Emil Tuma

• Name	Emil Tuma
  Gender	Male
  Person ID	I60770	A00 Hoar and Horr Families North America
  Last Modified	28 Jan 2012

  
  

  Family	Emily Edna Kubat
  Last Modified	28 Jan 2012
  Family ID	F23629	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  [[ Obituary: Palm Beach Post, The (FL) - June 2, 1996 Deceased Name: EMIL TUMA Age 83, of West Palm Beach passed away on Thursday, May 30, 1996. Born November 21, 1912 in Little Ferry, NJ, Mr. Tuma was a winter resident until he moved to West Palm Beach permanently in 1995. He served with the 16th Special Service Company during WW II and was discharged in 1946 as First Lieutenant. Emil took over his family's business, Tuma Hardware, until his retirement in 1978. He served as Mayor of Little Ferry, NJ from 1959-1961. He was a member of and past commander of VFW Post 809, and a member and gymnast of T. J. Sokol, Little Ferry. He leaves his cherished memories to his wife of 54 years, Emily Edna Kubat; his five daughters, Emily F. Hoppe, Christine A. Leonard, Constance B. Tolliver, Ellen M. Kooman, and Belinda R. Peffers; 13 grandchildren and four great grandchildren. Private family services were held. and... Record, The (Hackensack, NJ) - June 9, 1996 Deceased Name: EMIL TUMA, LITTLE FERRY EX-MAYOR RAN FAMILY HARDWARE STORE FOR 32 YEARS Emil Tuma, a former mayor of Little Ferry from 1959 to 1961, died May 30. He was 83. Mr. Tuma ran his family's hardware store, Tuma Hardware, from 1946 until his retirement in 1978. After he retired, Mr. Tuma moved to Lanoka Harbor, and spent his winters in West Palm Beach, Fla. Mr. Tuma was active in local politics briefly, from the time he was elected mayor in November 1958, to his abrupt and surprising resignation in June 1961. Mr. Tuma cited business pressures as the reason for his resignation from politics, which he never reentered. Mr. Tuma attended Rutgers University and served as a member of the New Jersey National Guard. He was drafted in the Army in 1942, serving until 1946, when he was discharged as a first lieutenant. Mr. Tuma was a member and commander of Post No. 809, Veterans of Foreign Wars, and was a drum major in the Little Ferry Boys' Band. Mr. Tuma was also a member of the Bergen County Hardware Merchants Association, the Foresters of America, the Bergen County Chamber of Commerce, The Tri-Boro Lions Club, and the Czechoslovakia Society of America. Mr. Tuma is survived by his wife, Emily; five daughters, Emily F. Hoppe, Christine A. Leonard, Constance B. Tolliver, Ellen M. Kooman, and Belinda R. Peffere; 13 grandchildren; and four great-granchildren. Funeral arrangements were private.