Office Hours: Monday – Friday, 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Calls outside of office hours? No worries! Our team will respond within 10–15 minutes.
May 15, 2025
Services
Friends may visit the family on Thursday, May 22, 2025, from 4-8 PM at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne.
Funeral Services will be held on Friday, May 23, 2025, at 9:15 AM from the funeral home, then to St. Mary’s R.C. Church, 17 Pompton Ave., Pompton Lakes where at 10:30 AM, a Funeral Mass will be offered. Following the Mass, William will be laid to rest at Christ the King Cemetery in Franklin Lakes.
William A. Lindsay Sr. 82, of Wayne, NJ, passed away on Thursday, May 15, 2025. He was born in Jersey City, to the late William R. and Elizabeth (Yockel) Lindsay.
He was the devoted husband of Carol Ann (Ciaston) Lindsay for sixty years and was the beloved father of William A. Jr., Chuck (Charles) and Rachel Lindsay and father-in-law of Jörg Raab and Jeana Lindsay. His greatest pride and joy were his granddaughters: Samantha Lindsay, Sophia and Stella Raab. He was the older brother of Robert Lindsay, JoAnne Harder and Susan Maak, and uncle and great uncle of many nieces and nephews.
Bill grew up in Jersey City and was a graduate of St. Peter’s Prep and College. He studied Corporate Finance at NYU and later received a Graduate Certificate in Administration from Harvard. He retired from Harvard University Press where he was Associate Director and Chief Financial Officer for 18 years. Previous to that he was President of Dell (Doubleday) Publishing in NYC. During his time working for Doubleday, Bill enjoyed being a fan of the NY Mets with his kids and even got to attend the magical game six of the World Series in 1986 and many opening days.
While working at Harvard he served on the Board of Beacon Press. He was also instrumental in gathering books from other university presses for libraries in countries which were war-torn and/or impoverished for the Sabre Foundation. For five years he was a general trustee of the Archaeological Institute of America.
In retirement Bill enjoyed his granddaughters, reading, poetry, cooking, watching Jeopardy, bird feeding and watching, and supporting good causes.
The yearly highlight for Bill was a vacation on Long Beach Island with his family, walking to Skipper Dipper with his granddaughters in the evening to get ice cream and visiting his favorite Osprey at Barnegat Light, which he also followed via a webcam from home.
Most of all, Bill was known for his patience, generosity, humility and integrity. He believed that everyone deserved a chance and quietly cared for relatives and strangers in need.
In lieu of flowers we respectfully ask for contributions to Hearts n’ Hands Mission, St. Timothy’s Lutheran Church, 395 Valley Road, Wayne, NJ 07470 or your favorite charity.
If you would like to send a private condolence directly to the family use this condolence section.
Friends may visit the family on Thursday, May 22, 2025, from 4-8 PM at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne.
Funeral Services will be held on Friday, May 23, 2025, at 9:15 AM from the funeral home, then to St. Mary’s R.C. Church, 17 Pompton Ave., Pompton Lakes where at 10:30 AM, a Funeral Mass will be offered. Following the Mass, William will be laid to rest at Christ the King Cemetery in Franklin Lakes.
Guestbook
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Suspendisse varius enim in eros elementum tristique. Duis cursus, mi quis viverra ornare, eros dolor interdum nulla, ut commodo diam libero vitae erat. Aenean faucibus nibh et justo cursus id rutrum lorem imperdiet. Nunc ut sem vitae risus tristique posuere.