Wallace H. Russell

Wallace H. "Wally" Russell, age 87 years, of Kingwood Township, NJ, died on Monday, December 24, 2012 at the home of his son, Walter, in Williams Township, PA.

Born in Skillman, NJ, March 7, 1925, son of the late Robert and Elizabeth Sonafrank Russell, he had resided in Kingwood Township since 1946.

A graduate of Flemington High, he was a United States Army veteran of World War II, serving in Headquarters Company, 2nd Division of the Ninth Infantry, participating in the invasion of Omaha Beach on D-Day as well as winning two Bronze Stars and a Purple Heart. In 2007, he returned to Normandy Beach with his sons and grandsons.

His wife, Ida Ecker Russell, whom he married in 1946, died in 1999.

Wally was employed by Oliver Rubber Co., Flemington, NJ for fifteen years and later worked at Wilson Products, Neshanic Station, NJ, retiring in 1987.

He is survived by three sons, Roger of High Bridge, NJ, Walter of Riegelsville, PA and David of Frenchtown, NJ; three sisters, Hilda Kirschner, Esther McCrea and Helen Kosch; a brother, Robert Russell; and six grandchildren.

Funeral Services will be held Friday, December 28, 2012, at 2:00 p.m. in the Holcombe-Fisher Funeral Home, 147 Main Street, Flemington, NJ, followed by interment in Locktown Cemetery, Locktown, NJ. Calling hours will be Thursday from 7:00 - 9:00 p.m. in the Funeral Home. Please visit www.holcombefisher.com for further information or to send an online condolence.