Obituary of Walter Kibala

Walter Kibala, 89, a lifelong resident of Perth Amboy, passed away April 27, 2016 at the Brighton Gardens of Edison. Mr. Kibala was an US Army Veteran of WWII. He was employed as an instrument mechanic for E.I. DuPont in both Perth Amboy and Parlin for thirty-four years, before retiring in 1985. Walter was also the custodian for the Our Lady of Hungary Church and caretaker of the Our Lady of Hungary Cemetery for over twenty years. He was a parishioner of the Most Holy Name of Jesus Parish-Our Lady of Hungary Church of Perth Amboy. He was a member of the OLH Fellowship Club, the OLH Holy Name Society, and the OLH Rosary Society. He was also a member and served as an officer of the OLH Sick and Death Benefit Society. Mr. Kibala was a long time member of the Middlesex Co. Umpire League. He umpired mainly Perth Amboy Recreation baseball and softball for over fifteen years. Walter enjoyed watching boxing and westerns. He was an avid baseball fan and loved to ice skate. He was always the biggest fan at his grandchildren's many sporting events. He was predeceased by six brothers and two sisters. Surviving are his beloved wife of sixty-four years, Elizabeth A. (Bodo) Kibala, his son Joseph F. Kibala and wife Jean of Fords, his daughter Joy E. Quick and husband William of Flemington, his brother Stephen "Chippy" Kibala of Edison, four grandchildren, Kevin and Paul Kibala and William and Melanie Quick, one great grandson Jude Emmanuel Kibala, his cousin Carol McFadden and her family, his nephew Brian Kun and niece Karen Beckham. Funeral services will be held Monday 9:30 am at the Mitruska Funeral Home, 531 New Brunswick Ave. in Fords. Followed by a 10 am mass in the Most Holy Name of Jesus Parish - Our Lady of Hungary Church in Perth Amboy. Interment will follow in the Our Lady of Hungary Cemetery in Fords. Visitation hours will be held Sunday from 4- 8 pm.