John Alves

February 6, 1932 - May 13, 2021

ALVES, John Bacelar – of North Cape May (Paredes de Coura, Portugal, Newark, and Belleville), passed away peacefully in the comfort of his home surrounded by his loving family on May 13, 2021. John was born at St. James Hospital in Newark, NJ. He attended East Side High School in Newark. He played soccer for the Sport Club of Newark and many other teams. He was an avid stamp collector since he was 9 years old. He served in the Army during the Korean War. He worked for over 39 years for Western Electric/AT&T where he retired at the age of 55. He was devoted to his beloved wife and church, St. Paul’s Presbyterian Church, Newark where he served for over 65+ years as member/decan/elder and Newark Presbytery. He is predeceased by his loving wife of 67 years, Isabel Alves, loving son, Albert Alves and sister in-law, Josephine Dinis. John is dearly missed and forever loved by his family which includes his sister in-law, Juliet Almeida; goddaughter and niece, Suzette (Amilcar) Mendes; nieces, Luisa Dinis Ferrer and Pauline (Sean) Seebode; nephew, Victor (Madeline) Almeida; as well as great nieces (Nicole, Danae, Juliet and Victoria) and nephews (Alexander, Michael, Liam, Richard, and Julius) and extended family. Services will be held on Tuesday (May 18th) at 11:00am at Glendale Cemetery, 28 Hoover Avenue, Bloomfield, NJ where there will be a graveside service at 11:00am. Social distancing and mask wearing will be observed. In lieu of flowers memorial contributions are suggested to St. Paul’s Presbyterian Church, 117 Union St., Newark, NJ 07105. (Spilker Funeral Home, Cape May) info and condolences: spilkerfuneralhome.com