Howard "John" Niper
Died: Feb 27, 2015
Howard John Niper, age 69, of Hackettstown died Friday, February 27, 2015 at Clover Rest Home in Columbia, NJ. Howard was born March 9, 1945 in Newton, NJ. He is the son of the late Jacob Henry and the late Ethel Jesse (Hoover) Niper.
He was a member of Trinity United Methodist Church, active member of the Rolling Thunder organization, a member the Masonic Order of DeMolay and was a collector of artifacts and gemology. He was employed by Appraisal Systems Inc., Mendham, NJ as a Residential Appraiser.
He is survived by 4 sons; Kyle and wife Jennifer Niper, Sean Niper, James Niper, and Darryl Niper. 1 sister; Judith Van Noy, 1 nephew; Edward and his wife Maria Latta, and 1 niece; Karen and her husband Francis Kanak. He was predeceased by 1 nephew, Thomas Latta.
Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Cochran Funeral Home, Inc., 905 High Street, Hackettstown, NJ 07840. A memorial service will be held 7:30 pm on Wednesday, March 4 at Cochran Funeral Home with Dr. Rev. Frank Fowler officiating. Visitation hours will be Wednesday, March 4, 2015 from 4 – 8pm at Cochran Funeral Home, Inc. For those desiring donations may be made to the Rolling Thunder NJ Chapter 3 Charities, Inc., 110 County Road, 627 Finesville, NJ 08865 or to the American Cancer Society, 6725 Lyons Street P.O. Box 7 East Syracuse, NY 13057 in memory of John.
Condolences:
Betsy Browder
#7
March 8th, 2015 3:54 pm
Miss you John You were a good friend. My condolences to your family. Peace.
Terry Mulvihill Rucker
#6
March 8th, 2015 12:44 am
late 1950's and 2 doors down on Mine Hill Rd. many funny times, adventures, and stories with "Johnny" during our grammar school days, He respected his parents very much and had such admiration for his Dad. It is not surprising to hear he grew to be a such a nice man too. So sorry he had to leave so soon. Rest in peace my old friend. tmr
Virginia Mulvihill Thompson and the Mulvihill Family
#5
March 7th, 2015 7:04 pm
The Mulvihills and the Nipers grew up as neighbors on Mine Hill Road. Our condolences to his family.
Philip Hammel
#4
March 4th, 2015 5:23 pm
I was saddened to hear of John's passing. He contributed many hours as a very helpful father and friend when Sean and Kyle were in my Boy Scout Troop #175 in Mansfield Township. Many cold, wet, and hot weekends were spent together as we guided the young men in the troop. John always offered all his talent and time, to teach our boys crafts and outdoor skills.
My condolence to the family for their loss,
Peace be with you all,and know that God is good, all the time.
Philip Hammel
Eileen Greason
#3
March 4th, 2015 1:54 pm
Bo & I have many great memories of John and the Mt. Lake General Store. He shared many old photographs of the lake area and was always on the lookout for arrowheads. Deepest sympathy to his family, he is fondly remembered.
Terry Lee
#2
March 3rd, 2015 9:13 am
I knew John for 40 years through our historical connections which we both enjoyed It was great fun discussing and comparing our finds. John will be sadly missed
Joan m. Volkers
#1
March 1st, 2015 8:54 pm
To the family of John Niper, I'm so sorry to hear about John. He suffered for a long time. He was my neighbor. I will miss him a lot. He used to hang around with my brothers John and Ronnie Beers. When I made some soup or something John liked, I would always take some down to him. He was always so grateful, he would thank me over and over again ,He was a lovely man, who will be sadly missed. R.I.P.John.
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