In Memoriam: Longtime Little Silver Resident, John Choff, 80

Longtime Little Silver resident, John Robert Choff, of Eatontown,n passed away on Oct. 5 at Riverview Medical Center in Red Bank. He was 80.

Born and raised in Ellwood City, PA, John graduated from Lincoln High School in Ellwood City in 1959 and attended Geneva College in Beaver Falls, PA. John enlisted in the Navy in 1965, serving aboard the USS Bushnell and working at Bethesda Naval Hospital in Bethesda, MD.

John Choff
Photo/family via John E. Day Funeral Home

“In his 30 years of treating and caring for patients, he worked as a PA for Dr. Phillip J. Torsney in Red Bank. After retiring, John worked an additional 20 years at Red Bank Regional High School as a substitute teacher.
John was loved and respected by everyone, especially the patients he treated, the students at school, and the young athletes he coached and left a positive mark on throughout the years. His faith as a devout Catholic guided him throughout his life. John’s favorite things included spending time with his family, playing golf and watching the Pittsburgh Steelers win!
John was a devoted and loving husband. His wife, children and grandchildren meant
the world to him.
Loved ones of John Choff in his obituary

John is predeceased by his parents, John B. and Helene Choff.

He is survived by his wife of 56 years, Jenny Bucci Choff; son, Jeffrey Choff; daughter, Jodie Choff O’Connor (Chris); grandchildren, Sydney Choff, Jordan Choff, Paige O’Connor and Quinlan O’Connor; his sister, Barbara Witzigman (Jim), of Sparta, TN; and many nieces and nephews who he loved and adored.

There will be a visitation held on Monday, Oct. 10, from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. at the John E. Day Funeral Home, Red Bank. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Tuesday, Oct. 11, at 11 a.m. at St. Anselm R.C. Church, 1028 Wayside Road, Wayside. Interment will be private.

Memorial donations can be made to the American Cancer Society at www.cancer.org