More detail on this person: Lt. Col. John
Falls, of Branchville, passed away on Monday, May
5, 2014, at Newton Medical Center, at 84 years of
age. Born in Statesville, N.C., John moved to
Washington, D.C., during his early teenage years
prior to moving to Jersey City, where he graduated
from high school in 1947 and lived until 1961. In
1961, he moved to Frankford Township, where he
resided until he was summoned to appear before
St. Peter.
John retired from the United States Army on March
1, 1972, with the rank of Lieutenant Colonel Air
Division as a highly decorated helicopter and
airplane pilot. He served for 21 years including
tours in Vietnam. He was awarded the
Distinguished Flying Cross and Meritorious Service
Medal, among other awards, while participating in
aerial flight. In 1985, he graduated summa cum
laude from Upsala College, East Orange.
Lt. Col. Falls was a purchasing manager for
various companies including Johnson and Johnson,
the former Warner Lambert, National Medical Care
and Limecrest Stone. Following his career in
procurement, Lt. Col. Falls taught eighth grade
general business and economics at the Rev.
George A. Brown School, Sparta Township. Instead
of embracing retirement, he decided to start a
catering business, Le Concierge, with his wife,
Dolores, in 1984. He was a gourmet cook, finished
carpenter, and also built televisions as a hobby.
Lt. Col. Falls was a member of the American Legion
Post 157, a devout member of the United Methodist
Church of Branchville for over 50 years and a
Board of Trustees member at Sussex County
Community College for over 11 years. He enjoyed
watching movies, gambling in Atlantic City and Mt.
Airy Casino, as well as traveling to St. Maarten,
where he loved to vacation for the past 36 years.
The son of the late Worth and Mary Steele Falls,
Lt. Col. John Falls is survived by his wife of 33
years, Dolores A˘ÇoDeeeeA˘Ç Falls; daughter,
Beverly Lynn Rose, of Bronx, N.Y.; stepdauughter,
Sherri Lynn Whiteside, and husband, Michael, of
Jacksonville, Fla.; seven grandchildren and
several great-grandchildren; sisters, Marjorie
Johnson, of Columbia, S.C., and Jeannette Cook, of
Indianapolis, Ind.; niece, Lt. Cmdr. Medrina
Gilliam, of Columbia, S.C.; and nephew, Reginald
Johnson, of Washington, D.C.
A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday,
May 13, at the United Methodist Church of
Branchville, 8 Broad St., Branchville. Visitation
will be held Monday, May 12, from 2 to 4 and 6 to
8 p.m., at the Wood Funeral Home, 16 Main St.,
Branchville. The American Legion service will be
held Monday at 8 p.m.
Memorial donations can be made to United
Methodist Church of Branchville, 8 Broad St.,
Branchville, NJ 07826.
Online condolences may be offered at
http://www.woodfuneralhome.net/
Published in The New Jersey Herald on May 9,
2014
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