Andrew Henry Ellmer Jr. Obituary (1928

Andrew H. Ellmer Jr. 82 of Monroe Twp. died Saturday September 17 at his home. Born in Newark, Mr. Ellmer lived in East Windsor for 20 years before moving to the Clearbrook community in Monroe Twp. 25 years ago. Mr. Ellmer was employed for 30 years as a quality assurance inspector for the American National Can Corp.(Silgan), Edison, retiring in 1991 and Waterford in 1994. He was an Army veteran of the Korean War, serving in the 82nd Airborne Division and attaining the rank of Corporal. Mr. Ellmer was parishioner of Nativity of Our Lord RC Church, Monroe Twp. where he was the head usher and a member of the Holy Name Society. He was the former chairman of the Recreation Committee of East Windsor. He and his wife would have celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary in November. He is predeceased by his brother George and two sisters Mary and Dorothy. Surviving is his wife Gertrude Boback Ellmer, his two sons David J. of Hillsborough and Kenneth A. of West Trenton, a daughter Karen Doren of Monroe Twp., a brother Joseph of Bloomfield, two sisters Lucille Arancio of Toms River and Lillian Lucanegro of Iselin, six grandchildren Janelle Mount, Kevin, Kimberly, Tara and Krista Ellmer and Jennifer Borcsik and five great grandchildren Jessica and Allison Mount and Brandon, Jayden and Aubrey Ellmer. Services will begin 8:45 a.m. Thursday September 22 at the Lester Memorial Home 16 W. Church St., Jamesburg followed by a 9:30 a.m. funeral liturgy at Nativity of Our Lord RC Church, Monroe Twp. Burial will be in the Brig. Gen. Wm. C. Doyle NJ Veterans Cemetery, Wrightstown. Visiting hours for family and friends will be Wednesday 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. and Thursday 7:45-8:45 a.m. at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital at [email protected].