Neil Potter, U.S. Air Force veteran



NORTH BRUNSWICK — Neil Potter, died Tuesday (Jan. 8, 2008) at his home in North Brunswick after a 10-year battle with ALS (Lou Gehrig's Disease). He was 75.

Mr. Potter was born in New Brunswick and resided in Highland Park before moving to North Brunswick, 43 years ago.

Neil served our country faithfully in the U.S. Air Force and served in Korea. He retired from Rutgers University in 1997 and was a communicant of St. Augustine of Canterbury in Kendall Park.

He was an avid antique and coin collector. He and his wife enjoyed traveling together throughout the United States as well as Ireland. he was known to be a happy man, always smiling, talking and making new friends.

Mr. Potter is survived by his wife, Esther, of North Brunswick; a daughter, Debbie Vetter and her husband, Jack, of Flemington; three sons, Brian Potter and his wife, Donna, of Skillman, Keith Potter and his wife, Mary, of North Brunswick and Craig Potter and his wife, Lori, of Whitehouse Station; and his eight grandchildren, Kristie Vetter, Laura Vetter Savage and her husband, Ken, Kevin Vetter, Brandon Potter, Christina Potter, Derrek Potter, Casey Potter and Chandler Potter. He is also survived by a sister, Carol Herzog of North Brunswick.

Funeral services will begin 9:30 a.m. Saturday from Gleason Funeral Home, 1360 Hamilton St., Somerset, followed by a 10:15 a.m. funeral Mass at St. Augustine of Canterbury Roman Catholic Church. Entombment will follow at St. Magdalene Cemetery in Flemington. Friends and family may call from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. Friday at the funeral home.

Contributions in Mr. Potter's name may be made to Columbia University, ALS Gift Fund, 710 W. 168th St., Box 107, New York, NY 10032, Attn: Kalli Voulgaris.