H. Peter Schaub, Jr. Obituary (1922 - 2020)

Smith Barney Vice President World War II Coast Guard Veteran, 98 H. Peter Schaub, Jr., 98, of Roseland, N.J., passed away on Dec. 18, 2020. Born in Orange in 1922, he lived in Essex Fells and Livingston before moving to Roseland in 1999. A veteran of World War II, he served in the U.S. Coast Guard for three and one half years. He joined Smith Barney, Inc. in 1979, having previously been president of Harry P. Schaub, Inc., one the oldest and independent investment firms in New Jersey. He attended Newark Academy and Dartmouth College. In 1981, he was designated a Certified Financial Planner by the College of Financial Planning in Denver. He was also a trustee of the AAA New Jersey Automobile Club from 1977-1995 and chairman in 1991. Long active in the financing, management and operation of public and private toll bridges, he was president of the Lewiston-Queenston Bridge prior to its sale to the Niagara Falls Bridge Commission in 1959. He also had been a director of the Detroit International Bridge Co. (Ambassador Bridge) for 16 years until 1979. Active in a number of professional and civic organizations, he was a trustee and past president of the Boys' and Girls' Clubs of Newark, and former President/Chairman of the Bond Club of New Jersey, Newark Athletic Club and the Down Town Club. A former director and vice president of the Newark YMCA, he headed the Y's endowment fund for 10 years. He was also a member of the Newark and Morristown Rotary Clubs, the Caldwell Old Guard, honorary member of the Essex Fells Country Club and a trustee of the former New Jersey Pops Orchestra. Surviving are his wife, Myra; a daughter Suzanne S. Vernon; a son Jeffrey P. Schaub, and two grandsons, Christopher and Taylor Schaub. He is also survived by his stepchildren, Steven J. Lerit and Sherry Greenberg and their children and grandchildren. A graveside service will be private under the direction of Paul Ippolito-Dancy Memorial, Caldwell. A Celebration of Life will be held at a later date.