Dorothy J. Wills

Wills, Dorothy Julia, age 90, passed away at The Holland Christian Home in North Haledon on Saturday, May 18, 2024.

Dorothy Julia Wills, daughter of Dorothy Durner and her husband William Durner of Clifton, New Jersey.  Beloved sister of Janet Sullivan (formerly Durner) of New Windsor, NY.   Beloved wife of the late Edwin George Wills and mother of Glenn and his wife, Donna of Wanaque, NJ, Edwin and his wife, Linda of Wayne, NJ, Marilynn and her husband, Mark of  Lake Hiawatha, NJ, Janice and her husband, Santos of East Stroudsburg, PA, and David and his wife Kathy of Vasselboro, ME. Beloved grandmother of 10: Christina, Teresa(deceased), Brianna, Erica, Alyssa, Scott, Vanessa, Michael, Justin, AJ, and five great grandchildren: Jake, Rylee, Zachary, Lilly, and Lincoln.

Dorothy worked at the Okonite Cable Company where she met her late husband, Edwin George Wills and later married on October 20, 1956. She worked as a church secretary for Trinity Church in Montclair, NJ, and also worked at Essex Chemical Corporation as an HR Coordinator for several years. She was an active member at Northside Reformed Church in Clifton and at The Preakness United Reformed Church in Wayne. She was a Sunday School teacher, Daily Vacation Bible School teacher and served on the Mission Committee most of her married life.

She enjoyed bowling, ice skating, table tennis, gardening, softball, and she also enjoyed watching all of the various sports of her children and her grandchildren. She had a loving heart and compassion for so many people and was known for writing encouraging notes and letters to uplift people.

In lieu of flowers, donations would be gratefully accepted to Alzheimer’s of New Jersey at www.alznj.org or in memory of Teresa Wills on behalf of the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation.