John D. Houghton, Sr., 81, of Dumont, passed away peacefully on April 25, 2025. He is survived by his significant other for 19 years, Angela Lazar, his four loving children, John, Jr. (Lissette), Karen (Marc)
Reiber, Cheryl (Stephen) Grecco, and Joanne (Lance) Gebeau, and his two dearest siblings, Ronald
Houghton and Carole Veltri. He is also survived by his 10 cherished grandchildren, John, Kevin, Brian,
Andrew, Devin, Sabrina, Christopher, Ava, AJ, and Landon, and three great grandchildren, Jack, Mia, and
Juliette. He is also survived by his devoted step children, Diana (Christopher) Lovisa, Michael (Stacey),
and Kristen (Brian) Langford, as well as his step grandchildren, Anthony, Adriana, Cassandra, Bay,
Gemma, Hailey, and Stella. John will be truly missed by his beloved family and friends.

John was born on July 8, 1943 in Brooklyn to Madelyn (née Soeder) and John O. Houghton. He proudly
served in the United States Army, stationed in Germany. He was also a devout member of Knights of
Columbus and volunteered at Englewood Hospital for 12 years. John was employed at NBC News in
New York City and became a crossing guard for Dumont for many years after his retirement.

Visitation will be held on Tuesday, April 29, 3-7 PM at Frech-McKnight Funeral Home, Dumont, NJ
07628, with a Prayer Service at 6:30 PM from St. Mary’s Church.