Christopher Walter Bober of Woodbridge passed away on Sunday, September 13, 2026, at Hackensack University Medical Center in Hackensack. He was 81 years old.

Born in London, England, to a British mother Jessie May Dyer and American serviceman Walter, he came to the United States after the war as a baby and was raised in Jersey City, NJ. He resided in Woodbridge for the past 46 years.

Mr. Bober was a proud United States Army Veteran serving during the Vietnam War.

He was employed as a Machine Operator with Colgate-Palmolive for many years until 1985 and then with Polarome International in Jersey City before retiring.

He was an active member of the Avenel Veterans of Foreign Wars Post #7164 where he served as Commander for 7 terms and The Barnegat American Legion Post # 232.

He is predeceased by his parents Walter and Jessie Dyer Bober.

Surviving are his wife of nearly 50 years, Gail Fraraccio Bober; children, Courtney and her husband, Xavier, of California, Dena of Edison, and Christopher and his wife, Rachel, of Denver, CO. He was a loving grandfather to his 3 granddaughters, Abigail, Isla and Sofia. He is also survived by his sister, Linda Lell, of Holland, PA; nephew, Conrad, wife and their sons, Nicholas and Brendan; niece, Dawn, her husband, Seth, and daughter Kiara and niece, Jessie. He is also survived by sister & brother in law, Diane and Bob Aversa, as well as 6 nieces and nephews, their spouses and 9 children on his wife’s side of the family.

Funeral services will take place on Tuesday, September 22, 2026 at 9:15 a.m. from Costello-Greiner Funeral Home, 44 Green Street at Barron Avenue, Woodbridge. A Funeral Liturgy will follow at 10:00 a.m. at Saint James Catholic Church, Woodbridge. Interment will be in Brigadier General William C. Doyle Veterans Memorial Park, North Hanover Township, NJ. Visiting hours will be on Monday, September, 21, 2026 from 4:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. at the funeral home.

Memorial Contributions can be made in lieu of flowers in his name to New Jersey Veterans Memorial Home at Menlo Park (https://www.nj.gov/dva/veterans/memorial-homes/menlo-park/) or the Tunnel to Towers Foundation (https://t2t.org/).