Bruce Lee of Maplewood, N.J., suddenly made his transition on April 19, 2013. The celebration of his life will be held on Wednesday at 11 a.m. from the Bethany Baptist Church, 275 W. Market St., Newark, N.J. Interment is at Fairmount Cemetery. Visitation is on Tuesday from 4 to 8 p.m. at Whigham Funeral Home, 580 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., Newark. Bruce was a retired machinist for Western Electric. He was the beloved husband of Carolyn Lee; loving father of Lynne Nelson and Deborah Thompson; also survived by a host of grandchildren, great-grandchildren, other relatives and friends.