George H. Kusant, Jr.

George H. "Bud" Kusant, Jr., age 94 years, of Delaware Township, NJ, died Sunday, July 8, 2012, in the Hunterdon Care Center, Raritan Township, NJ.

Born in Clifton, NJ, April 10, 1918, son of the late George H. and Tillie Van Doren Kusant, Sr., he had resided in Delaware Township since 1930.

He was owner and president of Kusant Electric, Inc., Delaware Township, NJ, retiring in 1994.

He was a member of Sandy Ridge Baptist Church, Delaware Township, NJ and also Old Rocks Church, West Amwell Township, NJ. An avid gardener and baseball fan,especially the Phillies, for many years he managed the Dilts Corner baseball team and also the Sandy Ridge softball team. He was also a member of the Sandy Ridge Dart team, was a director the the Sandy Ridge Cemetery and was a member of Orpheus Lodge, F & AM, of Stockton, NJ for over fifty years. He was also a member of the Holcombe-Jimison Farmstead, Lambertville, NJ.

His wife, Frances Niece Kusant, died in 1993. Surviving are three sons and daughters-in-law, Leon and Joann Kusant, Phillip and Margaret Kusant, all of Delaware Township, NJ, and Kenneth and Carol Ann Kusant of Palm Bay, FL; a daughter and son-in-law, Meredith and Phillip Kaffitz of Delaware Township, NJ; two sisters, Dorothy Coleman of Delaware Township, NJ and Edna Garboski of Ormond Beach, FL.; nine grandchildren and five great grandchildren.

Funeral services will be held Friday, July 13, 2012, at 11:00 AM in the Holcombe-Fisher Funeral Home, 147 Main Street, Flemington, NJ, followed by interment in Sandy Ridge Cemetery, Delaware Township, NJ. Calling hours will be Thursday 7:00-9:00 PM. Memorial contributions may be made to Sandy Ridge Baptist Church, 47 Sandy Ridge Road, Stockton, NJ 08559, or Old Rocks Church, 260 Mt. Airy-Harbourton Road, Lambertville, NJ 08530.

For further information or to send an online condolence, please visit www.holcombefisher.com.

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