John Besch, age 77, of Collings Lakes, NJ, passed away on April 24, 2022.

John was born in Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada. He and his family then moved to Niagara Falls, USA, where he grew up and received his education. After school, John joined the US Air Force and spent time overseas. After being discharged from the military, he worked for Chevrolet plant, Bell Telephone and then for United Press International. It was during his time at Bell, that he met his wife, Kathleen. During the earlier years of their marriage, one of their favorite things to do was to head out West and go camping, exploring for ghost towns. Over the years they also took many trips to Florida together.

John enjoyed going out into nature to take walks around the lakes and see all of the different wildlife. John also enjoyed being a part of different bowling leagues. He worked for the Associated Press for more than 30 years before retiring. He started out as a technician, then supervisor. He worked his way up to Special Project Manager, which took him to all areas of the United States as well as overseas. John enjoyed his community and offered a lot of his time helping to improve it.

Beloved husband of Kathleen M. Besch (nee Schwab) Dear brother of Murial Anderson and the late Barbara Hadaway (the late Larry) Loving uncle of Michele Lagasse (Normand) and William Davey (Michele). He is also survived by many great nieces and nephews.

Relatives and friends are invited to his viewing, Wednesday, May 4th, from 6:00 - 7:00 PM, at the Farnelli Funeral Home, 504 N. Main Street, Williamstown, where a service will take place at 7:00 PM.

In lieu of flowers contributions can be made in John's name to the Alzheimer's Association, P.O. Box 96011, Washington, DC 20090.