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ACTIONABLE OBIT: Boccher, Edward A.(MC1959) Plainfield, NJ EXPIRES 24APR2008

http://www.legacy.com/StarLedger/DeathNotices.asp?Page=LifeStory&PersonId=108206144

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Edward A. Boccher

BOCCHER Edward A. Boccher Husband, father and grandfather, 78 Edward A. Boccher of Port St. Lucie, Fla., died Monday, April 21, 2008, while visiting family in Plainfield. He was 78 years old. The family will greet relatives and friends at the Memorial Funeral Home, 155 South Ave., Fanwood, on Thursday, April 24, from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Services and interment will be private. For additional information or to express condolences, please visit www.fanwoodmemorial.com.

Born in New York City, Mr. Boccher was raised in Coytesville, N.J. He was a longtime resident of Plainfield and Port St. Lucie. Mr. Boccher was a 1959 graduate of Manhattan College and an executive at Boyle Midway Co. in Cranford, American Home Products Corp. in New York City and U.S. Surgical Corp. in No. Haven, Conn., before retiring in 1995. He served in the U.S. Army from 1951 to 1953, and was honorably discharged with the rank of corporal.

Active at St. Bernards parish in Plainfield, he served one time as bingo director and coached girls basketball at the school. He also coached Little League baseball in Plainfield, winning two city titles. Mr. Boccher was a Rutgers womens basketball and football enthusiast. He played semi-pro football as a guard for the Coytesville Rams from 1946 to 1947.

Mr. Boccher leaves behind his wife of 54 years, Rita (Hubschman) Boccher, and 11 children, Edward J. Boccher of Plainfield, Geralyn Boccher of Plainfield, Stephanie Frost of Fairfield, Conn., Daria BoccherLattimore and husband, Ovie Lattimore, of New York, Peter Boccher and wife, Katherine, of Chesapeake, Va., Brian Boccher and wife, Lisa, of Columbia, Md., Gabrielle Boccher and her husband, Greg Stack, of Washington, D.C., Paula Robertson of Boston, Mass., Robert Boccher of Plainfield, James Boccher and wife, Kristen, of Dexter, Mich., and Danielle Boccher of Sandy Hook, Conn., and his brother, Mario Boccher and his wife, Shirley, of New Milford. He is also survived by 16 grandchildren, Erin, Kerry, Jacqueline, Travis, Ryan, Brian Michael, Marissa, Ovie, Joseph, Brandon, Ian, Mia, Morgan, Catherine, Jenna and Jack. He was predeceased by his parents, John and Julia (Andriola) Boccher; his daughter, Mary, and his son-in-law, Tony Frost. Mr. Boccher was a loving and caring father, and known as a great motivator in his professional life. He is and will be dearly missed.

In lieu of flowers, donations in his memory may be made to the Haven Hospice, c/o the JFK Medical Center Foundation, 80 James St., Edison, N.J. 08818-9972.

Published in the Star-Ledger on 4/23/2008.

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