Visitation will be held Monday, January 14, 4-8PM at Quinn-Hopping Funeral Home, 145 E. Mt. Pleasant Ave., Livingston, N.J. The funeral mass celebrating Edward’s life and faith will be Tuesday, January 15, 9:30AM at St. Philomena RC Church, 386 S. Livingston Ave., Livingston, NJ. Committal service to follow at Gate of Heaven Cemetery, East Hanover, NJ.
Edward was born in Newark, NJ, to William and Rose Deren. He served his country proudly in the US Navy during the Korean War. Mr. Deren served aboard the USS Albany (CA-123) and the USS Missouri (BB-63) as a radioman.
He worked for A&P supermarkets for a number of years before joining Village Supermarkets (ShopRite) in 1960. He managed stores in East Orange, Morris Plains, Watchung, Chatham Twp, and Florham Park before leaving to form his own business, E.F. Deren Co., supplying restaurants with fresh provisions.
At the end of his career, Mr. Deren returned to ShopRite in Caldwell, NJ, where he worked until he was 86.
Devoted husband of 67 years to the late Joan E. Deren; loving father of Edward K. Deren and his wife Nancy; cherished grandfather of Heather Allen and her husband Philip, Robyn Crawford and her husband Jason, and Rebecca Lopez-Deren; adoring great-grandfather of Olivia, Christopher, Thomas, and James; and dear brother of Rosemary Pettengill and her husband Pat, and of the late William, Robert, and Arthur Deren. Edward also leaves behind many beloved nieces and nephews.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made in Edward’s name to the St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105 (www.stjude.org).
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