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Obituary of James Arthur Kilmer
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James Arthur Kilmer
June 5, 2017
James Arthur Kilmer , US Army Retired SFC, of Willingboro ,NJ, died Sunday, June 4, 2017, at Samaritan Hospice, Mt. Holly, NJ, after struggling with Alzheimer's disease. He was 86.
A proud military veteran, James served 20 years in the Army before retiring to work in the trucking industry. Born in Wheelerville Pa., he traveled the world. He raced cars in Texas, was a boxer in Alaska and met his lifelong companion and wife of 60 years, Frieda, in Salzburg, Austria. He loved playing horseshoes, drinking a cold beer and enjoying everyday life.
Most of all, he loved his family. He is survived by : his daughter, Vanessa and her husband, Vince, his son, Jim and his wife, Karen, his granddaughters, Christin, Erika and Danielle, his great-grand sons, Brandon and Nicholas and his great-granddaughters: Kasey and Emily,his sisters, Mercidia and Phyllis, other relatives and friends.
He joins his wife, Frieda, and eleven brothers and sisters who have gone before him: John, Katherine, Charles, Neal, Jean, Emma, Joseph, Bradley, Marie, Ellen and Veronica.
Funeral Services will be held Thursday, June 8,2017 at 9am at the Goes – Scolieri Funeral Home, 212 Levitt Pkwy,Willingboro,NJ.
Relatives and friends may call Thursday Morning,8am – 9am at the funeral home. Interment: Brig .Gen. Wm. C .Doyle Veteran Memorial
Cemetery , Wrightstown ,NJ. In lieu of flowers due to cemetery regulations: memorial donations may be made to Alzheimer's Association
Or the Wounded Warrior Project in his name.
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Thursday
8
June
Visitation
8:00 am - 9:00 am
Thursday, June 8, 2017
Goes - Scolieri Funeral Home
212 Levitt Pkwy
Willingboro, New Jersey, United States
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Thursday
8
June
Funeral Service
9:00 am
Thursday, June 8, 2017
Goes - Scolieri Funeral Home
212 Levitt Pkwy
Willingboro, New Jersey, United States
Need Directions?
Thursday
8
June
Interment with Full US Army Honors
10:30 am
Thursday, June 8, 2017
Brig. Gen. Wm. C. Doyle Veteran Memorial Cemetery
350 Provinceline Road
Wrightstown, New Jersey, United States
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In Lieu of flowers due to cemetery regulations:
Memorial donations are requested to the Alzheimer's Association or the Wounded Warrior Project in his memory.
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