MONTAGUE -- Emmett "Bud" C. Whitesell, 88, of Montague, died Wednesday, April 15, 2015, at Bon Secours Community Hospital in Port Jervis, N.Y.
Born in the Layton section of Sandyston Township, Mr. Whitesell lived in Montague for over 35 years and was a lifelong Sussex County resident. He was a self-employed vending machine mechanic.
A Navy veteran of World War II and the Korean Conflict, Mr. Whitesell was a member of the Milford American Legion Post 139 and a former member of Branchville American Legion Post 157. He was also a member of Branchville Hose Co. No. 1, serving as chief in 1959.
The son of the late Emmett C. Whitesell Sr. and Daisy (Brown) Whitesell, Mr. Whitesell was also predeceased by three brothers, John C. Whitesell Sr., Herbert W. Whitesell Sr. and James E. Whitesell, and one sister, Leona Ayers. He is survived by his wife, Frances; one daughter, Marilu Hansen; and two brothers, Gene Whitesell and wife, Ruth Ann, of Frankford, and Arthur Whitesell of Greeley, Pa.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10 a.m. Monday at St. Thomas the Apostle Church, 210 Route 206 North, Sandyston. Interment will follow in Hainesville Cemetery. Visitation will be held on Sunday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. at the Wood Funeral Home, 16 Main St., Branchville.
Memorial donations may be made to St. Thomas the Apostle Church, 210 Route 206 North, Sandyston, NJ 07826 or The National Kidney Foundation, 30 E. 33rd St., No. 3, New York, NY 10016. Online condolences may be offered at www.woodfuneralhome.net.
Published by The New Jersey Herald on Apr. 17, 2015.
Born in the Layton section of Sandyston Township, Mr. Whitesell lived in Montague for over 35 years and was a lifelong Sussex County resident. He was a self-employed vending machine mechanic.
A Navy veteran of World War II and the Korean Conflict, Mr. Whitesell was a member of the Milford American Legion Post 139 and a former member of Branchville American Legion Post 157. He was also a member of Branchville Hose Co. No. 1, serving as chief in 1959.
The son of the late Emmett C. Whitesell Sr. and Daisy (Brown) Whitesell, Mr. Whitesell was also predeceased by three brothers, John C. Whitesell Sr., Herbert W. Whitesell Sr. and James E. Whitesell, and one sister, Leona Ayers. He is survived by his wife, Frances; one daughter, Marilu Hansen; and two brothers, Gene Whitesell and wife, Ruth Ann, of Frankford, and Arthur Whitesell of Greeley, Pa.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10 a.m. Monday at St. Thomas the Apostle Church, 210 Route 206 North, Sandyston. Interment will follow in Hainesville Cemetery. Visitation will be held on Sunday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. at the Wood Funeral Home, 16 Main St., Branchville.
Memorial donations may be made to St. Thomas the Apostle Church, 210 Route 206 North, Sandyston, NJ 07826 or The National Kidney Foundation, 30 E. 33rd St., No. 3, New York, NY 10016. Online condolences may be offered at www.woodfuneralhome.net.
Published by The New Jersey Herald on Apr. 17, 2015.
MONTAGUE -- Emmett "Bud" C. Whitesell, 88, of Montague, died Wednesday, April 15, 2015, at Bon Secours Community Hospital in Port Jervis, N.Y.
Born in the Layton section of Sandyston Township, Mr. Whitesell lived in Montague for over 35 years and was a lifelong Sussex County resident. He was a self-employed vending machine mechanic.
A Navy veteran of World War II and the Korean Conflict, Mr. Whitesell was a member of the Milford American Legion Post 139 and a former member of Branchville American Legion Post 157. He was also a member of Branchville Hose Co. No. 1, serving as chief in 1959.
The son of the late Emmett C. Whitesell Sr. and Daisy (Brown) Whitesell, Mr. Whitesell was also predeceased by three brothers, John C. Whitesell Sr., Herbert W. Whitesell Sr. and James E. Whitesell, and one sister, Leona Ayers. He is survived by his wife, Frances; one daughter, Marilu Hansen; and two brothers, Gene Whitesell and wife, Ruth Ann, of Frankford, and Arthur Whitesell of Greeley, Pa.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10 a.m. Monday at St. Thomas the Apostle Church, 210 Route 206 North, Sandyston. Interment will follow in Hainesville Cemetery. Visitation will be held on Sunday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. at the Wood Funeral Home, 16 Main St., Branchville.
Memorial donations may be made to St. Thomas the Apostle Church, 210 Route 206 North, Sandyston, NJ 07826 or The National Kidney Foundation, 30 E. 33rd St., No. 3, New York, NY 10016. Online condolences may be offered at www.woodfuneralhome.net.
Published by The New Jersey Herald on Apr. 17, 2015.
Born in the Layton section of Sandyston Township, Mr. Whitesell lived in Montague for over 35 years and was a lifelong Sussex County resident. He was a self-employed vending machine mechanic.
A Navy veteran of World War II and the Korean Conflict, Mr. Whitesell was a member of the Milford American Legion Post 139 and a former member of Branchville American Legion Post 157. He was also a member of Branchville Hose Co. No. 1, serving as chief in 1959.
The son of the late Emmett C. Whitesell Sr. and Daisy (Brown) Whitesell, Mr. Whitesell was also predeceased by three brothers, John C. Whitesell Sr., Herbert W. Whitesell Sr. and James E. Whitesell, and one sister, Leona Ayers. He is survived by his wife, Frances; one daughter, Marilu Hansen; and two brothers, Gene Whitesell and wife, Ruth Ann, of Frankford, and Arthur Whitesell of Greeley, Pa.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10 a.m. Monday at St. Thomas the Apostle Church, 210 Route 206 North, Sandyston. Interment will follow in Hainesville Cemetery. Visitation will be held on Sunday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. at the Wood Funeral Home, 16 Main St., Branchville.
Memorial donations may be made to St. Thomas the Apostle Church, 210 Route 206 North, Sandyston, NJ 07826 or The National Kidney Foundation, 30 E. 33rd St., No. 3, New York, NY 10016. Online condolences may be offered at www.woodfuneralhome.net.
Published by The New Jersey Herald on Apr. 17, 2015.
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