Obituaries

Former Westfield Resident James Heffernan III Dies at 53

Heffernan worked as a broker on the New York Stock Exchange for more than 20 years.


The following information is courtesy of Higgins and Bonner Funeral Home.


James Howard Heffernan III, 53, formerly of Westfield, NJ, passed December 1, 2013 surrounded by his family.

A graduate of Penn State University, Jim worked as a broker member on the New York Stock Exchange for over 20 years.

He is survived by his wife, Sandy; daughter, Lauren (Long Branch); sons, James IV (Marine Corps, Monterey, CA) and Ian (Long Branch); step-son, Lawrence Chan (New Brunswick); parents James H. Heffernan Jr. and Marge Heffernan (Somerset); siblings Meg Richards (Mountain Lakes), Michael Heffernan (Flourtown, PA), Dan Heffernan (Tulsa, OK), and Catherine Collins (Brookfield, NH); and loving brothers- and sisters-in-law, nieces and nephews.

Condolences can be sent to the family at www.higginsandbonner.com.


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