Craig C Noble

Craig Charles Noble passed away unexpectedly at the age of 76 on September 23rd, 2023. He is survived by his two children, Chalen and Alexander Noble, their mother Hillary Primak, his brothers Chuck Noble and Mark Noble, as well as other family members who loved him.

Craig was born in Lodi, NJ to the late Charles and Blanche Noble. The family soon moved to Midland Park, NJ, where he spent the majority of his childhood. Growing up, Craig was, and still is, described by all his classmates as “a really swell guy”. He was also looked up to by his two younger brothers. In middle school, he sang in the chorus and played trombone in the marching band. During high school, Craig played varsity football, basketball, and baseball all 4 years. He also became an Eagle Scout, and was class president his freshman year.

He went on to attend Memphis State University for 2 years before deciding to join the U.S. Army in 1967. Craig was stationed in Okinawa, Japan where he trained and worked as a military journalist. While there, he also played football for the “Army Gunners” team. He was honorably discharged in 1973.

When Craig returned from the army, he worked as a reporter for the Bergen Record. At this time, he began acting with the Bergen County Players. After a successful run as the lead in “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof”, Craig decided to move to NYC to further pursue his passion for acting and theatre. He soon became a student at HB Studios, where he studied under his mentor Walt Witcover. Craig became an active part of his acting group, the Inner Circle Ensemble, until the year 2000.

During this time, Craig had also been using his carpentry skills building furniture to supplement his acting income. This, with a close friend, lead to the co-creation of the Werthiem Noble Construction company. Their work included managing and renovating theatres in the city, as well as many other notable construction projects.

In 1984, he met his wife Hillary Primak. After enjoying the perks of living in NYC together, they finally married in 1994 and had two children, Chalen and Alexander. In 2001, the family moved to Kinnelon, NJ, where he resided until his death. In 2002, Craig was certified in computer programming from the Chubb Institute. He then began a career creating and maintaining websites for businesses, notably helping many older business owners with computerizing their entire businesses for the first time.

A self-proclaimed “jack of all trades”, Craig was known to be able to fix anything and was quick to help anyone in need. Throughout his life, he enjoyed a wide variety of hobbies including tennis, hiking, skiing, acting, carpentry, and watching films. In Kinnelon, he was a very involved community member and parent. He coached soccer teams, volunteered for the Smoke Rise Swim Club, and was a Boy Scout troop leader. He was also one of the founders of the Smoke Rise Days annual horseshoe tournament in 2008, which continues today. The community will remember Craig fondly.

Most importantly, Craig was a loving, kind, and supportive father with a passion for his kids. He was proud of their talents and accomplishments and did whatever he could to support them. He was the type of dad you could call no matter what, and he would be there to help with no judgment and a comforting voice. They will miss him immensely, but are thankful to have had an extremely loving father who left them with only good memories.

Craig will be remembered for his many talents, witty humor, positivity, his story telling skills, integrity, and steadfastness in what he believed. He was a truly amazing father, older brother, friend, and person. Craig will be missed greatly by those who loved him and all who had the pleasure of knowing him.

To respect his wishes, we will not be holding services.