A loving uncle and godfather passes

My mother called me at work on Wednesday to tell me my godfather, my Uncle Ollie, had died. It came as a quite a shock. My aunt and uncle were supposed to leave for a cruise to the Panama Canal this past weekend, but he went into the hospital to have a new pacemaker put in. He died the next day. Luckily my mom was able to visit with him the day before in the hospital. He was the 2nd oldest (mom's the oldest) of seven children. He will be greatly missed. I wish I was closer so that I could have gone home for his services. Below is his obituary.

Oliver Finan, 74, of Bayville died on Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2010, at Community Medical Center, Toms River. The family will receive friends today, Thursday, Feb. 4, from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. at the Timothy E. Ryan Home For Funerals, O'Connell Chapel, 706 U.S. Hwy. 9, Bayville. Funeral services will be on Friday, Feb. 5, at 11 a.m. at the funeral home. Condolences may be sent by visiting ryanfuneralhome.com. Born in Newark, Mr. Finan came to the Bayville area five years ago from Roselle. He founded Finan Sheet Metal, Roselle, in 1979, and was a member of Local 22, the Lacey Moose, and both the Knights of Columbus and American Legion Post 229 in Roselle. He proudly served his country in the Army National Guard. Mr. Finan is survived by his wife, Mary Clare (nee O'Donnell); seven children, Judith Finan of Clinton, Nancy (Tom) Goodstein of Allentown, Teresa (Vic) Matthews of Union, Michael (Lynne) Finan of Somerset, Bobby Finan of Union, Patrick (Nancy) Finan of Scotch Plains, and Timothy (Jennifer) Finan of Roselle Park; his siblings, Marge (Vincent) DeFalco of Toms River, Dorothy (Michael) Duffy of Cedar Grove, Ann Finan of Cedar Grove, and Richard Finan of Lyndhurst: 12 grandchildren, Christopher, Courtney, Erin, Kevin, James, Sean, Daniel, Emily, Michaela, Hannah, Blake and Jillian; sister-in-law, Alice Hannah of Whiting, and a brother-in-law, Roland (Mary) Hannah of Edison. In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorial contributions be made to Hunterdon Development Center, P.O. Box 4003, Clinton, N.J. 08809.