Timothy P. Ward, Sr. of Holland died peacefully on Monday, March 27, 2017 at his home in Ocean City, NJ.

He was the beloved husband of the late Barbara J. Clark Ward.

Born in Philadelphia, PA, Tim was the son of Elizabeth McPeak Ward & the late Leonard Ward.

Tim has been a resident of Holland and a dedicated parishioner of St. Bede’s Church for 24 years. Tim was passionate about his service as a eucharistic minister & a parish council member.

Tim’s roles as a loving husband, father, son, brother, uncle, cousin, & friend were fundamental to his life’s purpose. When it came to his children, Dad was ever-present. Among numerous interests & talents, Tim was fond of cooking, golfing, & fishing.

Tim had great pride in his Irish roots & visited Ireland numerous times. He was fond of storytelling, donning an Irish accent, friendly banter & cooking traditional Irish meals.

After decades working for Verizon, Tim realized his dream of owning a home in OCNJ. With his family, he spent his summer vacations there cooking seafood dinners, fishing in the early morning, & nodding off on the couch with the Phils playing in the background.

In addition to his mother, Tim is survived by his 4 loving children: Breanne A., Timothy P. Jr., Ryan T. (Laura) & Shane C. of Holland. He is also survived by his 9 siblings, 7 brothers-in-law, cherished nieces, nephews & great nieces & nephews.

All who were touched by Tim are invited to share in the celebration of his life on Tuesday, April 4, 2017, 6:00 to 8:00PM & Wednesday, April 5, 2017, 8:45 to 9:45AM at the Joseph A. Fluehr III Funeral Home, 800 Newtown-Richboro Road, Richboro, PA 18954 & to attend his celebratory Mass, 10:30AM at St. Bede the Venerable Church, 1071 Holland Rd. Holland, PA 18966. Interment will follow at Resurrection Cemetery, Bensalem, PA.

In lieu of flowers, contributions in Tim’s memory may be made to St. Bede the Venerable, designated to “Parish Outreach Ministry”.