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HIGHTSOWN Joseph A. Ely Jr., 71, died Monday at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital at Hamilton.
Born in Hightstown, he was longtime area resident.
He worked for the service department of The Peddie School.
Son of the late J. Addison and Anna Cubberley Ely, he is survived by two brothers and sisters-in-law, Richard C. and Lynette Ely of Boswell, Pa., and Robert A. and Carolyn Ely of Winston-Salem, N.C.; a niece, Lora Lea Ely; and a nephew, Carl Ely.
Funeral was held at A.S. Cole Funeral Home, 22 N. Main St., Cranbury.
Burial was in East Windsor Cemetery.
