Francis J. Riepl

Francis Joseph Riepl, formerly of East Brunswick, passed away Saturday, April 9, 2022 at Care One in Holmdel. He was 86.

Born and raised in South River, Francis and his beloved wife, Jacqueline (York) Riepl, lived in East Brunswick for most of their life where they raised their family. They retired to Vero Beach, Florida in 1999.

Francis was a standout athlete for the South River High School football, baseball and basketball teams in the 1950s. He went to the University of Pennsylvania and graduated from the Wharton School of Business in 1958. While at Penn, he was awarded the second highest honor in his graduating class, The Bowl Award. He started three years at quarterback, was his team's most valuable player and is remembered for his 108-yard kickoff return against Notre Dame in 1955.

Francis worked briefly for Johnson & Johnson before starting his distinguished thirty-eight-year career at Public Service Electric & Gas Company, where he was Vice President and Treasurer. While at PSE&G, he received a Certificate for Executive Management from Harvard Business School in 1984. He was also involved in many community organizations, from being a founder and President of the Milltown Rangers' Club to a Director of the Association of Disabled Children.

He was a communicant of St. Bartholomew's RC Church in East Brunswick and a member of St. John's of the Cross, Vero Beach.

Francis was predeceased by his wife Jacqueline (York) Riepl (d. June, 2021), son Glenn Robert Riepl, mother Adeline Mary (Farley) Riepl and father Francis Joseph Riepl, sister Jeanne (Riepl) Reichenbach and her husband Douglas Reichenbach, niece Jan (Reichenbach) Laub and brother-in-law Dominick Macaro.

Surviving are his sons: Timothy and Diane (Donatelli) Riepl of Monmouth Beach, NJ, Frank and Paula (Roy) Riepl of Milltown, NJ, and Glenn and Jill (Heyser) Riepl of Chapel Hill, NC. Sister-in-law Bernice (York) Macaro of Milltown, NJ. Six grandchildren: Joseph and Bridget (Seamon) Riepl of Rumson, NJ, Amie (Riepl) and Tim Retzlaff of Milltown, NJ, Winston Riepl and Sydney Riepl both of Monmouth Beach, NJ, Nicole Riepl of Boston, MA, Zachary Riepl of Chapel Hill, NC. Great-grandchildren: Patrick, Sadie, Madison and Kennedy. Nieces and Nephews: Doug and Leslie Reichenbach, John Laub, Larry Macaro and Kelly Andrulewich and Jackie Macaro.

A Memorial Gathering will be held on Tuesday, April 26 from 10:00am to 12 noon at The Crabiel Home for Funerals, 170 N. Main St. - at Riva Avenue, Milltown. A Blessing will be held at 12 noon at the funeral home, with burial following at Holy Cross Burial Park, East Brunswick.

In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to The Samaritan Center, 3650 41st Street, Vero Beach, FL 32967 (Transitional Housing for Homeless Families of Indian River County, FL, run by the Catholic Charities Diocese of Palm Beach.) https://catholiccharitiesofthedioceseofpalmbeach.salsalabs.org/samaritancenter/index.html

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