Joseph CHAGNON

CHAGNON - Joseph Chagnon passed away Tuesday, Oct. 25, 2005, at the Bert Fish Hospital in New Smyrna Beach, Fla. Mr. Chagnon was 76 years of age. Born in Newark, he resided in East Brunswick before moving to Little Egg Harbor five months ago. He was a retired school administrator. Mr. Chagnon graduate from St. Benedict's Prep in Newark and from Kean College in Union. He received a masters degree at Seton Hall University and also at Columbia University in New York. He was a chairman at the Sewage Authority in East Brunswick, served on the Library Board, the Museum Board, the Credit Union of the Newark Board of Education and on C.A.S.A. Mr. Chagnon was a communicant of Corpus Christi Church in South River. He was predeceased by his daughter, Elaine Chagnon Coughlan, who died in 1988, and his son, John K. Chagnon, who died in 1994. Surviving are his wife, Placidia (Rodriguez) Chagnon, three sons, Joseph Chagnon and his wife, Patricia, David Chagnon and Raymond Chagnon and his wife, Patricia, his 11 grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be conducted on Monday at 8:30 a.m. from The REZEM FUNERAL HOME, 457 Cranbury Rd., East Brunswick, followed by a 9 a.m. Mass of Christian Burial at the Corpus Christi Church in South River. Burial will be at the Chestnut Hill Cemetery in East Brunswick. In lieu of flowers, it is preferred that donations be sent to the East Brunswick Library. Friends may call at The REZEM FUNERAL HOME, 457 Cranbury Rd., East Brunswick, on Sunday 2-4 p.m. and 7-9 p.m. For directions, please visit www.rezemfh.com. Published in the Star-Ledger on 10/28/2005.