Obituary of John Dunn

John Dunn Whiting - John F. Dunn, 75, went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, August 18, 2007 in the Van Dyke Hospice and Palliative Care Center at Community Medical Center in Toms River. Born and raised in Jersey City, John lived in Carteret and South Plainfield before settling in Whiting a few years ago. A veteran of the U.S. Navy, John served as a corpsman. He was stationed in Japan and in California, and was member of the American Legion Chaumont Post 243 in South Plainfield. Mr. Dunn worked for Colgate - Palmolive in Jersey City for 35 years , retiring in 1985. John was a Yachtsman and loved to fish, garden, and follow the NY Yankees. He is pre-deceased by his parents; James and Catherine Meaney Dunn, 2 brothers; James and Joseph, and by his 3 sisters; Grace and Margaret, and his beloved twin Catherine Cavalier who died on July 31, 2007. Surviving are his brother William of San Antonio, TX, 12 nieces and nephews and several grand nieces and nephews as well as numerous great grand nieces and nephews. Funeral Services will be held on Tuesday, August 21, 2007 at 9 :00 AM in the McCriskin - Gustafson Home For Funerals, 2425 Plainfield Ave., South Plainfield followed by a 10:00 AM funeral mass at Sacred Heart RC Church, South Plainfield. Interment will follow in Hillside Cemetery, Scotch Plains. Visitation will be held on Monday, August 20, 2007 from 5-8 PM in the funeral home.