Obituary of John M. Kiraly

John M. Kiraly, age 80, of Southampton passed away Sunday, January 21 at home surrounded by his loving family.  Born in Philadelphia, he resided in Leisuretowne for the past 14 years and was formerly of Delran.

John served in the US Army and was retired from Navistar/International Harvester where he worked as the Regional Finance Manager.  He was a parishioner at the Church of the Holy Eucharist in Tabernacle and was a member of the Knights of Columbus. 

John is survived by his loving wife of 58 years, Rosalie (Sayers) Kiraly; five children, Linda Daywalt and husband Mark of Great Pond, Maine, Donna Kiraly and husband Chris Samchuck of Millville, John Kiraly, Jr. and wife Danielle of Shamong, Stephanie Proctor and husband Shane of Land O’ Lakes, FL and Trish Kiraly Radd of Shamong; a brother, Steven Kiraly and wife Jean of Blue Bell, PA; a sister, Betty Irvin and husband Sam of Doylestown, PA; eleven grandchildren, Mark, Ryan and Eric Daywalt, Amanda Rose, Shawn and Samantha Kiraly, Shane and Emily Proctor and Jarett, Jake and Abbey Radd and a great grandson, Cynder Morales.

A Funeral Mass for John will be held on Friday, January 26 at 11:00 AM at the Church of the Holy Eucharist, 520 Medford Lakes Road, Tabernacle, NJ 08088 with calling hours from 9:00 to 11:00 AM at the church.  Burial will follow the Mass at the BGWCD Veterans Memorial Cemetery in North Hanover Twp.

Due to cemetery restrictions, in lieu of flowers, memorial contributions in John’s memory can be made to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105-9959 (www.stjude.org).

Arrangements are under the direction of the Tilghman Funeral Home in New Egypt, NJ (www.TilghmanFH.com).