Vincent J. Donnelly

Donnelly, Vincent J., of Washington Twp. passed away on January 30. The oldest son of Michael and Jean Donnelly he was raised in the Bronx. He is pre-deceased by his wife of 61 years, Edna Luppens Donnelly. He is survived by his children Laura Rider and her husband Bruce of Virginia Beach, VA, Joan Schneider and her husband William of Hazlet, NJ, Robert Donnelly and his wife Susan of Aberdeen, NJ, Gerard Donnelly of Huntersville, NC, Sean Donnelly of Wyckoff, NJ, Thomas Donnelly and his wife Beth of Fort Mills, SC, and James Donnelly and his wife Kenyetta of Myrtle Beach, SC. He is also missed by his 14 grandchildren Jessica, Michael, Kevin, Jonathan, Brian, Meghan, Erin, Shea, Ryan, Morgan, Kaley, Aislinn, Brynn and Tiernan. Vince joined the Navy during WWII. Afterwards he worked for New York Bell Telephone Company, retiring in 1985. A longtime resident of Washington Township, Vince was one of many parishioners who worked on converting the farmhouse and barn into the convent and church at Our Lady of Good Counsel. He was a past Grand Knight of the Mother Seton Council 5427 of the Knights of Columbus. Funeral from the Becker Funeral Home, 219 Kinderkamack Road, Westwood on Thursday, February 5th at 10:00 am. A Requiem Mass will be said at 11:00am at Our Lady of Good Counsel Church, 666 Ridgewood Road, Washington Township, NJ. Visitation Wednesday, February 4th 4-8pm. In lieu of flowers donations may be made to the American Diabetes Association, www.diabetes.org