Joseph Paley Obituary

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JOSEPH PALEY
AGE: 75 EDISON
Joseph Paley died Friday, November 21, 2008, at Kindred Hospital in Dover. He was 75.
Joe, never married, was born March 10, 1933, at home on Newark Avenue in the "Bound Brook Heights section'' of Piscataway, near the original Centennial Avenue. He was the youngest of 11 children born to Michael Paley (born Mikelis Palejs), who emigrated from Latvia in 1902 at age 25, and Anna Bazjo, who emigrated from Austria-Hungary in 1907 at age 16. Both parents had arrived through Ellis Island. They were the 19th family to settle in that section of Piscataway. Joe had lived in New Brunswick for 20 years before moving to the N.J. Veteran's Memorial Home in Menlo Park almost two years ago.
As a young boy, Joe saw three brothers off to serve in World War II. George served in the Army Air Force in the CBI and Egypt Theaters. Ernest served in Germany under the 3rd Army of General George S. Patton Jr., having fought in Kassel, Germany. And Peter served in the Navy in the Philippines. His brother Alex also served in the Army after World War II. Joe attended St. Peter's High School in New Brunswick and then joined the Army in the Korean War-era. He was a member of the American Legion, Joyce Kilmer Post 25 of Milltown. He had worked for several local firms including Midland Ross Corporation in Highland Park and Sherwin Williams in Piscataway.
His father died in 1956 and his mother in 1977. He was also predeceased by nine brothers and sisters, Michael J. and George (who were born in Brooklyn), Mary C. Snedeker and John (who were born in Bayonne), Charles W. "Willie'' (born in New York City), and Ernest, Victoria Buck Pernigotti, Peter and Alex (all born at home on Newark Avenue). Surviving is the second-youngest sibling, Helen E. Warness of Newport News, Virginia (who was born in New Brunswick and was the only child not born by a midwife), and a sister-in-law, Rose J. Paley (Peter's wife) of Piscataway.
Private cremation was under the direction of Selover Funeral Home in North Brunswick. Burial of the cremains will take place at Resurrection Cemetery in Piscataway. In lieu of flowers, contributions to help defer funeral expenses can be made to Robert A. Paley, legal guardian, 972 Hermann Road, North Brunswick, NJ 08902.