WOODBRIDGE — Funeral services for Garrett Brodhead, 88, an old resident of Woodbridge and vicinity, who died Saturday at his home at 180 Green street, were held Tuesday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock at the house. Interment was in the family plot in the Alpine Cemetery.
The late Mr. Brodhead was born in Mauch Chunk, Pa. He came to Perth Amboy as a young man. He was an old employe of the Lehigh Valley Railroad, having begun work with that concern when he was but 18 years old. He started work for the company in this vicinity when it constructed the Perth Amboy coal docks.
He served with the Lehigh Valley for a period of 55 years until his retirement a few years ago when he held the position of train master. He held the position of city treasurer of Perth Amboy for a number of years. After his retirement, Mr. Brodhead took up a permanent residence in Woodbridge.
He is survivd by two daughters, Mrs. Ruth Fuller, of West Minster, Mass., and Miss Laura Brodhead, of Woodbridge; two sons, Conrad K., of New York and Calvin E., of East Orange; two brothers, Jane E. of Flemington and Richard H. of Bethlehem, Pa., and one sister, Mrs. Frederick Moon, of Kingston, Pa.
Obituary can be found in Woodbridge Leader, July 17, 1936, page 2
WOODBRIDGE — Funeral services for Garrett Brodhead, 88, an old resident of Woodbridge and vicinity, who died Saturday at his home at 180 Green street, were held Tuesday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock at the house. Interment was in the family plot in the Alpine Cemetery.
The late Mr. Brodhead was born in Mauch Chunk, Pa. He came to Perth Amboy as a young man. He was an old employe of the Lehigh Valley Railroad, having begun work with that concern when he was but 18 years old. He started work for the company in this vicinity when it constructed the Perth Amboy coal docks.
He served with the Lehigh Valley for a period of 55 years until his retirement a few years ago when he held the position of train master. He held the position of city treasurer of Perth Amboy for a number of years. After his retirement, Mr. Brodhead took up a permanent residence in Woodbridge.
He is survivd by two daughters, Mrs. Ruth Fuller, of West Minster, Mass., and Miss Laura Brodhead, of Woodbridge; two sons, Conrad K., of New York and Calvin E., of East Orange; two brothers, Jane E. of Flemington and Richard H. of Bethlehem, Pa., and one sister, Mrs. Frederick Moon, of Kingston, Pa.
Obituary can be found in Woodbridge Leader, July 17, 1936, page 2
Family Members
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Calvin Easton Brodhead
1846–1907
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John Romeyn Brodhead
1849–1932
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James Easton Brodhead
1851–1943
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Andrew Douglas "A.D." Brodhead
1853–1917
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Charlotte Easton Brodhead Burk
1855–1936
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Jean Struthers Brodhead Blakslee
1857–1936
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Robert Packer Brodhead
1860–1922
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Emily Linderman Brodhead Moon
1862–1941
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Richard Henry Brodhead Sr
1864–1938
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