Eugene Juronics

Eugene J. Juronics, 95, died Sunday, April 5, 2015, at Tidewell Hospice, Sarasota, Florida. Born January 31, 1920, in New Brunswick, he was the eighth of nine children of Mary and Joseph Juronics. He graduated from St. Ladislaus Catholic School, New Brunswick High School, and Drake Business School. Gene Married Catherine Fitzpatrick, daughter of Peter and Ellen Fitzpatrick of South Bound Brook, in 1945, and was devoted to her for fifty-seven years, until her death in 2002. Gene lived in South Bound Brook from 1945 through 2002, and was a lifelong Parishioner of Our Lady of Mercy Church, where he was a Charter Member and first President of the church Holy Name Society. He was also President of the South Bound Brook Senior Citizens. He worked as a bookkeeper for White Sales Trucking and Uniman Printers in New Brunswick, until he retired in 1985. Following retirement, he served as Violations Clerk for the South Bound Brook Police Department. In 2002, he and Catherine moved to Long Branch, to be closer to their daughters. They became members of St. Jerome’s Roman Catholic Church, West Long Branch. The family moved to Sarasota in 2011, where Gene lived with his daughter and son-in-law until his passing on Easter morning. Gene was best known for his kind and gentle nature, and his love of family. He was a quiet man who left a lasting impression on all who knew him. He suffered a tragic accident at three years old that resulted in lifelong physical challenges. He showed us how to face adversity and move forward with courage and dignity. Gene will always be remembered as a handsome gentleman with a happy whistle, a jacket, tie, hat, and a walking cane. He always remembered to do the little things that made our lives better, and he will be loved forever. Gene was predeceased by his siblings, Mary Nemeth, Anna Szabo, Helen Balint, Elizabeth Sisko, Joseph, Steven, and James Juronics. He is survived by his daughters, Cathleen Mary Kitson and her husband, Dennis, of Sarasota, Teresa Juronics of Sarasota; his grandchildren, Patrick Eugene Kitson and his wife, Jennifer Long, of Kennett Square, Pennsylvania, Denise Ellen Kitson and her spouse, Julie Gesuale of Phoenixville, Pennsylvania; his beloved great-granddaughter, Emory Juliana Kitson; his sister, Margaret Tangolics of Hillsborough, and many cousins, nieces and nephews. Funeral services will begin 9:15 A.M. Saturday, April 11, at the funeral home, followed by a 10:00 A.M. Funeral Mass at Our Lady of Mercy Church. Interment will be at Resurrection Burial Park, Piscataway. Friends will be received at the funeral home 2:00 - 4:00 and 7:00 - 9:00 P.M. Friday.