Edward John Wood

December 15, 1930 - January 19, 2017

Edward John Wood, 86, of Spring Lake Heights, NJ. Passed away on Thursday January 19, 2017 at the Preferred Care of Wall, Allenwood. He was born in Orange, NJ and was a graduate of West Side High School, Newark in 1949. Edward (known to his friends as Woody) is a veteran of the United States Marine Corp. serving from 1951 to 1953. He was a self-employed salesman of insurance and real estate before retiring. His former jobs included a product specialist for Atlas supply company covering a territory from Maine to Louisiana from 1953 to 1967. He also owned an Esso ( Exxon) gas station in East Orange from 1968 to 1974. Edward had a passion for gardening. He was an avid golfer who enjoyed playing at various Monmouth County Courses, a Fisherman and a Hunter – anything to do with the outdoors. He is survived by his loving companion Linda, his loving children; Debra C. Tierney and son in-law James D.) and Mark E. Wood and his fiancé Beth Martin, his cherished grandchildren; James R. Tierney, Jake Wood, Jessica Wood and Mary Beth Brinkman. Family and friends are invited to attend the memorial visitation on Wednesday January 25, 2017 from 9:00 am until the service at 10:30 am at the Bongarzone Funeral Home, 2400 Shafto Road, Tinton Falls. Inurnment of Cremains will follow at the Brigadier General William C. Doyle Memorial Cemetery, 350 province line Road, Wrightstown, NJ 08562. In lieu of flowers donations in his memory may be made to: The Wounded Warriors Project, PO Box 758517, Topeka KS, 66675 or woundedwarriorproject.org. or Rescue Ridge (animal Rescue) PO Box 223, Spring Lake, NJ 07762.