JOHN J. BROWN JR.

April 11, 1931 - August 19, 2016

John J. Brown, Jr., 85, of Oak Ridge, NJ, (West Milford Twp.) passed away on Friday, August 19, 2016. He was born on April 11, 1931 in Queens, New York to the late John J. and Grace (Cooney) Brown. John married Leonore “Lee” J. (Connell) in 1963 and resided in Mineola, New York, moving in 1971 to the Oak Ridge section of West Milford Township, where they raised their family. For many years John volunteered much of his time at St. Simon the Apostle RC Church on the Finance Committee as well as assisting in the weekly masses as a church usher. John will best be remembered for fixing anything and everything. He was predeceased by his dear siblings Philip and Larry Brown and Barbara Macartney. John is survived by his beloved wife Leonore “Lee” Brown, his loving children John J. Brown, III and his wife Christine of Flemington, NJ, Kathleen M. Ferrarese and her husband Frank of West Caldwell, NJ, and Elizabeth L. Manzi and her husband Matthew of Randolph, NJ; his cherished grandchildren Steven and Emily Ferrarese, John J. “JJ” and Rebecca Brown, and Ryan and Shane Manzi; his dear sister Melanie Mooney and well as many loving nieces and nephews. The family will receive visitors on Wednesday, August 24, 2016 from 9am to 11am followed by the funeral mass at 11am at St. Simon the Apostle RC Church, 1010 Green Pond Road, Newfoundland, NJ 07435. The interment will follow at St. Thomas the Apostle Cemetery in Oak Ridge, NJ. Memorial donations may be made in John’s name to St. Simon the Apostle RC Church, 1010 Green Pond Road, Newfoundland, NJ 07435. Log onto www.sticklesolteszfuneralhome.com tribute wall to personally post your condolences, memories, photos, and videos.