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R. Foster NEVIUS

Male Abt 1919 - 2010  (91 years)


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  • Name R. Foster NEVIUS 
    Birth Abt 1919 
    Gender Male 
    Death 15 Apr 2010  Essex Fells, Essex, New Jersey Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Person ID I17444  bmds
    Last Modified 26 Oct 2015 

    Children
     1Female. Carolyn C. NEVIUS,   b. 22 Jun 1954 (Age 70 years)
     
    Family ID F3874  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 15 Apr 2010 - Essex Fells, Essex, New Jersey
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  • Notes 
    • ESSEX FELLS, April 15 2015 — An elderly man was found murdered in home in Essex Fells, New Jersey. Forensics personnel from the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office have been actively investigating the victim’s home at 238 Fells Road. Robert Foster Nevius, 91, was found murdered in his own home. Nevius, known as ’Foster’, was a WWII veteran, who survived the allied invasion of Normandy.
       Sources say it was his wife, Janet who called 911 from the couple’s Manhattan apartment after she had been unable to reach him on Thursday morning. Officers from the Essex Fells Police Department arrived to investigate and discovered the body. It is not immediately clear whether the victim was a random target, or whether he was murdered by someone he knew. The prosecutor’s office says there does not appear to be any forced entry. Nevius was home alone at the time, officials said. They want people in the area to be vigilant and if they see anything suspicious to call Essex Fells Police. How the victim died has not been released. An autopsy was scheduled.
       Nevius is survived by his wife and two daughters.

  • Sources 
    1. [S4] Obituary.
      R. Foster Nevius, 91, of Essex Fells died suddenly and unexpectedly on April 15, 2010. A memorial service will be held on Friday, April 30, 2010, at 11 a.m. in St. Peter’s Episcopal Church, 271 Roseland Ave., Essex Fells. Interment will be private. Arrangements are under the direction of the Dancy Funeral Home in Caldwell. Born in Orange, Mr. Nevius lived in Essex Fells for 47 years. He was the general manager for 35 years of R.H. Wager, a family owned business in Chatham, which manufactured marine equipment for the U.S. Navy. He retired in 1983.
       A World War II Army veteran, Mr. Nevius served with the 8th Army Artillery and participated in the Invasion of Normandy and Battle of the Bulge, as well as in the capture of German prisoners outside of Berlin at the end of the war. Mr. Nevius attended Columbia University. He was a member of the Metropolitan Club and the Holland Society in New York, and the Essex Fells Country Club and St. Peter’s Episcopal Church in Essex Fells.
       He was the beloved husband of Janet (nee Dryden); devoted father of Janet Wylie of Ponte Vedra, Fla., and Carolyn Bjorling of St. Augustine, Fla.; cherished grandfather of James and John; fond brother-in-law of Richard Chesnut and his wife, Norma, and loving uncle of Lynn Powers and Michael Wager, Jaqueline Holden, Susan Chesnut and Donald Chesnut.
       In lieu of flowers, donations to the COPE Center, 104 Bloomfield Ave., Montclair, N.J. 07042, would be appreciated.
      — Star-Ledger, Apr. 18, 2010