Edwin DeForest Whelpley Jr. Obituary

Name: Visitation
Start: 2025-03-14T18:00:00
End: 2025-03-15T00:00:00
Location: O'Boyle Funeral Home

The world bids farewell to Edwin DeForest Whelpley Jr. of Bloomfield, New Jersey, departing on March 11, 2025 at the age of 96. Edwin DeForest leaves behind memories cherished by the community. Family and friends can send flowers and/or light a candle as a loving gesture for their loved one. Leave a sympathy message to the family in the guestbook on this memorial page of Edwin DeForest Whelpley Jr. to show support.

He was predeceased by: his parents, Elizabeth Whelpley, (Quinn) and Edwin DeForest Whelpley, Sr. (Edwin); his wife Joan Marie (Kinahan); and his son Edwin DeForest Whelpley, III. He is survived by: his children, Elizabeth Anastasides (Gregg), Joan Muscara (Joseph), Rose Sibilia (Joseph), Sally Hedden (Thomas), John Whelpley (Joanne) and Dean Baer (Gwen); his grandchildren, Dana (Elvis), Gregg (Angelica), Joseph (Maria), Matthew, Paige (Sebastian), John, Ryan and Deanna; his great grandchildren, Ella, Ariyon, Alexander, Easton, Olivia and Vincent; and his siblings, Elizabeth (Betty), Patrick (Luz) and Ronald (Bunny).

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March 13, 2025

Ted Petine wrote a sympathy message

“My sympathies to the Whelpley family .I went to school with Edwin Jr.May they both rest in peace. Ted Petine”

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Mar 14

Visitation

O'Boyle Funeral Home
309 Broad St, Bloomfield, NJ 07003

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Mar 15

Mass of Christian Burial

Sacred Heart Church
76 Broad St, Bloomfield, NJ 07003

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