John F. Bergen Jr.

April 30, 1931 - January 18, 2017

John F. Bergen, Jr., 85, of Toms River passed away on Wednesday, January 18, 2017 in West Palm Beach. John was a proud veteran of the US Marines where he was a saxophone player in the Marine Post Band. He owned and operated a business in West Orange, NJ which manufactured slip covers and draperies. He then took over the family construction business and land operations, Windsor Park Company, until the land was fully developed in 2010. John was predeceased by his son Gregory and his brother William. He is survived by his beloved wife Audrey and children, Debra Lynn Stratton and her husband William of PA, Anthony and his wife Connie of OH, and John F. III of Toms River. He will be dearly missed by his seven grandchildren, Brian Gregory Bergen, Kristen Brown, Robert Bergen, Daniel Stratton, Amanda Bergen, Gregory Stratton, and Mathew Bergen and eight great-grandchildren. He is also survived by his sister Marilyn Lynch of FL. A visitation will be held on Sunday, January 22 from 4pm-8pm and on Monday from 9:30am-10:30am at "The Family Owned" Carmona-Bolen Home for Funerals, 412 Main Street, Toms River. A funeral mass will be held 11:00am on Monday at St. Justin's Church, Toms River. Cremation will be private. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made in John's name to the Wounded Warriors Project, P.O. Box 758517 Topeka, Kansas 66675.