Joseph Newberg was born October 15, 1929 in the Bronx New York and moved to Long Branch with his family in 1938.
He was pre-deceased by his parents Abraham and Ida Bernstein Newberg, his brothers Samuel and Morris Newberg, and his wife Sylvia Newberg. He matriculated through the Long Branch public school system and graduated in 1947. He played varsity basketball and baseball. He attended Newark College of Engineering (NCE), now called New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT). He was drafted into the US Army and served during the Korean War.
Afterwards he attended Newark College of Engineering and received a master’s degree in electrical engineering under the G.I. Bill of Rights while being employed at the Communication Systems Agency at Fort Monmouth, New Jersey. He worked as a Project Manager installation satellite systems worldwide for three services. He retired from the US government in 1987 and became a support contractor working for several defense contractors ending with British Aeronautical. He became team chief of the Fort Monmouth office retiring in 2000.
He leaves behind his daughter and son-in-law, Ellen and Jeffrey Rosen, and grandchildren Elizabeth and Amy Rosen of Flemington, NJ, his daughter and son-in-law Emily and Asif Siddiqui and grandchildren Sarah and Sami Siddiqui of Laytonville, MD, and his son and daughter-in-law, Arthur and May Wong Newberg of Las Vegas, NV.
He played American Legion baseball and became an avid tennis player. He was the loyal fan of the New York Giants football team and a member of the Congregation Brothers of Israel in Long Branch participating in the Men’s Club.
Graveside service Wednesday, June 3rd 11:30 am at Brothers of Israel Cemetery, West Long Branch.
