

James P. Kitson of Howell, NJ passed away on December 14th; he was 78. Born and raised in Manhattan; moved to Howell 5 years ago. His beautiful & loving wife of 52 1/2 years, Katherine “Chickie Hayes” Kitson, passed away on 2/24/2007. Survived by his loving children- Kathleen & Rick Moro, Patricia Bridget Kitson, Patrick & Stephanie Kitson, and Mary & Harold Holsten. Proud grandfather to 11 grandchildren & 3 great grandchildren. Survived by sister Marion Higgins & brother W.R. Kitson.
Retired from MetLife in 1993-spent 36 years, rising to the position of Operations Manager of their NYC Corp HQ. Proud & active member of the NYNG Veterans Corps-69th Infantry Regiment, “Fighting Irish”. The past 4 years was a proud worker at Ardena School, where he enjoyed working with the students and faculty.
Special thanks to his long and lasting love & friendship with Katie Kitson, Ron & Sis Kitson, Mary Ellen Dolan, Susan Hand, Bernadette Durazzo, Marie Johnson & Kimberlee Kitson.
In Lieu of flowers, please make a donation to the “Mr. Jim” Scholarship Fund, c/o Ardena Elementary School, 355 Adelphia Road, Farmingdale, NJ or Howell Volunteer Ambulance Services, at 16 Kent Road, Howell, NJ.
Visitation will be held Sunday December 18th, from 3 to 9 pm at the D’Elia Funeral Home, Rt. 70 & Vermont Ave; Lakewood, NJ 08701 . A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Monday December 19th 10:30 am at St. Mary of the Lake Church, 43 Madison Ave; Lakewood, NJ 08701.
For further information or to post a tribute, please visit www.deliafuneralhome.com.
Arrangements under the direction of D'Elia Funeral Home, Lakewood, NJ.
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