Obituary of Kurt H. Beese

Kurt H. Beese South Plainfield - Kurt H. Beese, 80, died on Tuesday, October 30, 2007 in the Haven Hospice at John F. Kennedy Medical Center in Edison. Born and raised in Newark, to the late Erna and Hans Beese, Kurt had resided there for a number of years before he and his wife settled to South Plainfield 48 years ago. A veteran of the United States Navy, he served stateside during WWII as a Seaman First Class, before being honorably discharged in 1946. Kurt had been employed as a lab technician for Lucent Technologies for 30 years, retiring in February of 1990, and has been a member of the Telephone Pioneers of America. Surviving are his wife of 48 years, Pauline (Devine) Beese, his two sons, Kurt and his wife Karen Beese and Paul Beese. His sister, Charlotte Mello, his two grandsons, Daniel and Michael, and several nieces and nephews. Visitation hours for family and friends will be held on Friday, November 2, 2007 from 2-4 and 7-9 PM in the McCriskin - Gustafson Home For Funerals, 2425 Plainfield Avenue, South Plainfield, New Jersey 07080, Cremation and committal services will be held privately. In lieu of flowers, donations in his memory may be made to the American Cancer Society, 2600 U.S. Highway 1, North Brunswick, NJ 08902.