his side on Thursday, May 19, 2022.
Tony is survived by his son, Patrick (PJ) Kupris of New Providence, his daughter Kathleen Cogan and
her husband Dan of Berkeley Heights and his daughter Cheryl Stotsky and her husband Michael of
New Providence. Tony was predeceased by his wife, Margaret (Peggy) nee Farley. Tony was the very
proud grandfather to his beautiful granddaughters Elsa, Brigid, Fiona, Kelsey, Maren and Maeve. He is
also survived by many nieces, nephews as well as many dear lifelong friends.
Tony was born on April 19, 1941 in Mount Carmel, Pennsylvania to Anthony and Elsie (Andrulevich)
Kupris. He graduated from St. Michael’s High School in Newark in 1959. It was there he met and fell
in love with a cute Irish girl, Peggy Farley. The two were later married on October 17, 1965, which
ironically was the same wedding anniversary of both his parents and his in-laws. Tony and Peggy
started their married life together in Clifton, from there moved to Vailsburg, and finally settled in
Livingston, where he resided for more than 40 years. Most recently, he had moved in with his
daughter, Cheryl and her family in New Providence, New Jersey.
After graduating from St. Michael’s High School in Newark, Tony chose to serve his country. He
enlisted in the Air Force in September of 1959 where he served until April of 1963. From there, he
went on to work in the banking industry and ultimately followed in his father’s footsteps and became
an ironworker. He was a proud member of Ironworkers Local 11 in Bloomfield, NJ. His work included
installing steel structure and support to many buildings and bridges throughout the state.
Tony loved dogs. In his later life, he had rescued greyhounds. He loved visiting the dog park in
Livingston with his dog and watching them run. Tony was also known for his famous chili. He enjoyed
preparing it from start to finish and took pride in using only the finest quality ingredients and making it
spicy! Tony also loved making model airplanes as well as models of anything from the military. He
had them displayed throughout his home. Tony was also a collector of trains. His collection of Lionel
trains ranged from locomotives to NYC subway cars. It was quite an impressive collection! He
especially took great pride in displaying his trains around the Christmas tree. Tony also enjoyed his
tomato plants. He took great pleasure in growing them in his yard and delighted in showing his
granddaughters how to pluck them right from the vine.
He is predeceased by his parents, Anthony and Elsie (Andrulevich) Kupris and his sister, Barbara
(Kupris) Fuellhart.
Relatives and friends are invited for a visitation at Quinn-Hopping Funeral Home 145 E. Mt. Pleasant
Avenue Livingston, NJ, from 4 p.m. until 8 p.m. on Monday, May 23rd, and his Mass of Christian
Burial will be celebrated at Church of the Little Flower, 290 Plainfield Avenue, Berkeley Heights, New
Jersey, on Tuesday, May 24th at 10 a.m.
In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to Greyhound Friends of New Jersey, P.O. Box 4416, Cherry
Hill, NJ 08034-0669 in his memory.
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