Edward Arthur Vandewater, 51, of Stroudsburg, Pa., formerly of Hopewell, died May 10 at Easton Hospital, Easton, Pa.
Born in Trenton, he lived in Pennington and attended the Hopewell school system. After living in Hopewell, he moved to Stroudsburg, Pa., where he worked as a house painter. He was a veteran of the US Air Force. He served from 1970 to 1974.
Son of the late Leonard and Beatrice Suydam Vandewater, he is survived by three brothers and two sisters, William, Peter with whom he lived, Jeffrey and wife Deborah, Victoria, Lisa and husband Chris DeStefano; an ex-wife and friend Susan; and many nieces and nephews, aunts, uncles, and cousins.
A memorial service and interment will take place at Highland Cemetery on June 17 at 11:30 a.m.