Obituary for
Henry Haverstick
Henry Walton Haverstick died on Friday, July 14 in Vero Beach, FL. He was 95. The cause of death was complication from pneumonia.
Mr. Haverstick was born in Brooklyn, NY, on May 16, 1922, the oldest of four children of Henry W. Haverstick, Sr. and the former Mary Renehan.
He graduated from Emerson High School in Union City, New Jersey in 1941. He later studied at the Newark College of Engineering and Fairleigh Dickinson University.
In 1943, Mr. Haverstick married Margaret Fischer. They had a son and daughter and remained devotedly married for nearly 74 years.
A veteran of WWII, Henry served in the First Army and then in the Third Army. In 1944 and 1945, his 473rd Battalion participated in battles in Normandy, Northern France, the Rhineland and Central Europe.
After his discharge from the Army at the end of 1945, Mr. Haverstick worked for the needle and machine manufacturer, Alfred Hofmann & Company in Union City. In 1951, he owned a tailoring and dry cleaning business, Esquire Cleaners, in Teaneck, NJ. Soon, thereafter, he embarked on a 29-year career in the food grocery business, working for the Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company, better known as A&P. He was employed as a manager in several of the company’s stores in Bergen County, NJ. He retired in 1986.
Between 1953 and 1981, Henry and his family resided in River Edge, NJ. He and his wife then lived in Manchester, NJ from 1981 to 1999; and in Germantown, MD from 1999 to 2012. Later in 2012 they re-located to Vero Beach.
Over the years, he was active in the Knights of Columbus fraternal service organization; and Alcoholics Anonymous, where he was an inspirational mentor to many of its members.
In addition to his wife, Mr. Haverstick is survived by his son, Henry; his daughter, Margaret Buxton; his brother, Kenneth; his sister, Helen Kerr; four grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.
Henry was a man of great honor and integrity; but most of all a person who shared his love and kindness with everyone fortunate enough to be a part of his life. He will be dearly missed by his family and all who knew and cherished him.
