James F. "Jim" Casey

James F. Casey, passed away peacefully at RJW Somerset Hospital on May 11, 2022, after a brief illness. He was 96 years old.
The eldest son of Hugh J. and Violet Casey, James (Jim) was born on April 2, 1926, and spent his youth in Hillside and South Orange, NJ. After graduation from Seton Hall Prep, Jim enlisted in the US Navy and served in the Pacific during WWII. In 1948, he married his childhood sweetheart, Dorothy Jones and their marriage would endure for 62 years. Together, Jim and Dorothy raised their five children in Union before moving the family to New Providence, NJ in 1963. When all the children had "grown and flown" Jim and Dorothy moved to Gillette to what he affectionately referred to as "The Ranch." Jim enjoyed many hours puttering around the property and riding his tractor. After Dorothy's death in 2010, Jim moved to Lebanon, NJ and eventually to Assisted Living four years ago.
Jim had a long career in the international commerce field. He was employed by Sherwin Williams and Union Carbide, before retiring from Allied Chemical in 1987. Jim was a member of the International Commerce and Foreign Trade Club of Newark and the Allied Signal Retired Employees Association.
Jim was predeceased by his parents, his beloved wife, Dorothy (nee Jones), and his brothers Francis Casey and Hugh J. Casey, Jr. He is survived by his devoted children: Patricia Casey Ostrander, James F. Casey, Jr. (MaryJo), Elizabeth Pytel (Robert), Nancy Kelly (John), and Marry Ellen Vecchia, nine adored grandchildren, and fourteen cherished great grandchildren.
The visitation will be held at Church of the Little Flower, 310 Plainfield Ave., Berkeley Hts., NJ, on Thursday, May 19th, from 9:45 – 10:15 AM followed the Funeral Mass to begin at 10:30 AM. Interment will follow at St. Teresa's Cemetery, Summit, NJ. Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Paul Ippolito Berkeley Memorial, 646 Springfield Ave., Berkeley Hts., NJ.