Obituary of Edmund A Wall
Edmund Allen Wall, of Eatontown, formerly a long time resident of Holmdel, continued his life journey into Heaven to live with his Heavenly Father and reunite with his beloved daughter Christina Maria on the evening of October 8, 2015. Edmund was born to Daniel and Stella Wall in Brooklyn on June 1, 1932 and grew up in New Hyde Park, Long Island. After serving in the U.S. Army overseas during the Korean War, he was honorably discharged in 1960. Ed met his true love, a beautiful Irish lass named Christina Brady, on Long Island in late 1960. They experienced the beauty and rarity of true love at first sight. Ed and Christina became parishioners of Saint Catharine's Roman Catholic Church in Holmdel upon arriving in 1968, and have been parishioners of Saint Jerome's Roman Catholic Church in West Long Branch for the last 10 years. They were married 54 years and lived most of their married life in Holmdel, where they raised their five children. They have four sons: Eamon, Brendan, Terence and Kevin Barry. Ed and Christina's beloved daughter Christina Maria, a loving sister to their sons and a friend to all, passed away in an automobile accident in 1981. Ed enjoyed a very successful career. In earlier years, he directed award winning marketing efforts as a manager at several medical device and pharmaceutical companies, including Baxter Labs and Chase Chemical Company. Subsequently, he chose a lucrative career in Real Estate and became on of the earliest real estate franchise entrepreneurs in Monmouth County. Ultimately, Christina joined Ed in the Real Estate business and the two retired successfully in 2007. Edmund will be remembered as the truest gentleman one could hope to meet. He was an eternal optimist, consummate family man, and a man of tremendous faith. His was generous with his time and treasure, and freely shared his wit and keen insights with all. Edmund is survived by his beautiful wife, Christina Maria; son Eamon Wall and his wife Eleanor, and grandsons Liam and Aedan; son Brendan Wall and his wife Patricia, and grandchildren Shannon, Cassidy and Brendan; son Terence Wall and his wife Jeanne Marie, and grandchildren Georgette, Charlotte, Maria and Terence 'Teddy' Edmund; and his son Kevin Barry and his wife Jennifer, and grandchildren Christina, Josette and Margaux. His loving brother Kevin and his wife Elizabeth also survive Edmund. His older brother Daniel predeceases Edmund. Edmund leaves behind a wealth of warm memories and loving thoughts of many, many other cherished relatives and friends. His legacy lives on and he will be deeply missed. Visitation will be held on Monday October 12, 2015 from 3PM-7PM at Holmdel Funeral Home, 26 South Holmdel Road in Holmdel, NJ. A Mass of Christian Burial Funeral will be held at 10:30AM Tuesday October 13, 2015 at St Catharine's Roman Catholic Church, 108 Middletown Road, Holmdel, NJ. Interment will be at Holmdel Cemetery. Condolences may sent to his wife Christina to realtorchristina@hotmail.com or PO Box 551 Eatontown NJ 07724 In lieu of flowers, donations may be sent in Edmund's honor to the Eatontown Volunteer First Aid Squad, 45 Broad Street, Eatontown NJ.
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