Obituary of Joseph A. Furch

Joseph (Jody) A Furch Jr, age 90 of Lawrenceville, NJ passed away peacefully on Saturday, April 11, 2015 at St. Francis Medical Center, Trenton, NJ Jody was born on May 31, 1924 in Princeton NJ to the late Joseph and Mary (Rousseau) Furch. He spent his childhood in Princeton before moving to Lawrenceville, NJ in 1956. Jody retired as a plumber after 35 years from the Plumbers & Pipefitters Union, Local 9, Princeton, NJ. He along with his wife, was the owner and operator of Varsity Liquors in Princeton, NJ for more than twenty years. Although a member of the Church of St. Ann for many years Jody was also devoted to St. Paul’s Catholic Church in Princeton. Jody served as a Gunnery Sergeant in the US Marine Corps from 1942 – 1952 having served in both World War II and the Korean Conflict. He was proud of his service and was dedicated to the U.S. Marine Corps for his entire life. He was a life member of the Marine Corps League, Trenton Detachment. After his military service and in his younger years, Jody was very active in the community. He was Director of The Satellite Drum and Bugle Corp, Trenton, NJ, a member of Engine 3 Fire Company, Princeton, NJ, the VFW Post 414, Lawrenceville, NJ., and the Squatters Fish and Game Club, Princeton, NJ to name a few. Jody enjoyed entertaining and playing pinochle with his friends and family. He was predeceased by his wife of 60 years, Betty and two infant sons, his brother David, sisters Barbara Kuntz and Susie Mazza, and his daughter in-law Juliette Furch. Jody is survived by three sons; Joseph (Jody) A. Furch, III, of Lawrenceville, NJ., James Furch and his wife Margaret of Hamilton, NJ., Thomas Furch of Anchorage, Alaska, and three daughters; Elizabeth Farletta and her husband, Richard of Lawrenceville, NJ., Kathy Delorenzo and husband Robert of Surf City, NJ, and Michele Hamilton and her husband James of Hamilton, NJ. He was a devoted grandfather to: Justin Furch, Stephanie Furch, Chelsea Furch, Matthew Farletta, Justine Farletta, Wendy Gomula, Jenna Delorenzo, Kristen Hamilton, Sara Furch and Jamie Hamilton. He is also survived by six great grandchildren and two brothers, Richard and Frank Furch of Washington Crossing, Pa. and Princeton, NJ respectively. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated for Jody on Thursday, April 16 at 1 PM at the Church of St. Ann, 1253 Lawrence Road Lawrenceville. Burial will follow in the Highland Cemetery, Hopewell. Relatives and friends may call on Thursday from 11 AM to 12:30 PM at Poulson & Van Hise Funeral Directors, 650 Lawrence Rd, Lawrenceville. Memorial Contributions may be made to the Wounded Warriors Project, PO BOX 758517, Topeka, Kansas, 66675 or at www.woundedwarriorproject.org/donate.