John R. Verb of Somerville, NJ, died March 22, 2005. John had resided in New Jersey nearly all his life, born in New Brunswick, raised in Helmetta and lived in Somerville the past 20 years. After graduation, John served in the U.S. Navy as a lieutenant on the ammunition ship USS Nitro AE-23. He received his M.B.A. from Stanford University in 1974. John was a builder who owned and operated Moorehouse Construction Co. in Somerville, and was a member of the Somerville Architectural Review Board. He regularly attended meetings of the Dartmouth Club of New Jersey, and was remembered by classmates as a burly, friendly, bear kind of guy – willing to offer help to any friend. John was mayor of Helmetta for a time; he was an avid reader and history enthusiast. His wife, Barbara; a daughter, Stephanie; a son Gregori; his mother, Frances Verb; and his sister, Marie Hamilton, survive him.
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