Funeral, Memorial Scholarship Set For Late Bayville Restaurant Owner

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Funeral, Memorial Scholarship Set For Late Bayville Restaurant Owner Funeral arrangements have been announced for Bob Popovics. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations for a new memorial scholarship.

BERKELEY, NJ — Funeral arrangements have been announced for Bob Popovics, the legendary fisherman and owner of Shady Rest Restaurant who died on Nov. 1.

The viewing for Popovics, a Marine, will be held on Veterans Day, Nov. 11, at Timothy Ryan Home for Funerals on St. Catherine's Blvd. in Toms River from 3 p.m. - 7 p.m., family announced via the Shady Rest Facebook page.

Roman Catholic Church service will be held at St. Catharine's Church in Seaside Park on Nov. 12 at 10 a.m., followed by a procession to The Brigadier General William C. Doyle Memorial Cemetery with Honor Guard service at 12:30 p.m.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations to the new Bob Popovics Memorial Scholarship Foundation. Details how to donate will be shared soon. The fund will go to students who will be going to college and studying things like marine biology, ecology or conservation.

Popovics, 75, died from injuries received in a September hit-and-run in Seaside Heights.

Other than running Shady Rest for nearly 60 years, Popovics also was a well-known saltwater fly fisherman and fly tyer whose "Pop Fleyes" set the standard for saltwater flies.

"We are heartbroken to learn of the passing of fly fishing legend Bob Pops. Bob was a veteran, local business owner, fishing legend, and all around great person," Seaside Park fishing store Grumpys Tackle wrote . "Some of us here were honored to call him a friend, while some have only had a few conversations with him, but he was always more than willing to help everyone out and share his extensive knowledge. The fishing community is worse off with his passing."

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