A memorial service will be held next year for Sergeantsville Grain & Feed owner James Fred McCue Jr., who died Nov. 7 at age 73.
The son of Esther Mastrobattista McCue and James Fred McCue Sr., Jim was a native of Bernardsville, where he was the 1967 Heavyweight State Champion in wrestling and received a scholarship to Bloomsburg University in Bloomsburg, Pa., for wrestling. He has been inducted into the Bernardsville High School athletic hall of fame.
At Bloomsburg, Jim he won the Pennsylvania State College Wrestling Conference Championship. He qualified for the U.S. Olympic wrestling team, but was unable to compete due to injury. Jim went on to complete his master’s degree in Education, but ultimately decided to go into the family business.
He worked at Somerset Grain & Feed in Bernardsville until he purchased Sergeantsville Grain & Feed in 1981. Jim was happiest when working hard and being with his own family, feedstore family, friends, and customers. Jim was a staple of the Sergeantsville community and cherished its members.
Jim McCue
He served on the Delaware Township Committee and Planning Board, becoming the only person in New Jersey, at the time, ever elected to local office by a write-in vote. That is the way he became the mayor.
Jim’s friends described him as firm but fair, generous and hardworking. He was big-hearted and didn’t take things too seriously, being known for his sense of humor.
Jim is survived by his wife of 37 years, Stephanie; their children, Chelsea McCue Harms (John Harms) and Peter B. McCue; a granddaughter, Scarlett Harms; his sister, Sarah “Sally” McCue Horwitz (Ralph Horwitz) and his brother Peter A. McCue (Elizabeth Miller).
In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to Doylestown, Pa., Hospital IMU unit, Doylestown Hospital Hospice or any charity of choice.