Franklin Francis Hannoch, Jr. died Sunday, May 24, 2015. Funeral services were held Wednesday, May 27, in the Bernheim-Apter-Kreitzman Suburban Funeral Chapel, Livingston. Mr. Hannoch was the beloved husband of Anita (nee Goldman), the devoted father of Nancy Berger and her husband, Monte; and James Hannoch and his wife, Kathleen; as well as the adoring grandfather of Carolyn and Andrew Hannoch and Allyson Berger. Mr. Hannoch, of Key Largo, Florida and Livingston, was a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Rutgers University, where he also graduated with honors, was manager of the varsity football team for three years, president of the Economic Honor Society, and president of his fraternity. His greatest college accomplishment, however, according to him, was meeting his college sweetheart, the former Anita Goldman of Perth Amboy, whom he married a week after graduation. Mr. Hannoch was born in Newark, but at a very young age moved to South Orange with his parents. He went all through the South Orange-Maplewood school system, graduating in 1945 from Columbia High School, where he was a member of the record holding track team and president of the Victory Corps, which was the wartime student government. Upon graduation, Mr. Hannoch joined the United States Navy, where he remained until he went to college at Rutgers. Mr. Hannoch had a very successful business career as a real estate appraiser and counselor. He was a member of the American Society of Real Estate Counselors, a professional society to which membership was only available by invitation for excellence in the profession. He served as the national chairman in 1994 and was a founding member of the New Jersey chapter. Mr. Hannoch was also a member of the American Institute of Real Estate Appraisers and served as president of the NJ Chapter. Mr. Hannoch was also involved with numerous community, social, religious, and philanthropic organizations. For several years he was the president of the Family Service and Child Guidance Center of the Oranges and Maplewood. He was a board member of the Congregation B’nai Jeshurun and served as president of Mountain Ridge Country Club for four years. He was a supporter of the New Jersey Symphony. Franklin Hannoch Jr. will be greatly missed by all, especially his loving family members.
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