John H. Gerbehy, of Warwick (formerly of River Vale, NJ), passed away peacefully at home on March 12, 2012 . He was 86 years old.
Born on January 29, 1926 in Hoboken, New Jersey, he was the son of the late John H. Gerbehy, Sr. and Helena Muller Gerbehy.
He was married to Gloria (Anderson) Gerbehy for more than 60 wonderful years.
John served with the US Navy during World War II, where he was a Navy Signalman, 2nd Class, serving in the Pacific on the LSM 250. He was a Union Carpenter Foreman with Kennedy Construction, Hackensack Local 15. A member of St. Stephen’s RC Church, he was a member of the Holy Name Society at St. Andrew’s Church in Westwood, NJ. John was presented with the Liberty Mutual Lifesaver Medal for “saving a human life” on November 19, 1958.
He is survived by his wife, Gloria of Warwick; his children: Steven Gerbehy and his wife Christine of Warwick, Kim Frawley and her husband Michael of Warwick, Jay Gerbehy and his wife Nancy of Califon, NJ, and Kerry Hacker and her husband Michael of Saddle Brook, NJ; nine grandchildren: Erin, Sean, Kelsey, Ryan, Kirsten, Rachel, Emily, Reilly and John. A sister, Helen, is predeceased.
Visitation will be on Thursday, March 15th, from 2-4 & 7-9 pm at Lazear-Smith & Vander Plaat Memorial Home, 17 Oakland Avenue, Warwick. Funeral Mass will be at 10:30 am on Friday at St. Stephens RC Church, followed by private cremation.
Memorial donations may be sent to the Brian Ahearn Children’s Foundation, PO Box 550, Warwick, NY 10990.