Clifford Sawyer, 93, passed away on Thursday, February 3, 2022, at Complete Care at Bey Lea, Toms River, NJ.
The funeral will be from the Thiele-Reid Family Funeral Home, 585 Belgrove Drive, Kearny, NJ on Monday, February 7 at 10:00 a.m. A Funeral Mass will be celebrated in St. Cecilia Church, Kearny at 11:00 a.m. Interment will follow at Holy Cross Cemetery, North Arlington, NJ. Relatives and friends are invited to visit with the family at the funeral home on Sunday, February 6 from 2 to 4 p.m.
Born in Kearny, NJ, Mr. Sawyer lived there until moving to Manchester, NJ in 2011.
He served in the United States Army from 1952 until 1954.
Clifford was a truck driver for Dykes Lumber Company in Weehawken, NJ for thirty years before retiring over thirty years ago.
He is survived by his children, Geraldine Friedman (Stephen) and David Sawyer (Patti Bell) and one sister, Loretta Korzon. He was the grandfather of Sean and Kyle Friedman and great- grandfather of Alex Friedman.
Mr. Sawyer was predeceased by his wife, Anne (nee Clarke) Sawyer, siblings, Ronald, Leo, and Donald Sawyer and Veronica McErlean.
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