Obituary of Charles E. Phillips

Phillips, Charles E. age 89 of Wayne died Monday, October 17, 2016. Born in Winchendon, MA he was a resident of Glen Ridge, NJ and Rindge, NH before moving to Wayne. He was an Army veteran who served during WW II. He was educated at Phillips Academy, Andover, MA and Harvard University, undergraduate class of 1949 and Masters in 1951. He worked as an executive at the Wall Street bank of JP Morgan for over 35 years. He was a member of the Glen Ridge Congregational Church, Glen Ridge and served on the Glen Ridge Board of Education, including several terms as president. He was a Trustee of the Cathedral of the Pines, Rindge, NH; served on the Board of Adjustment for Rindge, NH and was a member and past commodore of the Monomonoc Lake Sailing Association (MLSA) of Rindge. He enjoyed sports, stamp collecting, bridge, Scrabble and chess. Surviving is his wife of 29 years, Anita (Sharp) Phillips of Wayne, his children, Elizabeth Phillips Marrinan and John Manning Phillips II and his wife Debora, also surviving are his three step children, Richard and his partner Penny, James and his wife Gail, and Lauren Sharp. In addition there are five grandchildren, Brian Marrinan, Jonathan Phillips, Daniel Phillips, Christopher Sharp and Allison Bizzoco, and two great grandchildren, Max and Cassie Bizzoco, and. He was predeceased by his 1st wife, Joyce Glore Phillips, his daughter, Virginia Phillips and his sister, Lila Jo Phillips. A Service of Remembrance will be held on Saturday, October 22, 2016 at 11:30 am at the Vander Plaat Funeral Home (www.vpfh.com), 257 Godwin Avenue, Wyckoff, NJ. Private Cremation will be held. In lieu of flowers, donations to the Cathedral of the Pines, 10 Hale Hill Road, Rindge, NH 03461 would be appreciated.