Eighty-four year Little Silver resident Red Bank High School graduate, U.S. Army vet, fireman and owner of Burdge’s Garage, Albert Edwin “Ed” Burdge Jr., passed away on Sept. 27. He was 90.

Born in Neptune, Ed lived in Little Silver from the time he was a child. A Red Bank High School graduate, he joined the Army in 1953 and a stationed in Panama.

“Ed and his wife, Sandra, married on Oct. 9, 1955 and raised their four children in Little Silver as well. He and his father owned and operated Burdge’s Garage in Little Silver for 76 years. Ed joined the Little Silver Volunteer Fire Company in 1966 and was chief engineer for more than 20 years. Ed was a charter member of the North Jersey and Tri-Counties Chapters of SPAAMFAA. He was a past president and director of the North Jersey Chapter and Director of the Tri-Counties Chapter. He was a member of the NJ Fire Museum & Fallen Firefighters Memorial. He was a long time very active member and served on the Board of Directors for more than 20 years. In his spare time, Ed enjoyed restoring
antique fire trucks and apparatus.”

Loved ones of Ed Burdge in his obituary

Ed is survived by his wife of over 67 years, Sandra, and his children Bonnie Braun and her husband, Joseph Braun, Becky DeVore, Albert Burdge III, and Theresa Burdge. He is also survived by grandchildren, Elizabeth, Tabitha, Lauren, Austin, Michael, Frank, Vanessa, Lena, Iliana and six great-grandchildren.

Visitation will be Thursday, Oct. 5, from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. at Thompson Memorial Home, Red Bank. The funeral will be held at 10 a.m. on Friday, Oct. 6, at Thompson Memorial Home, followed by graveside service at Evergreen Cemetery, 49 Church St, Little Silver.

In lieu of flowers, the family would appreciate donations made to the NJ Fire Museum & Fallen Firefighters Memorial, 4 Polhemustown Rd., Allentown, NJ 08501 or to the Little Silver Volunteer Fire Company.

— Edited obituary prepared by family via Thompson Memorial Home

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