Obituary of Thomas Loughrey

Thomas "Tom" Loughrey,76 - SERVICES FOR THOMAS LOUGHREY RESCHEDULED (SEE BELOW) Thomas A. Loughrey, "Tom" 76 of Ledgewood passed away on Thursday October 27, 2011 at The Compassionate Care Hospice in Dover. Funeral Services will be held on WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 2, 2011 at The Dangler Funeral Home of West Orange, 340 Main Street West Orange, at 9:00 AM. Then to Saint Joseph Church Benvenue Avenue West Orange, NJ for the funeral mass at 10:00 AM. Interment will be Private. Visiting hours will be TUESDAY 4-8 PM. Letters of condolence may be posted at danglerfuneralhome.com. In lieu of flowers donations may be made to the N.J. State Organization of Cystic Fibrosis 555 Preakness Avenue Totowa, NJ 07512. Mr. Loughrey was born and raised in New York, NY , living in Connecticut and West Orange before moving to Ledgewood 10 years ago. Tom graduated from Saint Francis College in NY. He then worked for Phelps-Dodge Company in NY in Employee Benefits, moved to Westvaco Corp. in NY working in human resources before going into Plant Management in Ohio and Connecticut. He then became a Benefits Consultant at Johnson and Higgins. Tom worked in Operations Management for several years at Thompson and Company Insurance Brokers before retiring. He was active member at St. Therese's Church in Succasunna as well as St. Joseph's Church in West Orange. Mr. Loughrey proudly served his country in the US Army during Vietnam. Mr. Loughrey was the beloved husband of Margaret Loughrey ( nee McGill ) Devoted father of Beth Sercus, Steven, Margaret Carnevale and her husband Joe, and Maura Querques and her husband Michael. Loving brother of Donald. He is also the cherished grandfather of 6, predeceased by 3 grandchildren, and uncle of 1 niece and 1 nephew.