Obituary of Paul S. Heteji, Sr.

Paul S. Heteji served proudly as a 1st Lieutenant in the Armys 83rd Infantry division and participated in the invasion of France. Appropriately, Paul passed away peacefully on the dawn of Veterans day, November 11, 2007. Mr. Heteji was born on February 6, 1920; he grew up in Plainfield, N.J. and was the grandson of Chauncey Stout, who was the first publisher of the Courier News. Mr. Heteji attended Borden Town Military Institute, then the Pratt Institute of New York. His career began at Kingston Connolly as a machinist, Mack Truck as a machinist, Worthington as a draftsman and mechanical engineer, then finally at Ethicon where he retired as a senior mechanical engineer. Paul and his wife Catherine Frances (Phelan) Heteji raised their three sons in North Plainfield. In 1983, the loving parents and now grandparents retired and moved to Forked River. Catherine predeceased him in 1991. He is survived by his three sons; Paul Stout Heteji Jr. and his wife Jane of Linden; Thomas Phelan Heteji and his wife Bobbi of North Plainfield, and Peter Dunham Heteji of Toms River. Paul (Poppy) also has seven grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Paul Heteji was a wonderful person and loved by all who knew him. The stories of his life will live on in all of us. The funeral will be held on Saturday, November 17th at 9 a.m. from the Higgins Home for Funerals, 209 West 8th Street, Plainfield followed by a 10 a.m. Mass of Resurrection at St. Joseph R.C. Church in North Plainfield. Interment will be in Hillside Cemetery, Scotch Plains. Visitation will be on Friday from 2-4 & 7-9 p.m. in the funeral home. Donations may be made to your favorite charity in his memory.