John C. Archibald, 91, of Little Silver, passed away peacefully at home Oct. 22, 2023. John was born Aug. 22, 1932, in Negaunee, Michigan, to Ralph S. Archibald and Emma Quinn Archibald. He was raised in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan and graduated from St. Thomas Academy, Minnesota, and from Lehigh University in 1954.
Having joined The Bank of Manhattan (Chase) in 1954, John retired in 1980 as SVP Group Executive of Commercial Banking. He then was vice chairman at Josephson International, an affiliate of International Creative Management. He served on the boards of Carson, Pirie, Scott & Co., General Instrument, and Chock Full of Nuts. He was a visiting faculty member at the University of Wisconsin, Madison.
For many years, John dedicated his life to the medical community. He served on the Visiting Nurse Association of Central New Jersey Board of Trustees from 2002 to 2013 and received the Judith Stanley Coleman Award for Exceptional Service in Community Health in 2012. At the time of his death, he was an emeritus trustee of RWJ Barnabas Health Monmouth Medical Center and of Monmouth Medical Foundation.
A longtime resident of Rumson, John served as a trustee of the Oceanic Free Library and was a member of Rumson Country Club, Sea Bright Beach Club, Sea Bright Lawn Tennis & Cricket Club, and the Mid Ocean Club in Bermuda.
John was predeceased by his parents, his seven siblings and two sons-in-law. He is survived by his wife of 68 years, Nora McCarthy Archibald; his children, Michael Archibald, Anne Williams, John C. Jr (Jeanne) and Sally Roberts; as well as six grandchildren, Alexandrea Cormier (Randall), Jessica Williams, Sarah Archibald, John M. Archibald (Alexa), Christie Roberts and Quinn Roberts; and four great-grandsons, Jackson and Johnathon Cormier and Charles and Oliver Archibald.
In lieu of flowers, the family would be grateful for contributions to the Visiting Nurse Association of Central Jersey or Monmouth Medical Center Foundation.
Funeral and burial services were private and provided by Thompson Memorial Home of Red Bank.
This article originally appeared in the October 26 – November 1, 2023 print edition of The Two River Times.
