Funeral services were held Oct. 25 for Noble E. Gouge, 87, of Jersey City. He died Oct. 20. He served as a coxswain in the U.S. Navy during WW II, and was a mechanical engineer for the U.S. Gypsum Co. in Jersey City. He was the husband of the late Mildred Tarby Gouge; the father of Melanie La Iacoma and Noble E. Gouge II; the grandfather of Victorialynn and Kristen Gouge; and the friend of Shadow and Harley. Services arranged by Bromirski Funeral Home of Jersey City.