Thomas D. Purtell

Age 81
Basking Ridge

Thomas D. Purtell died February 5, 2011. Mr. Purtell was born in Binghampton, NY and resided in Somerset, NJ for 25 years before moving to Basking Ridge in 1997. He retired as the Distribution Manager for Leviton Manufacturing Co., Long Island, NY and had been a retired Major in the US Air Force Reserves after serving active duty as a veteran of the Korean War. A graduate of Newburgh Free Academy, NY, he received his BA degree from Manhattan College, NY. Mr. Purtell was also a member of the Immaculate Conception Church in Somerville, NJ. Surviving are his wife Carol Ann Purtell, a son Thomas Patrick Purtell, a daughter Linda Carol Purtell and a granddaughter Ashley Nicole. His sister Mary Alice Markel had predeceased him in 1972. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated 9:30am on Friday, February 11 at the Immaculate Conception Church, 35 Mountain Ave., Somerville. Interment to follow at Cedar Hill Cemetery, Newburgh, NY. Visiting hours from 6pm to 9pm on Thursday, February 10 at the Cusick Funeral Home, 80 Mountain Ave., Somerville. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made in his memory to Macular Degeneration Research, 22152 Gateway Center Drv., Clarksburg, MD 20871