David John Hollabaugh Sr. Obituary (1928

David John Hollabaugh Sr. of Monroe Township died Saturday August 10th at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick. Born on May 26, 1928, in Ashley, Luzerne County Pennsylvania, he was the son of the late Leonard John Hollabaugh and Jane Whyte. He lived in East Brunswick for most of his life before moving to Monroe Township last year. He was employed for 43 years as a quality control inspector for the Ford Motor Company, Edison, retiring in 1993. Mr. Hollabaugh was a veteran of the U.S. Navy during World War II (1945-1949) and then the U.S. Air Force during the Korean War (1950-1954.) He was past commander of the East Brunswick Memorial V.F.W. Post 133 as well as past county commander of the V.F.W. Mr. Hollabaugh enjoyed coin collecting and deer hunting. He was predeceased by is wife Betty Pennabaker Hollabaugh in 1997, his son Leslie, his grandson Christopher Freese, his great granddaughter Haley Hollabaugh and his two brothers Robert and Arthur Hollabaugh. Surviving are his six children Randi Hollabaugh of East Brunswick, David J. Hollabaugh and his wife Karen Pastuzyn of Middletown, NJ, Kathie Freese and her husband David of Jamesburg, Leonard Hollabaugh and his wife Donna Jordan of Virginia Beach, VA, Norman Hollabaugh of Louisville, KY and Lloyd Hollabaugh and his wife Nancy of South River, NJ, his grandchildren David Freese, Shawn Hollabaugh (Angela), Jonathan Jordan, Adam Freese (Nadya), Eric Freese (Ashley Bui), Thomas Freese and Steven Hollabaugh, his great grandchildren Sierra, McKenna and Angie Freese his sister Beverly Karns and her husband Arthur of Florida and many nieces and nephews. A funeral service will be held 10 a.m. Wednesday August 14th at the Lester Memorial Home, Jamesburg, followed by burial at Franklin Memorial Park, North Brunswick. Visiting hours for family and friends will be Tuesday 4-8 p.m and Wednesday 9-10 a.m. at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, donations in the name of Mr. Hollabaugh may be made to the DAV - Disabled American Veterans, PO Box 14301, Cincinnati, OH 45250-0301 of online at www.dav.org.