Obituary of Michael F. Palmer

Michael F. Palmer, 58, of North Cape May passed away on May 2, 2009. He was born and raised in Paterson, N.J. He worked for Verizon for 25 years out of the Newark office, then for 10 years from the Wildwood office. Before residing in North Cape May, Michael spent most of his life in Sussex County, where he put a life together for his growing family. "Anyone can be a father, but it takes a lot to be a daddy" and what an amazing one he was. He went above and beyond his fatherly duties and leaves behind four heartbroken daughters who are very blessed and lucky enough to call him Dad. Anyone who knew Mike knows the little joys in life that meant the most to him. He loved a good Chinese dinner, hot fudge sundaes (extra fudge) and vanilla milkshakes. He cherished the time he spent fishing on his boat "Jersey Girls" and with his "old man's club". Mike's life became complete only nine short months before he was taken from us. He had found the woman that made everything in his life piece together perfectly and was finally truly happy. Michael only had 58 short years here with us, but his impact and touch will be everlasting. He will be forever missed and never forgotten. Michael was predeceased by his parents, Frank and Ada. He is survived by his fiance, Donna Grentz, his sister, Judy Bertani, his four daughters, Melissa, Sarah, Kate and Molly and two grandchildren Ally and Bailey. A memorial service will be held on Thursday, 2:00 PM at the Evoy Funeral Home, 3218 Bayshore Rd., N. Cape May, NJ, where friends may call from 1:00 PM. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations to: Fox Chase Cancer Center, 333 Cottman Ave., Phila., PA 19111-2497.