Edwin Lewis Thompson, of Somerset New Jersey, was peacefully delivered to our Lord on June 23, 2009. Eddie was born in Goshen, Cape May County, New Jersey on April 13, 1924.

Mr. Thompson served in the 157 Regiment, Company B during World War II and saw action in Africa and Italy; earning a Purple Heart for wounds received on February 29, 1944 at Anzio Beach Head. Eddie was honorably discharged from his service to our country on December 20, 1945.

He was retired from employment with the New Jersey Neo Psychiatric Institute in Skillman, New Jersey.

Preceded by his wife, Dorothy May Thompson and a sister, Mary Francis Barto, Eddie is survived by a sister, Alberta Bragg, a daughter and son-in-law, Diane and Bob Calhoun; a son and friend, Robert Wright and Donna Anderson, four grand children; Keith R. Calhoun, Lisa Cuomo, Debbie Janowski and William Wright; eleven great grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.

The viewing will be held at the Kimble Funeral Home, 1 Hamilton Avenue, Princeton, New Jersey 08542, on Friday, June 26, 2009 from 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM. The funeral will begin on Saturday, June 27, 2009 at 1 PM at the funeral home, followed by 1:30PM services at the Rocky Hill First Reformed Church. Burial with military honors will be at the Rocky Hill Cemetery.

The family requests in lieu of flowers, please make donations to the Rocky Hill First Reformed Church, Rocky Hill, New Jersey 08553.