Obituary of Earl C. Rist

Bloomfield, NJ Earl C. Rist of Bloomfield, New Jersey died of cancer at age 79 on Wednesday, November 15, 2006, at Mountainside Hospital in Montclair, New Jersey. A Memorial Service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, 25 November 2006, in the Chapel in the Glen Ridge Congregational Church, 195 Ridgewood Avenue, Glen Ridge, New Jersey. For upstate New York family and friends, a second Memorial Service will be held at 11 a.m. on Monday, 27 November 2006, in the Sodom Community Church, Sodom, New York. Born June 7, 1927 in Bakers Mills, New York, Earl was educated in Newark, New Jersey and then resided in Glen Ridge and Bloomfield, New Jersey for the rest of his life. He had recently retired from the position he held for many years as a dedicated, innovative and versatile Lighting Engineer with the Kurt Versen Company, a renown Point Source lighting firm in Westwood, New Jersey. Earl is survived by his wife Myrtle, his son Robert and daughter-in-law Cindy, daughter Barbara, his grandchildren Pamela and Andrew (all northern New Jersey residents) and his brother and sister-in-law, Bob and Peg Chadwick from California. In addition to his family, Earl was extremely active with and proud of his three award-winning, Champion Standard Poodles that he and Myrtle trained, groomed and showed at many kennel club competitions throughout the country: Diana (Champion Majessa Light of my Life CD), Victoria (Champion Majessa Georgia on My Mind CD), and Willo (Champion Majessa On the Road Again CD). In lieu of flowers, donations, in Earl's memory, would be appreciated to the Poodle Club of America Foundation, 2945 Jamestown Road, Long Lake, MN 55356-9599 c/o Michael Wahlig. The foundation specializes in breed related genetic diseases. Earl will always be remembered by his family and friends for his wit, laughter and love of fine food. He will be laid to rest on the family plot in the Bates Cemetery, Johnsburg. Please visit www.alexanderfuneralhomes.com for online guest book, condolences and directions.