Roger G. Wharton, 76 of Toms River, formerly of Kearny passed away on February 8, 2022.
Relatives and friends are invited to attend a visitation for Roger at the Armitage & Wiggins Funeral Home, 596 Belgrove Dr. Kearny on Friday from 3-7 PM. A Funeral mass will be celebrated at St. Cecilia’s Church in Kearny on Saturday at 12 noon. Cremation will be held privately.
Born in Newark, Roger was a longtime Kearny resident until moving to Toms River two years ago. He worked as a security director for St. Barnabas Medical Center in Livingston for 37 years until his retirement in 2015. Roger was an avid fan of country music, and especially enjoyed the Irish Tenors.
The devoted step-son of Joan Degnan, and son of the late Frank Degnan and Dorothy Wharton, Roger was the beloved husband of Maureen (nee Olenik) Wharton; loving father of Heather Sexton and her husband William, Natalie Wharton and the late Yvonne Wharton; and cherished grandfather of Gabriel Wharton. He was the dear brother of Dorothy Latham, step-brother of Sharon Bilski and Christine Degnan Ziegler, and brother-in-law of Michael and Fran Olenik. He was predeceased by his sister Lorraine Coppola, and in-laws Stephanie Longo and Joseph Olenik; and is also survived by many loving nieces and nephews.
In lieu of flowers, donations in his memory may be made to the Salvation Army.
