Obituary: Ronald N. Haden, 77

Ronald N. Haden, 77, of Freehold, died at home on Saturday, Dec. 24. He was born in Freehold and was a lifelong area resident. Ronald retired in 1992 as a letter carrier for the Freehold Post Office. Previously he had worked at 3M in Freehold Township and also the Lakehurst Naval Air Station. He was a graduate of Freehold High School class of 1954. Haden was a veteran of the United States Army. He was a member of the . Haden was the Treasurer of the Monoc Homing Pigeon Club as well as a member of Central Jersey Homing Pigeon Combine and the International Federation American Homing Pigeon Fanciers, Inc.

He was predeceased by his parents, Alfred and Davina Haden; a brother, Alfred “Kenny” Haden; a sister, Eileen Graef; and many nieces and nephews. Surviving is his wife of Fifty years, Madelyn “Liz” Haden, of Freehold; a son, Ronald N. Haden Jr. and his wife, Laura, of Freehold; a daughter, Gayle E. Reese and her husband, Brian, of Jackson; and five grandchildren, Gabrielle Haden, Carly Haden, Brooke Haden, Jayden Reese and Gunnar Reese.

Visiting at the , 100 Elton-Adelphia Road in Freehold Township, on Wednesday, Dec. 28 from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. and 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Relatives and friends are invited to attend his 11 a.m. funeral service at the funeral home on Thursday, Dec. 29. Entombment to follow in Monmouth Memorial Park, Tinton Falls, NJ. For information, directions or condolence messages to the family, visit claytonfuneralhome.com.