Obituary of Harold F. Burd

Harold F. Burd Jr. 91, of Lakeland, FL formerly of Washington, NJ and Boynton Beach, FL passed away peacefully on June 28, 2014. Born: on January 4, 1923 in Belvidere, NJ to the late Harold F. Sr. and Beth Widenor Burd. Personal: Harold was a graduate of Washington High School. He attended Lafayette College until he enlisted in the United States Army in 1943. Harold served in the 87th Infantry Division during WWII and fought in the Battle of the Bulge. Harold and a group of men in his unit were among the first to discover the American soldiers from the Malmedy Massacre. He joined his father in the automobile business at Burd Chevrolet in Washington after the war and went on to own and operate other dealerships with his family until 1988. Harold was also the postmaster of Washington, NJ until retiring from the Post Office in 1984. He was Past President and member of the Washington Rotary Club for more than 60 years. He was a 65 year member of the Free & Accepted Masons Mansfield Lodge No 36, the Warren County Forest Tall Cedars Lebanon #14, and the Shriners Crescent Temple of Trenton, NJ. Harold was a member and past president of both the Postmaster Association and the 87 Infantry Division Association. Harold loved traveling and enjoyed many trips and cruises. He was very musical and was a gifted trumpet player. He enjoyed playing golf and was a member of Harkers Hollow Country Club for many years. Survivors: 3 loving daughters Bonnie Howell (husband Charles), Denise Flanagan, Beth Ann Joyce (husband Patrick), brother Robert M. Burd (wife Fay), 3 grandchildren, Patrick Joyce, Ann Marie Manahan and Margaret DeFazio, 2 great-grandchildren Madeleine and Jack. as well as several nieces and nephews. Harold is predeceased by his wife of 49 years the former Margaret Jean Wattis and a sister Irene Burd Mooney. Services: Friends and family may call on Monday July 7, 2014 from 10:00 AM -12:00 Noon at the Warren Hills Memorial Home. 234 W. Washington Avenue, NJ. Funeral services will be celebrated at 12:30 Monday July 7, 2014 following the visitation at the First Presbyterian Church of Washington, 40 East Church Street, Washington NJ. Burial will be private. Memorials: Memorials: donations may be made in Harold's name to the First Presbyterian Church, 40 East Church Street, Washington, NJ 07882 or the Salvation Army, 440 West Nyack Rd. West Nyack, NY 10994 Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to the Warren Hills Memorial Home.