Emmett H. Ball

Emmett H. Ball died June 17, 2014 at Clara Maass Hospital. He was 85. Born in Greenwood Lake, NY, he lived most of his life in Kearny.

Visiting will be on Sunday from 1-5 p.m. at the Armitage & Wiggins Funeral Home, 596 Belgrove Drive, Kearny. Service Monday 10 a.m. in the funeral home and burial will follow at Rosedale Cemetery in Linden.

Emmett served in The 47th Viking Infantry Division U.S. Army. He then married Mary A. Westmoreland. He worked as a Distribution Manager at Otis Elevator in Harrison and then worked for Benedict Miller in Lyndhurst. After retirement he went on to help his daughter Sharon at Lee's Florist in Kearny.

He is survived by his wife Mary, his daughters Sharon and her husband Jim Carey and Donna Ball. Brother of the late Kearny Fire Captain Robert Ball, he is also survived by his grandchildren Paul, Jessica and Artie.

If you care to make a memorial contribution, please consider The Kidney Fund.