HOLLOWAY, EDWARD J.

A funeral mass took place Dec. 14 at St. Lawrence R.C. Church, Weehawken, for Edward J. Holloway Jr., 84, of Weehawken and Pine Island, Fla. He passed away peacefully in the presence of his family on Dec. 7 at Villa Marie Claire Hospice in Saddle River. Born in Jersey City to the late Edna (nee Gould) and Edward Holloway, Ed lived most of his life in Hoboken and Weehawken. Ed was a retired truck driver and former owner of Toway Trucking and a member of Union Local 560. He was a Army Veteran of the Korean war. Edward was also a member of the Elks Lodge 74 in Hoboken. Ed was predeceased by his wife Josephine (nee Baranich) earlier this year. He leaves to mourn his passing his children, Angela Parisi and her husband John, Debra Holloway, Celeste Holloway, and his only son Edward. Also surviving is a granddaughter, Cristin Parisi, and two great grandchildren, Eliah and Hailee, and two sisters Eileen McInerney and Edna Spadevecchia. Ed was also predeceased by his sister Margaret Rauh and a brother Roger Holloway. A host of nieces (Thea Malfetti) and nephews also survive him. Ed will be missed by many close relatives and good friends. Services arranged by the Failla Funeral Home, Hoboken.