Ninth Generation

6176. Voorhees Leroy Skillman Jr. was born on 23 October 1919 in New Jersey. He graduated in 1940 at University of Pennsylvania, Wharton School of Finance in Pennsylvania. He served in the military from 25 May 1943 to 4 March 1946 at Ft. Dix, NJ, Camp Edwards, Ft. Devens, MA in U.S. Army. He enlisted as a Private at Newark, NJ.

Be it ever so humble : the story of Hopewell, New Jersey, and its servicemen during World War II
Chapter XVI - Service in the States

Army personnel work was allotted to V. Leroy Skillman, Jr., T/4, throughout his military service. His experience in civilian life as an employee of the Calco Chemical Division, American Cyanamid Company, at Bound Brook, had qualified him for this special activity. Skillman entered the Army May 25, 1943,and spent a year at Fort Dix, New Jersey, interviewing recruits for assignment to military specialties. Another twelve months was devoted to processing records in the Separation Center at Fort Dix as well as Camp Lee, Virginia. His last nine months in the Army at Camp Edwards and Fort Devens, Massachusetts,involved duty as a vocational counselor, assisting patients in convalescent hospitals to select new vocations and develop their training programs. Skillman received his discharge March 4, 1946. Voorhees died on 5 April 2009 at the age of 89 at University Medical Center in Princeton, Mercer, NJ. Obit in The Times, Trenton, NJ, on 4/8/2009. He was buried on 8 April 2009 at Dayton Cemetery in Dayton, NJ.

Voorhees Leroy Skillman Jr. and Dorothy Stetler "Dot" Errickson were married on 27 June 1942. They lived in Monroe Twp., NJ on 5 April 2009. Dorothy Stetler "Dot" Errickson, daughter of W. Everett Errickson and Mary Louise Farr, was born on 1 November 1916 in Dayton, NJ. She died on 4 September 2009 at the age of 92. (Home News Tribune) DOROTHY STETLER ERRICKSON SKILLMAN AGE: 92 FORMERLY OF DAYTON Dorothy Stetler Errickson Skillman, 92, passed away Friday, Sept. 4, 2009. She was born and lived most of her life in Dayton, NJ where she was a member of Dayton First Presbyterian Church and Pioneer Grange #1. Dot Skillman graduated from Dayton Elementary, New Brunswick Junior High, New Brunswick High School, Rider College and also attended Beaver College. She and her late husband, V. Leroy Skillman, Jr. married in 1942. She dedicated her life to the Errickson & Skillman Insurance Agency and raising her two sons, Bob and Ken. In 1998, Leroy and Dorothy moved to Monroe Village, Monroe Township, NJ, where her sincerity and warm smile made her an integral part of the community. She is predeceased by her husband, V. Leroy Skillman, Jr. Dorothy will be loved and remembered by her two sons and two daughters-in-law, Robert and Barbara Skillman and Kenneth and Nancy Skillman; four grandchildren, Suzanne Finkenbine, Matthew Skillman, Rebecca Robinson, and Abigail Hamilton; and nine great-grandchildren. Relatives and friends are invited to Dorothy's graveside service 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, September 9, 2009 at the Dayton Cemetery, Dayton. A celebration of her life will follow at Monroe Village's auditorium at 4:00 p.m. In lieu of flowers, contributions in Dorothy's name may be made to Monroe Village Church Fellowship, 1 David Brainerd Drive, Monroe Township, NJ 08831. Arrangements are under the direction of A.S. Cole Funeral Home, 22 North Main Street, Cranbury, NJ. www.saulfuneralhomes.com She was buried on 9 September 2009 at Dayton Cemetery in Dayton, NJ. Dot was a member at First Presbyterian Church in Dayton, NJ. She graduated. http://obits.nj.com/obituaries/trenton/obituary.aspx?n=dorothy-stetler-errickson-skillman&pid=132365223

Dorothy Stetler Errickson Skillman DAYTON - Dorothy Stetler Errickson Skillman passed away on Friday, Sept. 4, 2009, at the age of 92. She was born and lived most of her life in Dayton, NJ, where she was a member of Dayton First Presbyterian Church and Pioneer Grange No. 1. Dot Skillman graduated from Dayton Elementary, New Brunswick Junior High, New Brunswick High School, and Rider College, and also attended Beaver College. She and her late husband, V. Leroy Skillman Jr., married in 1942. She dedicated her life to the Errickson & Skillman Insurance Agency and raising her two sons, Bob and Ken. In 1998, Leroy and Dorothy moved to Monroe Village, Monroe Township, NJ, where her sincerity and warm smile made her an integral part of the community. She was predeceased by her husband, V. Leroy Skillman Jr. Dorothy will be loved and remembered by her two sons and two daughters-in-law, Robert and Barbara Skillman, and Kenneth and Nancy Skillman; four grandchildren, Suzanne Finkenbine, Matthew Skillman, Rebecca Robinson, and Abigail Hamilton, and nine great-grandchildren. Relatives and friends are invited to Dorothy's graveside service at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2009, at the Dayton Cemetery, Dayton. A celebration of her life will follow at Monroe Village's auditorium at 4 p.m. In lieu of flowers, contributions in Dorothy's name may be made to Monroe Village Church Fellowship, 1 David Brainerd Dr., Monroe Township, NJ 08831. Arrangements are under the direction of A.S. Cole Funeral Home, 22 N. Main St., Cranbury, NJ. www.saulfuneralhomes.com

Voorhees Leroy Skillman Jr.-6514 and Dorothy Stetler "Dot" Errickson-6922 had the following children: