He was born in New York City and was a former resident of Jersey City where he attended St. Peter’s Prep before moving to Secaucus.
Charles worked for Cigna insurance company for 25 years before retiring in 1999.
Charles was a former Secaucus Councilman in the 1st Ward. He was a member of the Secaucus Volunteer Fire Department for 50 years where he served as president of the Exempt Firemen’s Association, Treasurer of the Firemen’s Relief Association, was a former executive committeeman to the NJ State Firemen’s Association, and was a former captain of Engine 3. He was the Hudson County Board Manager of the New Jersey Firemen’s Home, a member and past president of the Secaucus Affordable Housing, and was a veteran of the United States Air Force.
He is survived by his wife Bernadette (DeRocco) Voorhees, his sons Charles and his wife Teresa Voorhees and James and his husband Santiago Sibert, his daughter Sharon and her husband Michael DiGiovanni, and his grandchildren CJ, Eric, Emily and Michael, his sister Suzanne and her husband Edward Corbliss.
Visitation will be held on Friday, March 1 from 2 to 6 PM at the Mack Memorial Home 1245 Paterson Plank Rd. Secaucus. A funeral Mass will be said on Saturday, March 2 at 10:45 AM at the Immaculate Conception Church Secaucus; Cremation will be held at the Garden State Crematory North Bergen.
In lieu of flowers, donations in his memory can be made to the Secaucus Volunteer Fire Department C/O Chicora Park Engine 3 146 Centre Ave. Secaucus, NJ 07094
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