Charles E. O'Connor Jr. Obituary (1931

Charles E. O'Connor Jr. 80 of Monroe Twp., known to his friends as Ed or Yence, died Tuesday June 12 at the University Medical Center of Princeton at Plainsboro. Born in South Amboy, Mr. O'Connor lived in Jackson before moving to Monroe Twp. 40 years ago. He was a veteran of the US Navy from 1949-53, serving in the Pacific on the USS Navasota and then transferred in 1950 to Dive Team 3 and serving in Korea. He then joined the NJ State Police and served from 1954-1986, retiring with the rank of Sergeant First Class. He was a member of the Former Troopers Assoc., Non-Commissioned Officers Assoc., a life member of the Hightstown and Monroe Twp. VFWs and an American Legion member. He was also a life member of the Navy League. A graduate of Hoffman High School, Mr. O'Connor attended Seton Hall University. He is predeceased by his parents Charles E., Jr. and Emily (Nelson) O'Connor and his sister Ruth O'Connor Pritchard. His family was the most important thing to him, holding many O'C's gatherings to bring them together. Surviving is his wife of 41 years Patricia "Tish" (Sudowsky, Rindt) O'Connor, five sons Shawn, Thomas and his wife Kelly Jean, Charles "Chip" and Timothy and his wife Michael Jane, all of Jackson, Jack Rindt and his wife Kimberly of Roosevelt, two daughters Coleen O'Connor-Phillips and her husband Rusty and Kelly Ann Jordan and her husband Richard, all of Jackson, 28 grandchildren, 9 great grandchildren and 2 on the way, his brother-in-law Richard Sudowsky and his wife Annette of Sea Girt and his sister-in-law Barbara Sudowsky Simonetti and her husband Anthony of Monroe Twp. A funeral service will be held 9:30 a.m. Friday June 15 at the Lester Memorial Home 16 w. Church St., Jamesburg. Burial will be in the NJ Veterans Cemetery, Wrightstown. Visiting hours for family and friends will be Thursday 4-9 p.m. and Friday 8:30 - 9:30 a.m. at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers the family requests donations in Charlie's name to the Former NJ State Troopers Assoc. Scholarship Awards at 1675 Whitehouse-Mercerville Rd., Suite 106, Hamilton, NJ 08619-3824 or to the Mercer County Sunshine Foundation, PO Box 55130, Trenton, NJ 08638.