Sigmund Joseph Sepanak

Sigmund Joseph Sepanak, age 85 years, of Raritan Township, NJ, went to rest in the arms of Jesus on Monday, March 26, 2007, in Independence Manor, Raritan Township, NJ.

Born in Bayonne, NJ, February 17, 1922, he was the son of the late Jozef and Kazimiera Kawska Szczepaniak. He had previously resided in Watchung, NJ, and Port Charlotte, FL, moving to Raritan Township in 2006.

He retired from Western Electric (Lucent Technologies) in 1980. He was a United States Army Air Corps veteran of World War II, serving 1943-1946.

He is survived by his wife of sixty-four years, Julia Zuber Sepanak; a daughter and son-in-law, Donna and Joseph Petrella, Sr., of Ringoes, NJ; a grandson, Joseph Petrella, Jr., of Flemington, NJ; two granddaughters, Doreen Helm of Mechanicsburg, PA, and Dr. Brenda Petrella of Quichee, VT; two brothers, Chester Sepanak of Honesdale, PA, and Leonard Sepanak of Clifton, NJ; a sister, Theresa Reale of Lincoln Park, NJ; and three great-grandchildren, Jasmine, Avry, and Ryley.

A Memorial Mass will be celebrated on Friday at 10:30 AM in St. Magdalen Church, 105 Mine Street, Flemington, NJ, under the direction of the Holcombe-Fisher Funeral Home, 147 Main Street, Flemington, NJ. Entombment will be in Hollywood Memorial Park, Union, NJ. There will be no calling hours.

Memorial contributions may be made to the American Diabetes Association, P.O. Box 7023, Merrifield, VA 22116 -7023.

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