Arthur E. GARDNER Jr.

GARDNER Arthur E. Jr., age 82, of Wayne, died peacefully at home on Friday, May 22, 2009.He was born in Jersey City, raised in North Arlington, and has lived in Wayne for the past fifty-two years. Arthur worked in management as a Senior Engineer for the Western Electric Corporation in Kearny for thirty-five years before retiring in 1989.He was the beloved husband of fifty-six years of Ruth H. Gardner, loving father of Linda R. Gardner, Esq. and her partner Alexander Lissé of Princeton and The Honorable Robert H. Gardner, JSC and his wife Tracey, Esq. of Essex Fells, cherished grandfather of Devon and Schuyler Gardner both of Essex Fells and beloved brother of the late Ronald A. Gardner.Funeral services will be held at 10 AM on Wednesday, May 27, 2009 at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne. Friends may visit with the family on Tuesday, May 26, 2009 from 2-4 and 7-9 PM at the funeral home. Interment will be in Mount Hebron Cemetery, Upper Montclair. Donations to the Packanack Community Church, 120 Lake Drive East, Wayne, NJ 07470 would be appreciated. For a photo and more information visit www.vandermay.com