SIGERSON, JOHN J., 79, of Cape May passed away peacefully on Monday September 11, 2017. Survived by his loving wife of 43 years, Kathy; his sister Beth Rumsey, 3 children – Christopher (Nancy,) Deborah Christensen (Scott) and Gregory (Deborah), 7 grandchildren, and 2 great grandchildren. He was predeceased by parents Nora (Plunkett) and John Joseph Sigerson and his sister Claire Doyle. John was born in Manhattan and was proud to have George Carlin as a childhood pal. Living in the shadow of Columbia University Hospital, they would search through the trash and George named them “Lucky Finders.” John attended Corpus Christi School, a progressive parochial school for its time, a fact he liked to brag about. After graduation from LaSalle Military Academy in Oakdale NY, John received a degree from Villanova University. “Siggi” to friends and family worked almost his entire career in the automobile industry. John and Kathy met, when as manager at one of the few foreign car dealerships in the Philadelphia area in the 70s, he saved her from the pushy car salesman. They married in 1974 and lived for 27 years in West Chester PA. John loved racket ball, reading, fishing, and the boathouse on Yacht Avenue where they spent much of their free time before moving to Cape May in 2003. Oh the good times we all had there.
The pinnacle of John’s career was his association with Half-a-Car. He traveled across the US and Australia sharing the wisdom and dynamics of the newly popular car leasing programs with dealers. Interment is private and a Memorial Service will be held at a later date. If desired, donations may be made in John’s memory to: Raise the Boat, a Cape May group working to raise the sunken Nor’easter II boat from Cape May Harbor. Over the years John enjoyed numerous fishing excursions on the Nor’easter. Checks to Cape May Forum/FCMH P.O. Box 128, Cape May, NJ 08204 or 609-770- 7820 for cc or questions. (Spilker Funeral Home, Cape May) info and condolences: spilkerfuneralhome.com
The pinnacle of John’s career was his association with Half-a-Car. He traveled across the US and Australia sharing the wisdom and dynamics of the newly popular car leasing programs with dealers. Interment is private and a Memorial Service will be held at a later date. If desired, donations may be made in John’s memory to: Raise the Boat, a Cape May group working to raise the sunken Nor’easter II boat from Cape May Harbor. Over the years John enjoyed numerous fishing excursions on the Nor’easter. Checks to Cape May Forum/FCMH P.O. Box 128, Cape May, NJ 08204 or 609-770- 7820 for cc or questions. (Spilker Funeral Home, Cape May) info and condolences: spilkerfuneralhome.com
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