Charles A. Whalen

Charles A. Whalen, age 82 years, of Raritan Township, NJ, died on Tuesday, March 13, 2012, in the Somerset Medical Center, Somerville, NJ.

Born in West Portal, NJ, April 18, 1929, he was the son of the late Charles and Florence Hill Whalen. He had formerly resided in Manville, NJ and Far Hills, NJ.

He was formerly employed by Henry's Refrigeration, then by Unitemp, and then owned and operated C&H Heating and Cooling, Manville, NJ.

He was a United States Army veteran of the Korean War. He was a member of St. Francis Episcopal Church, Dunellen, NJ. He was a life member of VFW Post #2290, Manville, NJ; a member of American Legion Post #304, Manville, NJ; the Manville Elks Lodge; and was active as a baseball coach with the Manville Little League and was former president of the Manville Youth League 1964-65.

His wife, Helen Carey Whalen, died in 1993, and he was also pre-deceased by a son, Charles A. Whalen, Jr., and a brother, Robert Whalen. Surviving are a son, Ken Whalen, and his wife, Ann, of Annandale, NJ; two daughters, Debbie Rogers Zavacki and her husband, Tom, of Flemington, NJ, and Michele (Mickey) Fetzko of Flower Mound, TX; a daughter-in-law, Stephanie Whalen of Kaneohe, HI; ten grandchildren: Kale and wife Brianna Whalen, Kevin,

Shea, Cameron, Christopher, Megan, and Caitlin Whalen, Sean Rogers, Courtney Rogers, and Reilly Fetzko; three great-grandchildren: Andrew, Connor, and Cody Whalen; a sister, Lucille Arnetsen, and a brother, Edward Whalen and his wife Mary.

A Memorial Service will be held on Tuesday, March 27, 2012 at 11 AM in St. Francis Episcopal Church, 400 New Market Road, Dunellen, NJ. Interment will be in the church memorial garden. There will be no calling hours. Arrangements are under the direction of the Holcombe-Fisher Funeral Home, 147 Main Street, Flemington, NJ.

Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society, P.O. Box 22718, Oklahoma City, OK 73123-1718.

Please visit www.holcombefisher.com for further information, or to send condolences.