Obituary of Charles L. Bush Jr.

Charlie Louis Bush Jr. 57, of Wayne, NJ, passed away on April 2, 2022. The family will receive friends from 4:00-8:00pm on Monday, April 11. The memorial and sharing service will be held at 7:00 pm at the funeral home. Charlie was born in Belleville, NJ on November 10, 1964. He earned a BS in Engineering from Montclair State College in 1986. He worked as a Senior Engineering Director, New Product Development at Stryker Spine for the past 19 yrs. Charlie was proud to be a part of the Stryker team. Charlie enjoyed boating, bowling and surrounding himself with people who he loved. He was the president of "The Good Old Friends" bowling league for the past 30 years and an avid Ravens fan. He touched the lives of everyone he came to know especially his family and friends. His great compassion for others and his kindness was unmatched. Charlie is survived by the love of his life, Mary Bush. He is also survived by son Jeff Conte and his wife Lauren; grandchildren, Jeffrey, Caiden, and Grace; parents, Charles and Dolores Bush; sister Nicole Krentz (Al); brothers-in-law, Thomas Lopez (MaryJean), Anthony Lopez (Mary); his loving nieces, nephews, aunts, uncles, cousins, neighbors and friends. Memorial donations may be made to Tunnels to Tower Fund, www.t2t.org or the St Jude Children's Research Hospital, www.stjude.org. The family wishes to extend their gratitude to all who loved him. We are all better for knowing him.