Of Lanoka Harbor, N.J. (formerly of Bayonne); on Saturday, October 4, 2008; husband of Mary; father of Michael Lowery of Lanoka Harbor, N.J., RoseMary Kimball of Bayonne, and Debra Valeri of Chatham, N.J.; also survived by six grandsons and two great-grandchildren. Funeral services were held from the GROWNEY Funeral Home, Forked River, N.J. Entombment, Woodbridge Memorial Gardens.