Of Manahawkin (formerly of Bayonne); on Wednesday, May 4, 2011; devoted husband of Beatrice; loving father of John W. III, and Michael A. and wife Nancy; cherished grandfather of Fiona Margaret and Annabelle Grace; dear brother of William and wife Patricia; brother-in-law of Henry C. Thiel and wife Denise; uncle of four nieces, two nephews, two great-nephews and a great-niece; son of the late John W. Sr. and Mary. Funeral arrangements were by the DZIKOWSKI, PIERCE & LEVIS Funeral Home. Cremation, RoseHill Crematory, Linden.