Tunis Sweetman, Sr., of Warwick, passed away on July 26, 2011 at St. Anthony Community Hospital. He was 86 years old.

Born on October 30, 1924 in Prospect Park, NJ, he was the son of the late John Sweetman and Sadie Van Dyk Sweetman.

He was married to Jennie E. (Vander Stad) Sweetman.

Mr. Sweetman served with the US Army during World War II and was a Yard Foreman with Conklin & Strong, Inc., Warwick, NY.

He is survived by his wife, Jennie, of Warwick; his children: Daniel Sweetman and his wife Patricia of Pine Island, NY, Tunis Sweetman, Jr. and his wife Sharon of Warwick, NY, Douglas Sweetman and his wife Lisa of Warwick, NY, Judy Sweetman of Sioux City, IA, Janet Verduin and her husband Daryl of Fordland, MO, and Jenny Lee Van Grouw and her husband Gregory of Blairstown, NJ; a twin sister, Augusta Greendyk of North Haledon, NJ; a brother, Barney Sweetman of Fairfield, NJ; 33 grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren.

Visitation will be on Friday, July 29th, from 2-4 & 7-9 pm at Lazear-Smith & Vander Plaat Memorial Home, 17 Oakland Ave., Warwick, NY. The family will also receive friends on Saturday from 9:00-10:00 am at New Milford United Methodist Church,

5 Jockey Hollow Rd., New Milford, NY, followed by a funeral service at 10:00am.

Interment will take place in Glenwood Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be sent to Netherlands Reformed Christian School Association, 164 Jacksonville Rd., Pompton Plains, NJ 07444.