JOHN LEPPERT Jr.(1926 - 2016) John Ellsworth Leppert Jr. Beloved family man, chemical company executive John Ellsworth Leppert Jr. died on Aug. 13, 2016, at Genesis in Westfield, N.J. Funeral will be on Friday, Aug. 19, 2016, at 10 a.m. from All Saints Episcopal Church, Park Ave., Scotch Plains, N.J. Visitation will be on Thursday, Aug. 18, from 4 to 8 p.m. at the Rossi Funeral Home, 1937 Westfield Ave., Scotch Plains. Interment will be in Brig. Gen. Wm. C. Doyle Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Wrightstown, N.J. John was born on July 24, 1926, in New Brunswick, N.J., to John Ellsworth Leppert and Christine Lachenmayer. He grew up in South River, N.J., graduating from South River High School in 1944. After graduation, he enlisted in the Naval Air Corps, and spent two years training in Florida, California, and Hawaii, after which World War II had ended. His lifetime objective of a Rutgers University education began in 1946 as a chemistry major. His time as a walk on for the football team was short lived, since his labs interfered with football practices. His love of football was satisfied with his participation in the Sunday games of the Perth Amboy Semi-Pros for which he was paid $25 a game. Graduation from Rutgers enabled him to work first for Squibb Pharmaceuticals, and then for Colloid Chemical in Cedar Knolls, N.J. Here he started the lab, but rose to president and major owner. They made resins for brake linings out of cashew nut shell liquid. John was a homebody who loved gardening, building, and refinishing furniture, and doing all the maintenance for his home. However, when needed, he stepped up to the plate as a Cub Scout chairman and president of the Blue Raider Athletic Booster Club. He and his wife sold candy, hot dogs, and sandwiches at every athletic event for a year to raise the money for a universal gym, sorely lacking at the high school. He is survived by his beloved wife, Marie; his children, Bonnie Jean and Timothy (Elaine); caring grandsons, Daniel (Michelle) and Jeffrey, and two cherished great-grandchildren, Connor and Emmet, and sisters, Dorothy Stelmaszek and Jane Vincz ( Richard). In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in John's memory to Rutgers University Foundation (in memo: Leppert Family Scholarship) Rutgers Athletic Scholarship, R Fund, Winants Hall, 7 College Ave., New Brunswick, N.J. 08901. Funeral Home Rossi Funeral Home 1937 Westfield Ave Scotch Plains, NJ 07076 908 322 8038 Published in Star-Ledger on Aug. 16, 2016

John Ellsworth Leppert, Jr died on August 13, 2016 at Genisis in Westfield. Funeral will be on Friday August 19, 2016, 10 am from All Saints Episcopal Church Park Ave, Scotch Plains. Visitation will be on Thursday August 18 from 4-8pm at the Rossi Funeral Home 1937 Westfield Avenue Scotch Plains. Interment B/G William C. Doyle Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Wrightstown, NJ. In lieu of flowers donations may be made in John’s memory to: Rutgers University Foundation. ( in memo : Leppert Family Scholarship ) Rutgers Athletic Scholarship, R Fund, Winants Hall, 7 College Ave. New Brunswick, NJ 08901 John was born on July 24 1926 in New Brunswick NJ to John Ellsworth Leppert and Christine Lachenmayer. He grew up in South River, NJ graduating from South River High in 1944. After graduation he enlisted in Naval Air Corps and spent two years training in Florida, California and Hawaii, after which World War II had ended. His lifetime objective of a Rutgers University education began in 1946 as a chemistry major. His time as a walk on for the football team was short lived, since his labs interfered with football practices. His love of football was satisfied with his participation in the Sunday games of the Perth Amboy Semi-Pros for which he was paid $25 a game. Graduation from Rutgers enabled him to work first for Squibb Pharmaceuticals and then for Colloid Chemical in Cedar Knolls. Here he started the lab but rose to president and major owner. They made resins for brake linings out of cashew nut shell liquid. John was a home-body who loved gardening, building and refinishing furniture, and doing all the maintenance for his home. However, when needed, he stepped up to the plate as a Cub Scout Chairman and President of the Blue Raider Athletic Booster Club. He and his wife sold candy, hot dogs and sandwiches at every athletic event for a year to raise the money for a universal gym, sorely lacking at the high school. He is survived by his beloved wife Marie, his children Bonnie Jean and Timothy ( Elaine ), caring grandsons Daniel (Michelle) and Jeffrey and two cherished great grandchildren Connor and Emmet. Sisters Dorothy Stelmaszek Jane Vincz ( Richard ). SERVICES Funeral Service Friday, August 19, 2016 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM All Saints Episcopal Church 559 Park Avenue Scotch Plains, New Jersey 07076 Get Directions on Google Maps Visitation will be Thursday August 18, 4-8pm at the Rossi Funeral Home 1937 Westfield Avenue Scotch Plains NJ 07076.

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