James Blakemore

TIME CHANGE: The service time is now scheduled for 10:00 am.

James Blakemore, 65, of Clifton passed away on December 1, 2018.
Born in Passaic, Mr. Blakemore was a lifelong resident of Clifton. Prior to retirement, he had been employed as a Lieutenant with the Passaic County Prosecutor's Office. Earlier employment as a Police Officer with the Clifton Police Department. He was a faithful parishioner of St. Paul RC Church in Clifton.
Mr. Blakemore was predeceased by his parents: James and Margery E. (nee O'Toole) Blakemore and by a sister, Joan Blakemore.
He is survived by his wife, Margaret (nee Madden) Blakemore, of Clifton; by his stepdaughter, Kim Tavis, of Hamburg; a sister, Charlotte Ruddy, of Pt. Pleasant; a niece, Cheryl Lamartine, of Little Egg Harbor; stepgrandson Dylan Tavis, of Hamburg; and longtime friend Barbara Ashton of Bloomfield.
Visiting will be Wednesday morning from 9:00-10:30am with the funeral service to be held at 10:00am at Bizub-Quinlan Funeral Home, 1313 Van Houten Avenue, Clifton. Burial to follow at Calvary Cemetery, Paterson. The family requests that flowers please be omitted and that a memorial contribution to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital (www.stjude.org), 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, Tennessee 38105 be considered instead.