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Carl Deemer, Jr.

April 21, 2015

Carl Deemer, Jr., 91, died Tuesday, April 21, 2015 at the Brakeley Care Center in Phillipsburg, NJ.  Born January 8, 1924 in Springtown, NJ  he was a son of the late Ada (Easterly) and Carl Deemer, Sr.

He had been employed by Riegel Paper in Milford, NJ for 45 years before retiring and had served in the Navy during WWII on the USS Alaska and USS Texas.  He was a 32nd Degree Mason with Darcy Lodge #37, F&AM, Frenchtown.

He is survived by his wife of 69 years, Grace (Haring) Deemer; 3 children: Carl Deemer, III, Gail Vasko and her husband Joseph, and Yvonne Deemer; a sister: Rebecca Hamlin; 6 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren. Brothers: Albert, James, Howard and Richard Deemer and sisters: Helen Vargo and Betty Kostolanci all died earlier.

Services will be Noon on Saturday (Apr. 25) in Old Greenwich Presbyterian Church, 17 Greenwich Church Rd., Stewartsville, NJ, with visitation from 11 a.m. to noon and Masonic service at 11:30 a.m.  Interment with military honors will follow in Greenwich Cemetery, Stewartsville. The Ashton Funeral Home, Easton, PA is handling arrangements.

Memorial Contributions may be made to Wounded Warrior Project, P.O. Box 758517, Topeka, Kansas 66675.

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  1. Jim Deemer and Shirley Deemer

    April 24, 2015 at 1:54 pm

    From our Family to yours, we offer our condolences to the family.
    Jim and Shirley Deemer and Doris