Gary A. Spratt

Gary A. Spratt, 80, passed away February 10, 2025.
Born in Neptune, Gary was a lifelong resident of New Jersey, with the last 50 plus years spent in Somerville.Gary was a 1963 graduate of Somerville High School. He graduated from New Brunswick Business Machine and Secretarial School and attended Rutgers under the G.I. Bill. He belonged to and served as chaplain to the Disabled American Veterans Chapter 16 in Somerville. He was also active in the Lions Club and attended the United Reform Church on Main Street in Somerville. After many years of work for various employers in administrative and clerical positions in government, banking, and collections, he worked as a security guard at Raritan Valley Community College's vocational program and other locations. He was a baseball fan and avid reader of detective and spy fiction, enjoyed older American cars, and could be observed over many years regularly walking his dogs in his neighborhood. He will be sadly missed by all.
He is survived by his brother Craig Spratt, Craig's wife YaChing, three nephews, Craig's sons, William, Daniel, and James, and a niece, Gretchen Spratt, Craig's daughter, her husband Chris and their children, Molly and Zachary, as well as several cousins and their children. He leaves many friends in the military veteran community in the Somerville area.
Visitation will be 11am-12pm Wednesday, February 19, 2015 at Bruce C. VanArsdale Funeral Home, 111 N. Gaston Ave, Somerville. Interment will follow with full military honors at Washington Crossing National Cemetery in Newton, Pennsylvania.