Obituary of Herbert Wohlman

Herbert Wohlman, age 84, died on Friday, May 2, 2008 at Overlook Hospital in Summit. He was born in Newark and raised in Hillside and had lived in Scotch Plains before moving to Watchung 28 years ago. Mr. Wohlman served in the Army Air Corps during World War II as a Flight Instructor and a Test Pilot. He flew the Army B24 Liberator and while in the Army Reserves, he flew the P51 Mustang. Following his service in the Army he went on to Penn State University and graduated in 1947. He and his father started Wohlmans Sign Company, which specialized in large signs and designed the Colgate Clock hands at the Colgate plant in Jersey City. He also designed signs for Two Guys and Sachs in New York City. He then started, Intermodal Industries, Inc., with himself and just one mechanic, which grew into a firm with 150 employees. Mr. Wohlman enjoyed boating, cooking, painting and growing vegetables. Surviving are his wife, Julia Parillo Wohlman; his son, David Wohlman and his daughter, Irene Wohlman. A private funeral service will be held on Sunday, May 4, 2008 from Higgins Home for Funerals, Watchung. Memorial donations may be made to Overlook Hospital Foundation, Benefit of Critical Care Unit, 36 Upper Overlook Road, Summit, NJ 07901.