We regretfully announced the passing of George V. Illmensee on Friday, May 27, 2016. Known for his extraordinary sense of humor and bad jokes, George spent his lifetime in service to the community. He served in the US Navy, on the Monmouth County Planning Board, the Monmouth County Conservation Foundation and also as the president of the Colts Neck Fire Department #1. Through the many successful years of his real estate agency, Illmensee Reality, George assisted in transitioning many farm properties into parks and open space in Monmouth County. George was predeceased by his mother, Veronica, father, George Sr., brother, Jack, and sister-in-law Rose. He is survived by his beloved wife, Mildred, his three children, Thomas and his wife Jamie, George and Maureen and her husband Chad; his grandchildren Kellie and her fiancé Peter, Julie Rose, Kaitlyn and her husband Dave, George, Michele and Thomas John; his sister Barbara and her husband Ralph Meade, sisters-in-law Ruth Field, Shirley and her husband Horace Westendorf; step sister Lila Faye and dog Nooks. Visitation will be held on Wednesday, June 1 from 2-4pm and 7-9pm at the Holmdel Funeral Home, 26 S. Holmdel Rd, Holmdel, NJ. Funeral mass will be held on Thursday, June 2 at 9am at St. Mary's Catholic Church, 1 Phalanx Rd, Colts Neck, NJ. Burial will follow at Fairview Cemetery, Middletown, NJ. To share a favorite memory of George, please visit his Book of Memories at www.holmdelfuneralhome.com.