David Pershad
4.19.1931 - 07.28.2024

David was many things to many different people. He was a pillar of his family and greatly respected by all. He was a loving husband, a loving father, a loving grandfather, and much more. David passed peacefully on the night of Sunday July 28th at home in Montclair, NJ.

David was born on April 19, 1931 to Kawal and Jane Persaud in Stewartville, Guyana. He was one of four children. His siblings were Hiram, John, and Ruth. David loved his siblings with all of his heart. David met the love of his life Kaosilla in Leonora, the two were introduced by their grandmothers. They wed on May 21, 1956, totaling 68 beautiful years of marriage.

David immigrated to the United States in the winter of 1974, settling in Brick, New Jersey. This was where David and Kaosilla would continue to raise their son, David R before moving to Queens, New York, and then lastly to Montclair, NJ with the rest of the Pershad family.

David is survived by his wife, Kaosilla; his son, David; his daughter-in-law, Amrita; and his three grandsons, Ryan, Ian, and Jared.

David's life will be celebrated starting with a viewing at the Caggiano Memorial Home in Montclair, NJ on August 2nd from 5pm-9pm. There will be a Memorial Service on August 3, which will begin at 9am at the Presbyterian Church of Upper Montclair. His final resting will follow the service at the Laurel Grove Cemetery in Totowa, NJ.