Military Figure. United States Army officer and decorated war veteran. Leonard "Bud" G. Lomell, 91, of Toms River, passed away peacefully Tuesday, March 1, 2011, at home with his family, under the care of the Van Dyke Hospice. Bud was born Jan. 20, 1920 in Brooklyn, N.Y. and grew up in Point Pleasant Beach, then moved with his beloved wife, Charlotte and their daughters to Toms River in 1949, where he was the first director of the newly organized Ocean County Veterans Service Bureau. Pursuing his study of law at LaSalle and Rutgers under the GI Bill, he was admitted to the N.J. Bar in 1951, and was admitted to practice before the U.S. Supreme Court in 1955. In 1957, he founded his own law firm, and was later the municipal attorney for Berkeley and Bay Head. He also served as a Director of First National Bank and Statewide Bancorp. Through the years, Bud was very active in the community: co-founder and president of the Garden State Philharmonic, member of the Board of Education, member of the Christ Episcopal Church Vestry, General Chair and Fundraiser for the 1981 Building Program for Community Memorial Hospital, Chair of the Dover Township Juvenile Conference Committee, a Mason (Durand Lodge), a Director with the O.C. Historical Society and the Colonel Waterhouse Museum, and a trustee of Ocean County College. He was also the first Post Commander of the Point Pleasant VFW, member of the French Committee of Pointe du Hoc, past president of the Legion of Valor and of the Ranger Battalion Association of World War II. During World War II, Bud served in D Co., 2nd Ranger Battalion, earning a battlefield commission as 2nd lieutenant. For his actions on D-Day, June 6, 1944, in finding and rendering inoperable the five "big guns" of Pointe du Hoc while Sgt. Jack Kuhn covered him, he was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross. He was awarded a Silver Star for his actions at Hill 400, in the Hurtgen Forest on Dec. 7, 1944. Other awards he received include the Bronze Star, the Purple Heart with Oak Leaf cluster, the British Military Medal, the Croix du Guerre with silver lining, the Chevalier of the French Legion of Honor, and the N.J. Distinguished Service Medal. He was later inducted into the Ranger Hall of Fame and the Point Pleasant Beach High School Hall of Fame, and was awarded honorary doctorates by Tennessee Wesleyan College (his alma mater), Monmouth University, and Ocean County College. Bud believed in giving your best, helping others, being fair, and "doing the right thing." Above all, he loved his family - and family included his Ranger brothers, his law firm, and the good and kind people he came to know in his life's journey. He enjoyed boating, travel, music and the arts, the Yankees, parties, and photography. Most of all, he loved time spent with Charlotte, the love of his life since they first met in 1941. Bud's family was his pride and joy - his love and encouragement meant the world to them.
He is predeceased by his beloved parents, George and Pauline Peterson Lomell; and his siblings, Gertrude, Richard, and Ruth. Bud is survived by his devoted wife of 64 years, Charlotte Ewart Lomell; his daughter, Georgine Buckwalter; his niece and her husband, Buffy and Ward Shutt; his daughter and her husband, Pauline and Dann Counihan; his daughter, Renee Lomell; grandchildren and grandnephews, Kristin and husband Thomas Floyd, Henry, Jeffrey and wife Mandi, Jason and wife Narda, Calvin, Benjamin and wife LaDonna, Andrew and his wife Anastasia, and the great-grands, Matt, Kate, Raffaella, Brianna, Elias, Haven, Simeon, and Iris. He will be greatly missed by them, and by the families of his dear siblings in Point Pleasant.
Visitation will be from 3 to 8 p.m. Friday, March 11, with a military service at 7:30 p.m. at the Anderson & Campbell Funeral Home, 703 Main St., Toms River. A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, March 12 at Christ Episcopal Church, 145 Washington St., Toms River. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to Garden State Philharmonic, 1 College Drive, P.O. Box 2001, Toms River, NJ 08754; the Ranger Battalion Scholarship Fund, c/o Ben Temkin, Apt 3-M, 80-35 Springfield Blvd., Queens Village, NY 11427; or the Lomell Memorial Fund for the Musee des Rangers (Grandcamp-Maisy), c/o Leyden, Capotorto, Ritacco & Corrigan, PC, 250 Washington St., Toms River, NJ 08753.
He is predeceased by his beloved parents, George and Pauline Peterson Lomell; and his siblings, Gertrude, Richard, and Ruth. Bud is survived by his devoted wife of 64 years, Charlotte Ewart Lomell; his daughter, Georgine Buckwalter; his niece and her husband, Buffy and Ward Shutt; his daughter and her husband, Pauline and Dann Counihan; his daughter, Renee Lomell; grandchildren and grandnephews, Kristin and husband Thomas Floyd, Henry, Jeffrey and wife Mandi, Jason and wife Narda, Calvin, Benjamin and wife LaDonna, Andrew and his wife Anastasia, and the great-grands, Matt, Kate, Raffaella, Brianna, Elias, Haven, Simeon, and Iris. He will be greatly missed by them, and by the families of his dear siblings in Point Pleasant.
Visitation will be from 3 to 8 p.m. Friday, March 11, with a military service at 7:30 p.m. at the Anderson & Campbell Funeral Home, 703 Main St., Toms River. A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, March 12 at Christ Episcopal Church, 145 Washington St., Toms River. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to Garden State Philharmonic, 1 College Drive, P.O. Box 2001, Toms River, NJ 08754; the Ranger Battalion Scholarship Fund, c/o Ben Temkin, Apt 3-M, 80-35 Springfield Blvd., Queens Village, NY 11427; or the Lomell Memorial Fund for the Musee des Rangers (Grandcamp-Maisy), c/o Leyden, Capotorto, Ritacco & Corrigan, PC, 250 Washington St., Toms River, NJ 08753.
