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Edward Tripka

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Edward Tripka

Birth
Death
7 Nov 1995 (aged 71)
Garwood, Union County, New Jersey, USA
Burial
Colonia, Middlesex County, New Jersey, USA Add to Map
Plot
Blk-15 Gr-139A 2C
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Mr.Tripka was a former mayor of Garwood, NJ and a former councilman who was involved in many civic activities. He retired in 1989 as a manufacturing engineer for Adolph Gottscho Inc. in Union where he worked for 20 years.
He served as Garwood's Democratic municipal chairman and also was a commissioner for the Rahway Valley Sewage Authority.
He was taken prisoner in Germany while serving with the Army during WWII and also received a Purple Heart and Bronze Star.
He is survived by his loving wife, Aldona and son, Michael and four grandchildren, Andrew, Kathryn, Sarah and Amy.
Mr.Tripka was a former mayor of Garwood, NJ and a former councilman who was involved in many civic activities. He retired in 1989 as a manufacturing engineer for Adolph Gottscho Inc. in Union where he worked for 20 years.
He served as Garwood's Democratic municipal chairman and also was a commissioner for the Rahway Valley Sewage Authority.
He was taken prisoner in Germany while serving with the Army during WWII and also received a Purple Heart and Bronze Star.
He is survived by his loving wife, Aldona and son, Michael and four grandchildren, Andrew, Kathryn, Sarah and Amy.


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  • Created by: John Relative Niece/Nephew
  • Added: Jul 7, 2007
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/20334804/edward-tripka: accessed ), memorial page for Edward Tripka (13 Feb 1924–7 Nov 1995), Find a Grave Memorial ID 20334804, citing Saint Gertrude Cemetery and Mausoleum, Colonia, Middlesex County, New Jersey, USA; Maintained by John (contributor 46919824).