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Melvin Hardgrove Obituary
AGE: 77 • Piscataway
Melvin Hardgrove, 77, died Friday, July 4, 2014, at Somerset Medical Center, Somerville. He was born April 9, 1937 in New Brunswick to Ellis and Elsie Blaine Hardgrove. He was raised in Dunellen and has lived in Piscataway since 1967. Melvin worked in the maintenance department for Somerset Bus Company, later N.J. Transit Co., for more than 36 years, until his retirement in 2001. During that time he also worked part-time as a school bus driver for several companies. He was a member of Amalgamated Transit Union, Local 819, Newark. He attended Christ United Methodist Church, Piscataway, for many years and devoted many hours to landscaping the church grounds. Melvin served in the U.S. Navy, Naval Air Corps., from 1957 to 1960. He had a passion for aviation, enjoyed taking long walks, and received awards from the township for cleaning up litter.
He was the brother of the late Ellis and Harold Hardgrove, Virginia Bylicki and Barbara Bachmann. His family includes his wife, Ruth L. Adams Hardgrove, whom he married Jan. 11, 1958; his three sons, James R. Hardgrove of Kenneth City, FL, Timothy A. Hardgrove of Troy, NY, and David H. Hardgrove and his wife Loretta of Piscataway; his grandchildren, Marissa, David, and Joseph Hardgrove; his brothers, Robert of Dunellen, John and his wife, Ann Marie of Green Brook, Clifford and his wife Claire of Piscataway, and Roy of Piscataway; and many nieces and nephews.
Services and cremation will be held privately. Friends may visit the family on Monday, July 7, 2014, from 2 to 4 P.M. and 7 to 9 P.M. at The Mundy Funeral Home, 142 Dunellen Ave., Dunellen.
Memorial donations may be made to Christ United Methodist Church, 485 Hoes Lane, Piscataway, NJ 08854.
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Memories and Condolences
for Melvin Hardgrove
Jackie Montalbano
July 8, 2014
RIP Mel, you will be missed by all :(
Judy Hopkins
July 7, 2014
Mel was a great man. He did so much for so many and will be missed forever. God's peace and comfort to his family. Thank you for sharing him with us. Rest in peace and keep smiling, Mel.
Roy & Diane Hardgrove
July 7, 2014
Our thoughts and prayers are with everyone. We lost a wonderful man. Rest in pace Uncle Mel....
Roy & Diane Hardgrove
BRUCE EASTLUND
July 7, 2014
mel,nancy and i only knew 4 short years but seem like a lifetime. we enjoyed your friendship we had at christ united methodist church in piscataway were going too miss that. so rest in peace because god has special place for you in heaven.
Mark, Sue, Matt, Chris Adams
July 6, 2014
God Bless you Uncle Mel. You are whole again. Without pain dwelling in the House of our Father and Lord. May God comfort your Family and Friends and all who will miss you.
Grace Pardee
July 6, 2014
Mel, we will miss you terribly, best neighbor! We will never forget how you were always there for us and, you always made us smile. Rest in Peace! Love you. Pardee Family
Dave & Jill Hospodar
July 6, 2014
We are so sorry for the loss of a Great Guy.The Hardgrove Family are in our prayers.
July 6, 2014
To my Uncle Mel! You will be missed! Love you with all my heart! I will miss your laugh and your witty sense of humor! Love you always! You will never be forgotten !
July 6, 2014
Our Sympathies to Aunt Ruth and family. We will miss Uncle Mel and his great humor and personality.
Love, Jason,Cathy, Kaylie, and Cara Minnerly
Deb & Ken Minnerly
July 6, 2014
Our heartfelt sympathy to my Dear Aunt Ruth,cousins Randy, Tim, David and families. Uncle Mel was the most kindest, funniest, and most loving uncle that anyone could ever wish for. He will always be in our hearts and memories forever. He leaves a legacy here on Earth, as he continues his journey to Heaven. God has welcomed another, Melvin Hardgrove, into his Kingdom; and someday we will all be together again.
Elsa Mortensen
July 6, 2014
I will miss you forever. I could not have asked for a truer friend. May you rest in peace in the arms of God. This earth is a better place for you having been in it. I know I am a better person for having you be part of my life. To the Hardgrove families my continued prayers are with you always.
Carl Hardgrove
July 6, 2014
Love ya, Uncle Mel may god be with you
Lorraine Stellato
July 6, 2014
Perhaps they are not stars in the sky, but rather openings where our loved ones shine down to let us know they are happy.
Kathleen Hardgrove-Amukamara
July 6, 2014
I will always remember his sense of humor and smile.
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