Military Figure. United States Army officer and decorated war veteran. Leonard "Bud" G. Lomell, 91, of Toms River, passed away peacefully Tuesday, March 1, 2011, at home with his family, under the care of the Van Dyke Hospice. Bud was born Jan. 20, 1920 in Brooklyn, N.Y. and grew up in Point Pleasant Beach, then moved with his beloved wife, Charlotte and their daughters to Toms River in 1949, where he was the first director of the newly organized Ocean County Veterans Service Bureau. Pursuing his study of law at LaSalle and Rutgers under the GI Bill, he was admitted to the N.J. Bar in 1951, and was admitted to practice before the U.S. Supreme Court in 1955. In 1957, he founded his own law firm, and was later the municipal attorney for Berkeley and Bay Head. He also served as a Director of First National Bank and Statewide Bancorp. Through the years, Bud was very active in the community: co-founder and president of the Garden State Philharmonic, member of the Board of Education, member of the Christ Episcopal Church Vestry, General Chair and Fundraiser for the 1981 Building Program for Community Memorial Hospital, Chair of the Dover Township Juvenile Conference Committee, a Mason (Durand Lodge), a Director with the O.C. Historical Society and the Colonel Waterhouse Museum, and a trustee of Ocean County College. He was also the first Post Commander of the Point Pleasant VFW, member of the French Committee of Pointe du Hoc, past president of the Legion of Valor and of the Ranger Battalion Association of World War II. During World War II, Bud served in D Co., 2nd Ranger Battalion, earning a battlefield commission as 2nd lieutenant. For his actions on D-Day, June 6, 1944, in finding and rendering inoperable the five "big guns" of Pointe du Hoc while Sgt. Jack Kuhn covered him, he was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross. He was awarded a Silver Star for his actions at Hill 400, in the Hurtgen Forest on Dec. 7, 1944. Other awards he received include the Bronze Star, the Purple Heart with Oak Leaf cluster, the British Military Medal, the Croix du Guerre with silver lining, the Chevalier of the French Legion of Honor, and the N.J. Distinguished Service Medal. He was later inducted into the Ranger Hall of Fame and the Point Pleasant Beach High School Hall of Fame, and was awarded honorary doctorates by Tennessee Wesleyan College (his alma mater), Monmouth University, and Ocean County College. Bud believed in giving your best, helping others, being fair, and "doing the right thing." Above all, he loved his family - and family included his Ranger brothers, his law firm, and the good and kind people he came to know in his life's journey. He enjoyed boating, travel, music and the arts, the Yankees, parties, and photography. Most of all, he loved time spent with Charlotte, the love of his life since they first met in 1941. Bud's family was his pride and joy - his love and encouragement meant the world to them.
He is predeceased by his beloved parents, George and Pauline Peterson Lomell; and his siblings, Gertrude, Richard, and Ruth. Bud is survived by his devoted wife of 64 years, Charlotte Ewart Lomell; his daughter, Georgine Buckwalter; his niece and her husband, Buffy and Ward Shutt; his daughter and her husband, Pauline and Dann Counihan; his daughter, Renee Lomell; grandchildren and grandnephews, Kristin and husband Thomas Floyd, Henry, Jeffrey and wife Mandi, Jason and wife Narda, Calvin, Benjamin and wife LaDonna, Andrew and his wife Anastasia, and the great-grands, Matt, Kate, Raffaella, Brianna, Elias, Haven, Simeon, and Iris. He will be greatly missed by them, and by the families of his dear siblings in Point Pleasant.
Visitation will be from 3 to 8 p.m. Friday, March 11, with a military service at 7:30 p.m. at the Anderson & Campbell Funeral Home, 703 Main St., Toms River. A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, March 12 at Christ Episcopal Church, 145 Washington St., Toms River. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to Garden State Philharmonic, 1 College Drive, P.O. Box 2001, Toms River, NJ 08754; the Ranger Battalion Scholarship Fund, c/o Ben Temkin, Apt 3-M, 80-35 Springfield Blvd., Queens Village, NY 11427; or the Lomell Memorial Fund for the Musee des Rangers (Grandcamp-Maisy), c/o Leyden, Capotorto, Ritacco & Corrigan, PC, 250 Washington St., Toms River, NJ 08753.
He is predeceased by his beloved parents, George and Pauline Peterson Lomell; and his siblings, Gertrude, Richard, and Ruth. Bud is survived by his devoted wife of 64 years, Charlotte Ewart Lomell; his daughter, Georgine Buckwalter; his niece and her husband, Buffy and Ward Shutt; his daughter and her husband, Pauline and Dann Counihan; his daughter, Renee Lomell; grandchildren and grandnephews, Kristin and husband Thomas Floyd, Henry, Jeffrey and wife Mandi, Jason and wife Narda, Calvin, Benjamin and wife LaDonna, Andrew and his wife Anastasia, and the great-grands, Matt, Kate, Raffaella, Brianna, Elias, Haven, Simeon, and Iris. He will be greatly missed by them, and by the families of his dear siblings in Point Pleasant.
Visitation will be from 3 to 8 p.m. Friday, March 11, with a military service at 7:30 p.m. at the Anderson & Campbell Funeral Home, 703 Main St., Toms River. A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, March 12 at Christ Episcopal Church, 145 Washington St., Toms River. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to Garden State Philharmonic, 1 College Drive, P.O. Box 2001, Toms River, NJ 08754; the Ranger Battalion Scholarship Fund, c/o Ben Temkin, Apt 3-M, 80-35 Springfield Blvd., Queens Village, NY 11427; or the Lomell Memorial Fund for the Musee des Rangers (Grandcamp-Maisy), c/o Leyden, Capotorto, Ritacco & Corrigan, PC, 250 Washington St., Toms River, NJ 08753.
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