Obituary of EDWARD J. ERLI

Edward J. Erli passed away Sunday, June 9, 2019 at St. Clare's Hospital in Denville, NJ. He was 78 years old. Born in Germany, he immigrated to the United States in 1948 and had lived in Clifton, NJ before coming to Montville, NJ in 1968. Mr. Erli served stateside in the United States Army from 1965-1969. A builder, he was the owner of Edward J. Erli Construction of Montville, NJ, retiring 13 years ago. Survivors include his loving wife of 56 years, Hilda (nee Himmelsbach); his four children, Michele Gensheimer (Robert) of Sparta, NJ, Lauren Giambrone (Michael) of Montville, NJ, Edward Erli Jr (Georgiann) of Towaco, NJ, and Ron Erli (Kimberly) of Montville, NJ; his siblings, Frances Schweighardt of Fairfield, NJ, Henry Erli of Colorado Springs, CO, and Linda DeSantis of Flanders, NJ; and seven grandchildren, David, Kyle, Allison, Marissa, Killian, Sophie, and Connor. Edward was preceded in death by his siblings, Lorenz Erli Jr., Katherine Mueller, and Mary Himmelsbach. In lieu of flowers, the family would be grateful for donations to the Juvenile Diabetes Foundation (www.jdrf.org).