grandfather, passed away on Tuesday, April 6, 2021 at the age of 85.
He was born in Orange, NJ to the late Doddis (nee Pruden) and Matthew Leo Nye.
He lived in Montville NJ for 26 years with his adored wife Anne. He proudly served
in the Navy during the Korean Conflict.
Charles enjoyed his career as a butcher throughout his life and worked in various
supermarkets, eventually retiring from Stop & Shop in Parsippany.
He was always the person asked to carve the roast at holidays and rarely went to someone’s
house for dinner without taking his own knives, which became one of his favorite
traditons. In addition to that, he enjoyed being an entrepreneur, and was the
owner of Exciting Times Arcade in Harrison. In his retirement he enjoyed being a
crossing guard for Montville Township and looked forward to standing his post and
greeting the children every day.
Charles loved wood working and refinished many beautiful pieces of furniture
over the years. He was also a wood crafter, and made many wooden home
decorations, which he enjoyed selling at craft shows. He loved spending time in
his home workshop.
He also loved to bowl and was on many bowling leagues over the years. Even in
his early 80’s he could beat much younger men on the bowling alley! His love for
bowling was second only to his love for family and food, and he loved to enjoy a
good meal at a restaurant or around a table with family and friends. He was
usually the first one to “dig in” and the last one to finish! Charles also enjoyed
skiing, camping, and traveling for many years. He and Anne enjoyed many
beautiful vacations, fun cruises, and rising their favorite getaways in Lancaster PA.
Charles and Anne were faithful members of The Chapel Christian Church in Lincoln
Park, NJ for 20 years.
Charles was the beloved husband of Anne (nee Gonnello) for 36 years; loving
father of Debra Cristelli and her husband, Michael, Bill Nye and his wife, Anna, and
the late Lori Donelan; stepfather of Raymond DiBernardo and Donna Dickson and
her husband, Chris; dear brother of Edward Nye and his wife, Mary; cherished
grandfather of Michele, Ryan, Justin, Daniel, Courtney, Matthew, Joseph, Casey
and Grace; and great grandfather of Cody, Reilly, Connor, Eleanor, Cora, and Troy.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests contributions to the National MS Society at
hIps://www.nationalmssociety.org
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