BURLINGTON TOWNSHIP Charles Joseph Barger, 82, died April 8 at The Masonic Home of New Jersey. Born in Philadelphia, he lived most of his life in Trenton and Forked River.
Mr. Barger retired in 1988 after 10 years with the state and had worked many years with United Brotherhood of Carpenters Local 31. He was a Navy veteran of World War II and a member of the Coast Guard Auxiliary, Flotilla 7-10 for 35 years, where he was appointed coxswain. He was vice commander of Flotilla 60, Third Coast Guard District, for one term. Mr. Barger was a master mason with Masonic Gothic Lodge 270 and a member of the Bordentown Elks, Forked River Elks, Lacey Lodge 2518 and Forked River Fish Hawks.
Father of the late Gary Barger, he is survived by his wife, Gladys Stout Barger; two sons and a daughter-in-law, Roger and Judy Barger of Montrose, Colo., and Jody Barger of Colorado Springs, Colo.; two daughters and sons-in-law, Cindy and Dennis Niederer of Titusville and Diane and Thomas Molnar of New Hope, Pa.; a daughter-in-law, Ellen Barger of Manassas, Va.; 13 grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; and nieces and nephews.
Memorial service will be 1:30 p.m. Saturday at the Chapel of The Masonic Home of New Jersey.
