, Elizabeth, Daniel, Alexander, John, Joseph, Nathaniel, Julia, Genevieve, Gabriella, Sydney, Alexandra and Benjamin; and many relatives, including sister-in-law, Frances Lambusta of Jackson; and cousin, Rosemarie Raymond of Jackson.

Relatives and friends are respectfully invited to attend his visitation from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday, April 16, 2013 at the George S. Hassler Funeral Home, 980 Bennetts Mills Road, Jackson. His Funeral Liturgy will be celebrated at 10:50 a.m. Wednesday, April 17, 2013 at St. Aloysius Roman Catholic Church, 935 Bennetts Mills Rpad, Jackson. Kindly meet at the church at 10:45 a.m. Interment to follow in Brig. Gen. William C. Doyle Veterans Memorial Cemetery, 350 Provinceline Road, Arneytown. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in John's memory to the Wounded Warrior Project, PO Box 758516, Topeka, KS 66675-8516, wwwwoundedwarriorproject.org, and would be greatly appreciated. For directions and further information, please visit www.hasslerfuneralhome.com.