Obituary of Edgar Walter Ferares

Edgar Walter Ferares passed away on December 20, 2018. He was 60 years old.

Born in Brooklyn, NY, to parents Edgar and Ruth (nee Brown) Ferares, Edgar graduated from Harrison High School and went on to attend Rets Technical School where he received his Associates Degree. He worked for many years for Impex Trucking in Kearny, which took him all over.

In his youth he enjoyed  hunting with his uncle Andy, who taught him special survival skills he learned during his service in the Battle of the Bulge. He also enjoyed fishing in Pennsylvania with his family members and spending time at the “shack”.  He was an avid NY Mets, NY Giants and NJ Devil Fan.  He was a music buff, memorizing all the songs and singers of classic music (50, 60, 70’s and 80’s).

Edgar is predeceased by his mother Ruth, and is survived by his wife of 41 years, Linda, daughters, Diana, and Sonny, brother Peter and wife Roseann, sister Patricia and husband George, Son-in-law Alfredo Hurtado and granddaughter Angelina Hurtado, nieces and nephews, Emily and Derek Stypolkowski, Michelle Ferares, Christine Gonzales, Peter Ferares.

Visitation will be held from 9AM to 12 PM on Friday December 28th, at the Bailey Funeral Home, 8 Hilltop Rd, Mendham NJ 07945, and will be followed by a funeral mass at St. Joseph Church, 6 New St, Mendham NJ, at 12 PM.  Interment will take place at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Cemetery, Kulpmont, PA on Saturday December 29, at 12 PM. In lieu of flowers, donations in Edgar’s name can be made to St.Jude Children’s Research Hospital, PO Box 1893, Memphis, TN 38101-9950.