Union County NJ Archives Obituaries.....Jordan, Thomas October 11, 1954
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Elizabeth Daily Journal, Oct 12, 1954
Thomas Jordan, 56, Funeral Director

UNION---Thomas J Jordan, 56, of 1211 Jeanette Ave., a funeral home operator in
Union from 1935 to 1950, died yesterday in East Orange Veterans Hospital after
long illness. He was active in amateur theatrical productions and was a song
writer in his spare time.

Mr Jordan was born in Brooklyn and was a funeral director in New York from 1924
to 1935. In Union, he operated the former Jordan Funeral Home, 1100 Pine Ave.,
now operated by Haeberle & Barth of Irvington.

In his spare time, Mr Jordan wrote popular songs in collaboration with others.
His most famous written in the '20s, was entitled "Redhead."

Mr Jordan also directed and produced a number of theatrical benefits for
charitable and civic causes. He was honored at a testimonial dinner in 1948 by
Union Lodge of Elks and again in 1950 by the Exchange Club, in both of which he
was active. He was a member of The Revelers, township dramatic group.

The former funeral director was a veteran of World War I and a communicant of St
Michael's Church.

Surviving are his mother, Mrs Mary Cawley Jordan of Union; a brother, Michael of
New York, and two sisters, Mrs Gustaf Carlson of Plainfield and Mrs Nora
Fitzgerald of New York.

The funeral will be from Haeberle & Barth Colonial Home, 1100 Pine Ave.

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