Wilfred Leo Mabee

1923 - 2010  (87 years)

• Name	Wilfred Leo Mabee
  Birth	4 Apr 1923	Sparta, Sussex County, New Jersey   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Census	28 Apr 1930	Morgan's Lane, Sparta, Sussex County, New Jersey   [2]
  	James D Mabee, Head, , M, W, 42, M, married at 21, New York, New York, New Jersey, Farmer, Dairy Bertha J Mabee, Wife, F, W, 40, M, married at 19, New Jersey, New York, New York Edward L Mabee, Son, M, W, 18, S, New York, New York, New York, Laborer, Dairy Ira A Mabee, Son, M, W, 13, S, New York, New York, New York James Mabee, Son, M, W, 12, S, New York, New York, New York Wilfred E Mabee, Son, M, W, 7, S, New York, New York, New York Roy R Mabee, Son, M, W, 5, S, New York, New York, New York Robert E Mabee, Father, M, W, 80, M, married at 30, , New Jersey, New Jersey, New Jersey Alice D Mabee, Mother, F, W, 75, married at 25, New Jersey, New Jersey, New Jersey
  Census	4 Apr 1940	54 Mill Street, Newton, Sussex County, New Jersey   [3]
  	James Mabee, Head, M, W, 51, M, completed 5 years school, born in New York, residence 1 April 1935 was Lafayette, Sussex, New Jersey, unemployed 16 weeks, Road Work, WPA, wages earned in 1939 - $555 for 37 weeks Bertha Mabee, Wife, F, W, 49, M, completed 5 years school, born in New Jersey Charles Mabee, Son, M, W, 30, S, completed 7 years school, born in New York, Mach Driver, Contractor, wages earned in 1939 - $390 for 26 weeks Ira Mabee, Son, M, W, 23, S, completed 6 years school, born in New York, Truck Driver, Contractor, wages earned in 1939 - $390 for 26 weeks James Mabee, Son, M, W, 21, S, completed 8 years school, born in New York, Truck Driver, Contractor, wages earned in 1939 - $390 for 26 weeks Wilfred Mabee, Son, M, W, 16, S, attended school, completed 1 year high school, born in New Jersey Roy Mabee, Son, M, W, 15, S, completed 5 years school, born in New Jersey Eva Altman, Daughter, F, W, 26, M, completed 6 years school, born in New York, Day Worker, Private family, wages earned in 1939 - $26 for 3 weeks Jerry Altman, Son-in-law, M, W, 45, M, completed 8 years school, born in Pennsylvania, unemployed 21 weeks, Laborer, Odd Jobs Joyce Altman, Granddaughter, F, W, 3, S, born in New Jersey
  Residence	1942	54 Mill Street, Newton, Sussex County, New Jersey   [4]
  	James B Mabee (Bertha) lab h 54 Mill Charles Mabee r 54 Mill Ira Mabee USA r 54 Mill James B Mabee Jr lab r 54 Mill Roe Mabee hlpr r 54 Mill Wilford L Mabee lab r 54 Mill
  WW2 Draft	30 Jun 1942	54 Mill Street, Newton, Sussex County, New Jersey   [5]
  	Wilfred Leo Mabee, 54 Mill St, Newton, Sussex, N. J., born 4 Apr 1923 in Sparta, N. J., registered for the draft. He was employed by Picatinny Arsenal, Dover. The person who would always know his address was his mother, Mrs James Mabee, at the same address. He was White, 5' 11", 150 pounds, had brown eyes, brown hair, and a light complexion.
  Milit-Beg	30 Dec 1942	Newark, New Jersey   [6]
  	He was single, living in Sussex County, New Jersey, 69" tall and weighed 150 pounds
  Census	14 Apr 1950	75 Morris Street, Dover, Morris County, New Jersey   [7]
  	Wilfred J Mabee, Head, White, Male, 27, Married, born in New Jersey, Machine Operator, Paper Co., parents born in US, started grade 11-did not complete Lois Mabee, Wife, White, Female, 24, Married, born in New Jersey, Saleslady, Department Store Bonnie J Mabee, Daughter, White, Female, 6, never married, born in New Jersey Wilfred J Mabee, Son, White, Male, 4, never married, born in New Jersey Barbara J Mabee, Daughter, White, Female, 3, never married, born in New Jersey
  Info	Wilfred James Mabee, #195
  Witness-Obituary	14 Oct 1986	Morristown, Morris County, New Jersey   [8]
  	Roy R Mabee, 62, died yesterday at Dover General Hospital following a short illness. He was born in Johnsonburg and moved to Dover 36 years ago from Newton. Mr Mabee was a solderer at Co-operative Industries, Chester, for 27 years before retiring in 1952. He was an Army veteran of World War II, having served in Europe. Surviving are his wife, Vera; three sons, Roy R. J., Newton, Michael J, Danville, and Jeffery M, Rockaway; a daughter Susan Vontetzlaff, Budd Lake; four brothers, Charles C, Morris Plains, Ira A, Stanhope, James L, Sparta, and Wilfred L, Mine Hill; a sister, Eva E Washer, Branchville; and five grandchildren
