Obituary of Nicholas Apice

Nicholas "Nick" Apice, 86, of Brick, passed away Monday, December 20th, 2010 at Ocean Medical Center, Brick following a short hospital stay. Born in Newark, he lived in Nutley for many years and then moved to Jackson before becoming a resident of Brick in 2007. He served in WWII as a Radio Operator for the U.S. Army Air Corp. where he received many medals. He was a self-employed farrier, retiring in 2005 after 25 years. At the age of 50 he became a farrier of standard bred race horses in the Freehold Raceway area. He was a member of the Standard Bred Owner's Association. He was the former owner of Ja-Ken Farm, Jackson, NJ, named after his grandsons. Survived by Ruth, his wife of 67 years; son Robert of Jackson, daughter Carole Adessa and her husband Kenneth of Lake Shawnee; two grandchildren Jason Apice and wife Cari of Middlesex Borough and Kenneth Adessa Jr. and his wife Jodie of Rockaway; and two great-grandchildren Shaun Michael Apice and Leo Daniel Adessa. Also survived by two brothers Anthony and Dominick; two sisters Edith Lakeland and Angela Paul and many nieces and nephews. Visitation Wednesday, December 22nd, 2010, 4 - 7:30 P.M. at Tuttle Funeral Home, 272 State Route 10 West, Randolph (www.tuttlefh.com ). Funeral Services will follow at the funeral home at 7:30 P.M. on Wednesday. Friends and family are invited to meet at the funeral home at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, December 23rd, 2010 for procession to Gate of Heaven Cemetery, East Hanover for the interment. In lieu of flowers donations may be made in his memory to either The Wounded Warrier Project, PO Box 758516, Topeka, KS 66675-8516 or S.B.O.A., 64 Business Route 33, Manalapan, NJ 07726.