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boards, including Carteret Planning Board, Ukrainian Orthodox Church of America, Ukrainian American Citizens Club, St. Demetrius Mens Club, Past President of the Carteret P.B.A Local #47, Charter Member of the Carteret F.O.P. Lodge #90, member of the Theodore Roosevelt Lodge F&AM #219 Carteret, 32nd Degree Shriner A.A.S.R. Valley of Central Jersey, Order of the Royal Arch, The American Irish Association of Woodbridge Township, Past President of the Middlesex and Somerset Funeral Directors Association and a long standing trustee of the Middlesex 200 Club. Greg is also very active in the local community in fundraising as well as supporting all law enforcement. In 2019, Greg was honored to be awarded the Silver Life Membership Card from the Woobdridge P.B.A.local 37, which is only given out twice a year by the N.J. State P.B.A. Since becoming a licensed funeral director in 1997, Greg has served the needs of the families he serves with dignity and trust that his parents have instilled in him since his birth.
Greg and his wife Tania are local residents with their three children. They enjoy hunting, fishing, attempting to play golf, the Jersey Shore and in the cold months enjoy visiting Florida.
GaRY E. RUMpf, SR. Director
NJ Lic. #JPO3353
Gary graduated from
Carteret High School in
1974, he continued his education at American Academy of McAllister Institute of Funeral Services Inc. in New York in 1977. Gary has been a director with the Gustav J. Novak Funeral Home for over 20 years, and since January 1998 has been the manager\owner.
Born in Perth Amboy, he later moved to Sewaren and then to Carteret with his family where he was raised. Gary began his career at the Rumpf Funeral Home in Carteret with his father and later as associated with Uncle Gus at Novak’s. He then later married his wife Joan were they raised their three children in Carteret and Perth Amboy.
Gary was past president of the Middlesex- Somerset County Funeral Directors Association, past president of the Perth Amboy Chamber of Commerce, Past president of the Carteret Honorary PBA, member of the National Funeral Directors Association, Past Grand Knight of the Knights of Columbus Father Carey Council No.1280, Carteret, a member of the Disable Life Carteret Volunteer Fire Department, New Jersey Exempt Fireman’s Association and New Jersey State Fireman’s Association and a fourth degree and advocate of the Knights of Columbus San Salvador Council No. 299, Perth Amboy and a board member of Perth Amboy Catholic. Gary is a parishioner and member of the Holy Name Society and Good Shepard Parish at Holy Spirit Church, and a member of the Puerto Rican Association for Human Development in Perth Amboy.
pEtER CHUBENKO Director
Licensed NJ Funeral Director #4632
Licensed FL Funeral Director #F404835
Licensed PA Funeral Director #FDL000796
Peter M. Chubenko became a licensed funeral director shortly after his brother Greg, becoming a huge asset in the family business. Leaving the film and movie industry after September 11th,
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