  Witness-Obituary	17 Mar 1998	Morris County, New Jersey   [9]
  	Ira A Mabee died on Sunday at Newton Memorial Hospital, Newton after a short illness. He was 81. Born in Warwick, NY, he lived in Stanhope for 52 years before moving to Hackettstown two years ago. He served in the Army during World War II and received the American Defense Service Medal and the Asiatic Pacific Medal He was an explosives operator at Hercules Powder Works in Kenvil for 27 years before retiring in 1968. He was a member of Veterans of Foreign Wars Lakeland Post 2347 in Netcong and was an avid fisherman. He is survived by his wife, Malvane (Francisco); his son Ira A Jr of Randolph, three daughters, Judith Deeds of Rockaway Township, Lorraine Lepre of Johnsonburg, and Sandra Heiney of Allentown, Pa; two brothers, James of Frankford Township and Wilfred of Mine Hill Township, a sister Eva Washer of Frankford Township; five grandchildren and one great-grandson. Arrangements are by Morgan Funeral Home, Netcong.
  Residence	Between 2000 and 2002	100 North Main Street, Wharton, New Jersey   [10]
  Death	29 Nov 2010	Regency Grande Nursing Center, Dover, Morris County, New Jersey   [11, 12]
  Obituary	30 Nov 2010	Parsippany Township, Morris County, New Jersey   [1, 13]
  	Wilfred "Bill" Mabee passed away on Monday, Nov. 29, 2010 at Regency Grande Nursing Center, Dover. He was 87 years of age. Born in Sparta, he lived in Newton, Dover and Mine Hill before moving to Wharton in 1998. Mr. Mabee was a foreman at Compac Corporation, Netcong for 42 years, retiring in 1989. He proudly served his country during WW II in the US Army. Member of the Wharton American Legion Post 91 and the Netcong VFW for many years. Bill was an avid fisherman and in 1957 caught a record 7.5 pound trout at Lake Hopatcong. He also enjoyed hunting and spending time watching the harness racing at Monticello. He was a wonderful husband and father, a dedicated family man. Survived by his loving wife of 67 years, Lois J. Mabee. Devoted father of Bonnie Manning and her husband Robert of Byram, Wilfred J. Mabee and his wife Linda of Oak Ridge, Richard Mabee of Budd Lake, Lois McGrath and her husband Scott of Newton. Also survived by ten grandchildren, thirteen great grandchildren, one great great granddaughter and numerous nieces & nephews. Visitation will be held on Thursday, 3-5 PM at the Bermingham Funeral Home, 216 S. Main St. Wharton. Funeral service will be held Thursday at 5 PM following the visitation. In lieu of flowers, donations in his memory to the Wharton First Aid Squad, PO Box 202, Wharton, NJ 07885 would be appreciated
  Reference Number	10130
  Burial	Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Randolph, Morris County, New Jersey   [14]
  	Wilfred L Mabee; PFC US Army; 1923 † 2010; Lovingly called Bill
  Person ID	I10077	Maybee Society
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	James Bertram Mabee,   b. 5 Sep 1888, Modena, Ulster County, New York d. 31 May 1968, Dover, Morris County, New Jersey (Age 79 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Bertha Jane Doty,   b. 4 Jul 1890, Hainesville, Sandyston Township, Sussex County, New Jersey d. 23 Sep 1979, Andover, Sussex County, New Jersey (Age 89 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	2 Mar 1909	Amity, Orange County, New York   [11, 15, 16]
  	(Married) March 2, 1909, at the Presbyterian parsonage, Amity, NY, by the Rev Dr Craig, James B Mabee and Miss Bertha J Doty, both of Amity.
  Family ID	F2560	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Lois Jean Francisco,   b. 8 Mar 1926, Netcong, New Jersey d. 5 Nov 2018, Dover, Morris County, New Jersey (Age 92 years)
  Marriage	18 Jul 1943	Netcong, Morris County, New Jersey   [17, 18]
  Children	1. Bonnie Jean Mabee,   b. 10 Feb 1944, Dover, Morris County, New Jersey d. 6 Mar 2025, Fredon, Sussex, New Jersey, USA (Age 81 years) + 2. Living   3. Barbara Joyce Mabee,   b. 14 Dec 1946, Newton, Sussex County, New Jersey d. 26 May 1950, Lake Hopatcong, New Jersey (Age 3 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   4. Living   5. Living
  Family ID	F2561	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024

  
  

• Sources

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