Eugene Hennessy, 79, of Jamesburg, died Saturday, Dec. 27, at the Medical Center at Princeton.
Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., he resided in Edison, Colts Neck and Scotch Plains before moving to Jamesburg 10 years ago. He was the owner of Richmond Industries in Dayton, formerly located in Metuchen. He was a member of the American Foundry Men’s Society and was an avid golfer. He served as a fighter pilot in the Navy during World War II.
He is survived by his wife, Donna Matrafajlo Hennessy; three children, Daniel, Mark and Robert Matrafajlo, all of North Brunswick; a brother, Joseph of Sarasota, Fla.; a nephew, Sean Philip and his wife, Martha, of Glen Ellyn, Ill.; a great-nephew, Sean Philip Jr.; and three great-nieces, Mary Ellen, Anne Marie and Margaret Mary, all of Glen Ellyn, Ill.
Services were held Tuesday, Dec. 30, at Costello-Runyon Funeral Home, 568 Middlesex Ave. (Route 27), Metuchen. A funeral liturgy followed at St. Francis of Assisi Cathedral, Metuchen.
