Hans Joachim Conrads of Livingston was born April 14, 1933, and passed away on Monday, June 29.
Born in Newark, he had lived in Livingston for 46 years. He was a member of the Livingston Old Guard.
Mr. Conrads was predeceased by his parents, Heinrich (Henry) Conrads and Martha (Kaiser) Conrads.
He is survived by his wife, Herta (Graff), to whom he was married for 61 years; his sons, Peter P. Conrads of Ohio and Mark David Conrads of Cedar Knolls; his grandchildren,Amanda, Mark Jr., Samantha, and Christina; his sister, Esther (Conrads) and her husband, James Darbyshire; and cousins and other family in Leipzig, Germany.
Mr. Conrads served in the U.S. Navy from 1951 to 1956, and his favorite hymn was the Navy Hymn:
Eternal Father, strong to save
Whose arm hath boundfor the restless wave
Who bidst the mighty ocean deep
Its own appointed limits keep
O hear us when we cry to Thee
For those in peril on the sea.
O trinity of love and power,
Our brethren shield in danger’s hour
Protect them where so w’er they go
From rock and tempest, fire and foe,
Thus evermore shall rise to Thee
Glad hymn of praise from land and sea.
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