Obituary of Arthur F DuPre

jpgArthur Frank DuPre' Navy lieutenant and Reservist, career insurance executive and dance instructor, 86 Arthur Frank DuPre', 86, formerly of Iselin, N.J., and Metuchen, N.J., and more recently of Florham Park, N.J., passed away on June 23, 2015. Visiting will be on Sunday, June 28, 2015, from 2 to 5 p.m. at Dangler Funeral Home, 600 Speedwell Ave., Morris Plains, N.J. A funeral service for Arthur will be held on Monday, June 29, at 11 a.m. at the funeral home. Entombment will follow at Gate of Heaven Mausoleum, East Hanover, N.J. Arthur was born in New York City, N.Y. He proudly served his country in the U.S. Navy as a lieutenant j.g. during the Korean War. He also served in the Naval Reserve. Arthur earned his B.S. degree in labor management from Fordham University in 1951. He worked as an executive in insurance sales for Liberty Mutual, where he worked for 35 years until retiring in 1990. Arthur enjoyed playing bridge. He was a life master bridge player and a member of the American Contract Bridge League. Arthur also loved dancing, and was an Arthur Murray dance instructor. Arthur is survived by his children, Mary Ellen DuPre'-Burns and her husband, Dan Burns, of Mendham, N.J., and his stepchildren, William Noble of Metuchen, N.J., and Laurie Noble and her husband, William Lepro, of Rangely, Colo. He is also survived by his cousins, Paul and Patricia of New York, and Joan of Massachusetts, and his step-grandchildren, Holly and James. Arthur was predeceased by his wife, Jean Noble DuPre', in 2005. In lieu of flowers, the family kindly requests donations in memory of Arthur be made to Wounded Warrior Project, P.O. BOX 758517, Topeka, Kan. 66675. To post a condolence or gesture of sympathy, visit www.danglerfuneralhomes.com.