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John Mc Cue

d. June 5, 2015

John “Sid” McCue
1939-2015

John “Sid” McCue died peacefully at Morristown Memorial hospital at the age of 75 on Friday, June 5, 2015.

John is survived by his son John T. McCue and daughter-in-law Maria Bennani of Chatham, NJ, brothers Thomas McCue of Union, NJ and Salvatore McCue of Nutley, NJ, and his sister Mary Ann Tamburino of Lyndhurst, NJ. John is preceded in death by his mother Frances Pedalino, father Thomas McCue, and wife Linda A. McCue.

John was born on June 27, 1939 in Newark, NJ to Frances Pedalino and Thomas McCue. He graduated from Newark East Side High School in 1957. He married the love of his life Linda A. McCue in 1971 and moved from Newark to Chatham Township, NJ shortly thereafter. John, better known as “Sid” to his friends and colleagues, worked as a longshoreman in Port Newark, NJ for 54 years and held the position of Sergeant at Arms for ILA Local 1235.

John spent two years serving in the Army and made numerous contributions to educational and charitable foundations including Hillsdale College, the Wounded Warriors Project, and St. John’s Church in Newark, NJ. John loved his dog Riley and all the greyhounds he rescued over the years, driving his Cadillac down his yearly beach vacations in Avalon, and was an avid sports fan when the NY Yankees and NY Giants won.

Visiting will be held on Monday June 8, 2015 from 4:00 until 8:00pm at the Galante Funeral Home, 2800 Morris Avenue, Union NJ. A mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:00am on Tuesday June 9 at Corpus Christi Church, 234 Southern Boulevard, Chatham, NJ 07928. The family will be meeting at church the morning of the funeral. Entombment will follow mass at Hollywood Memorial Park in Union NJ.

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Service Schedule

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Visitation

Monday, June 8, 2015

4:00 - 8:00 pm

Galante Funeral Home- Union

2800 Morris Ave, Union, NJ 07083

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Funeral Mass

Tuesday, June 9, 2015

Starts at 10:00 am

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Entombment

1500 Stuyvesant Ave.

, Union, NJ 07083

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