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Joseph Schedivy
Posted 1/24/07
Joseph Schedivy, 88 MILFORD - Joseph Schedivy of Milford died Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2007, in his home. He was 88. Mr. Schedivy was born June 19, 1918, in Little Ferry, N.J., son of the late Joseph R. and …
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Joseph Schedivy
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Joseph Schedivy, 88
MILFORD - Joseph Schedivy of Milford died Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2007, in his home. He was 88.
Mr. Schedivy was born June 19, 1918, in Little Ferry, N.J., son of the late Joseph R. and Frieda (Faul) Schedivy.
He was a veteran of the U.S. Army, serving his country during World War II with the 704th Tank Destroyer Battalion of the 4th Armored Division attached to the 3rd Army.
Mr. Schedivy was a button de-signer by trade in the business he operated with his father, Joseph Schedivy & Son, in Little Ferry. After several years in operation, they sold the business to Empire Button in Union City where Mr. Schedivy remained on in the same capacity. He later accepted a position in maintenance and as a fireman with the River Dell School District for five years after which he was employed as an onsite manager for the Allendale Industrial Park for three years.
He worked a total of 44 years before retiring in 1986 and mov-ing with his wife to Delaware.
Mr. Schedivy was an avid gar-dener, loved to go fishing, his birds and especially helping peo-ple.
He was a member of the Mil-ford Senior Center, the American Association of Retired Persons and the First Presbyterian Church in Milford where he had served as a deacon.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a daughter, Joan Maldonado and a brother, Raymond Schedivy.
He is survived by his wife of 65 years, Betty Ann Schedivy; a daughter and son-in-law, Carol Lee and Robert Bradford of Lewes; a brother and sister-in-law, Charles R. and Elizabeth Schedivy of Waretown, N.J.; two grandchildren, Kristina Lee Sterni and Caroline Betty Schneck; four great-grandchildren, Larysa Sterni, Jeffrey Sterni, Jennifer Thompson and Ashley Sterni; and two great-great-grandchildren.
Services will be 2 p.m. Thurs-day in Rogers Funeral Home, 301 Lakeview Ave., Milford, where friends may call two hours ear-lier.
Burial will be 1 p.m. Friday in George Washington Memorial Park, 234 Paramus Road, Para-mus, N.J.
Instead of flowers, the family suggests memorial contributions to First Presbyterian Church, P.O. Box 172, Milford, DE 19963; or St. Jude Children's Research Hospital Memorial Program, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN, 38105.
MILFORD - Joseph Schedivy of Milford died Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2007, in his home. He was 88.
Mr. Schedivy was born June 19, 1918, in Little Ferry, N.J., son of the late Joseph R. and Frieda (Faul) Schedivy.
He was a veteran of the U.S. Army, serving his country during World War II with the 704th Tank Destroyer Battalion of the 4th Armored Division attached to the 3rd Army.
Mr. Schedivy was a button de-signer by trade in the business he operated with his father, Joseph Schedivy & Son, in Little Ferry. After several years in operation, they sold the business to Empire Button in Union City where Mr. Schedivy remained on in the same capacity. He later accepted a position in maintenance and as a fireman with the River Dell School District for five years after which he was employed as an onsite manager for the Allendale Industrial Park for three years.
He worked a total of 44 years before retiring in 1986 and mov-ing with his wife to Delaware.
Mr. Schedivy was an avid gar-dener, loved to go fishing, his birds and especially helping peo-ple.
He was a member of the Mil-ford Senior Center, the American Association of Retired Persons and the First Presbyterian Church in Milford where he had served as a deacon.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a daughter, Joan Maldonado and a brother, Raymond Schedivy.
He is survived by his wife of 65 years, Betty Ann Schedivy; a daughter and son-in-law, Carol Lee and Robert Bradford of Lewes; a brother and sister-in-law, Charles R. and Elizabeth Schedivy of Waretown, N.J.; two grandchildren, Kristina Lee Sterni and Caroline Betty Schneck; four great-grandchildren, Larysa Sterni, Jeffrey Sterni, Jennifer Thompson and Ashley Sterni; and two great-great-grandchildren.
Services will be 2 p.m. Thurs-day in Rogers Funeral Home, 301 Lakeview Ave., Milford, where friends may call two hours ear-lier.
Burial will be 1 p.m. Friday in George Washington Memorial Park, 234 Paramus Road, Para-mus, N.J.
Instead of flowers, the family suggests memorial contributions to First Presbyterian Church, P.O. Box 172, Milford, DE 19963; or St. Jude Children's Research Hospital Memorial Program, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN, 38105.
