Obituary of Walter E. Rea Sr.

Rea, Sr., Walter E. of Haledon at rest in Wayne on September 18, 2004. Beloved husband of the late Anna E. (nee Mackin) Rea. Father of Walter E. Rea Jr., Patrick C. Rea Sr., Frances (Rea) Genardi and Kathleen M. Rea. Brother of Louise Fitzpatrick, Hope Clayton and Joseph Rea Sr. Also survived by 11 grandchildren and 7 great-grandchildren. Relatives and friends are invited to attend the funeral services at the Festa Memorial Funeral Home, 111 Union Blvd, Totowa, on Thursday at 10:00 A.M. Interment to follow at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, Totowa. Friends may call Wednesday 2-4 and 7-9 P.M. In lieu of flowers donations to The ALS Association-USA-National Office, 27001 Agoura Road, Suite 150, Calabasas Hills, CA 91301-5104 would be appreciated. For more information, go to www.festamemorial.com. OBITUARY Walter E. Rea, Sr. age 81 of Haledon died Saturday. Born in Totowa, NJ he lived in Paterson for most of his life before moving to Haledon 25 years ago. He was an employee for Public Service, Clifton, NJ for 35 years before retiring. After that he also worked various jobs for the town of Haledon for 15 years. He was a WWII Army Veteran. Preceeding him in death was his wife: Anna E. (nee Mackin) Rea in 1987 Survivors include: 2 sons: Walter E. Rea Jr. of Wood-Ridge, NJ, Patrick C. Rea Sr. of Hawthorne, NJ 2 daughters: Frances (Rea) Genardi of Haledon, NJ Kathleen M. Rea of Totowa, NJ 2 sisters: Louise Fitzpatrick of FL, Hope Clayton of FL A brother: Joseph Rea Sr. of New York Also survived by 11 grandchildren and 7 great-grandchildren. Festa Memorial Funeral Home, 111 Union Blvd, Totowa is in charge of arrangements.