Thomas Charles Reeder

January 10, 1953 - April 20, 2025

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Saturday 4/26, 12:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Thomas C Reeder of Raritan, NJ
January 10, 1953 – April 20, 2025

Thomas, preferred to be called Tom, 72, passed away peacefully on April 20, 2025. He was predeceased by his parents, Fred and Dorothy Reeder; as well as his beloved wife—the love of his life—JoAnn Reeder.

Surviving are his children, Julia & Rich Polyak, Mike & Cheryl Reeder and Jeff & Torrie Reeder; his grandchildren, Adam & Gabrielle Polyak, Michael Reeder II, Samantha and Jakob Long, Marc Reeder, Brian Wolfe, Shane Wolfe, Jeffrey Reeder Jr and Thomas Reeder, as well as the newest family addition; his great grandson, Jensen Long. Also surviving are his brother Don Reeder & his partner Barbara Lutz and his sister Alaine French & her husband Jim – as well as numerous nieces and nephews, all of whom he loved fiercely. If you knew Tom, you know that his greatest joys were his grandchildren, that is, until his only granddaughter made him a great grandfather! He was over the moon to obtain that title.

He retired from Merck as the Associate Director of Technical Architecture in 2014 and began to enjoy his hobbies and pastimes to the fullest. During his retirement, in 2018, he became a Rutgers Certified Master Gardener and enjoyed sharing his knowledge of gardening with others. His hobbies included traveling the states to watch baseball games in as many stadiums as he could, as well as finding jazz clubs to listen to the music he loved. However, his favorite pastime was attending NJ Devils games with his grandchildren.

Tom was the type of man that loved his family fiercely and made sure they all knew just how much that was. So instead of saying goodbye, because he will be in our hearts and minds forever, we will say until we see you again, we love you.

A service will be held at Cuoco Funeral Home, 10 West End Ave, Somerville, NJ 08876 on Saturday, April 26, 2025 from 12:00pm to 3:00pm.

We are asking, per Tom’s request, that in lieu of flowers, donations be made to St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital in Tom’s honor. Please go to
https://www.stjude.org/donate/donate-to-st-jude.html

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Thomas C Reeder of Raritan, NJ January 10, 1953 – April 20, 2025 Thomas, preferred to be called Tom, 72, passed away peacefully on April 20, 2025. He was predeceased by his parents, Fred and Dorothy Reeder; as well as his beloved wife—the love of his life—JoAnn Reeder. Surviving are his children, Julia & RichContinue Reading

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So sorry to know about the Tom's passing. He was such a wonderful friend to my Mom and he will be missed!

Tom was a great colleague and friend, always there to help and assist. He was the Master in his field and highly regarded by all throughout Schering and Merck. He will be very fondly remembered.

Tom was an amazing friend to John & I. He was always here to help us on anything we needed. There was nothing he couldn’t fix ! He was very intelligent and wise. John and Tom and at times I would go out and we would enjoy jazz, dinners and our laughs. Tom will be truly missed in our hearts and souls.. John & Kathy Galella

Some of my favorite memories of my Grandpa~ I found out I was pregnant on Thanksgiving of 2023. I was anxiously waiting for my parents and wonderful grandfather to arrive so I could tell them the news. Fast forward to Thanksgiving 2024, the first thing my Gramps asked me, in front of everyone, was “Is there any news you want to share with us this Thanksgiving, Sam?” Another funny memory is when I moved to Nashville with the help of my Gramps and Dad. Well, Gramps was excited to hit up the bars in downtown Nashville because he kept B-lining it into the Honky Tonks leaving my dad and I in the dust. We couldn’t keep up with him! Even up until the end he was cracking jokes. My husband, Jakob, and I were expressing how much we loved him. He looked me straight in the face and goes “Well… I don’t know why.” He always knew how to lighten the mood, even in the very end. He was quite literally one of the funniest people I’ve ever known, and I will miss his humor. Thank you for everything Gramps, there won’t be a day that I don’t miss you. Love, Your only granddaughter 💔

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Tom was a great person and will truly be missed.

The loss of my brother was a complete shock. My sincerest condolences. Tom will be sorely missed. In his honor I have made a contribution to St. Jude's as he requested.

My sincerest condolences. I knew Tom through gaming and helped him when he needed a tester. There was always so much fun and laughter. It was wonderful to meet him and his lovely wife when our group met for the first time in July of 2001. I will always treasure my memories of SirTom.

Julie, Mike and Jeff We are so devasted by the loss of Tom, your father and our beloved brother-in-law. His kindness and selfless soul are going to be missed by all who knew him. Deb and I remember all the good times, the trips into NYC and the family gatherings that we had. We loved him dearly, will miss him and are comforted by our memories and know that he is at peace. Uncle Al and Aunt Deb

Please accept our deepest condolences for your family's loss.