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December 12, 2014
Services
Friends may visit with the family at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, on Monday, December 15, 2014 from 4-8 PM.
Funeral Services will be held at 9:30 AM on Tuesday from the funeral home, then to Our Lady of the Valley RC Church, Wayne, where at 10:30 AM a Funeral Mass will be offered.
William J. Mathisen, age 63 of Wayne, died on Friday, December 12, 2014 with his family gathered at his bedside.
Bill grew up in the Packanack Lake section of Wayne and graduated from Wayne Valley High School with the class of 1969. Bill met his wife, Donna, through his good friend Albert Gabriel, her brother. After the two met, Bill started working for the family restaurant as a bartender for years to come. Throughout his life, Bill loved to cook and often hosted barbeques and pool parties at his house. He loved preparing the big holiday meals at Thanksgiving and Christmas for his family.
Bill was a member and officer of POL #2 fire department in Wayne for many years.
His career eventually took him into the fork lift industry and worked as the General Parts Manager for Raymond of New Jersey in Union for almost 30 years. He consistently achieved recognition for his outstanding work and he even won four all-expenses-paid cruises that he enjoyed with his wife Donna. He was the classic ‘workaholic’ and loved his job. Bill was a selfless man who always put others first and was a great mediator for his family.
Bill’s children will always remember his adventurous spirit, like ziplining and parasailing. He was also a dedicated PAL coach for many years, working with his son through the baseball and football seasons. Bill was a huge sports fan, a diehard Yankee fan and loved his NY Giants. He also enjoyed summer vacations at the Jersey Shore, visiting Point Pleasant where he would fish on the jetty and spend time with his family. Most recently, Bill’s life changed with the birth of his granddaughter; Ryley. She melted his heart and made him the most proud “Pa-Pa” he could have ever been.
Bill is survived by his beloved wife Donna (Gabriel) of Wayne, his two children; Kimberly of Clifton and Billy and his wife Megan of Parlin, his precious granddaughter Ryley, his parents; Judith Stewart and John Mathisen, one sister; Judy Gossinger, two brothers; John and Thomas, and many nieces and nephews.
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Friends may visit with the family at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, on Monday, December 15, 2014 from 4-8 PM.
Funeral Services will be held at 9:30 AM on Tuesday from the funeral home, then to Our Lady of the Valley RC Church, Wayne, where at 10:30 AM a Funeral Mass will be offered.
December 12, 2014
Services
Friends may visit with the family at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, on Monday, December 15, 2014 from 4-8 PM.
Funeral Services will be held at 9:30 AM on Tuesday from the funeral home, then to Our Lady of the Valley RC Church, Wayne, where at 10:30 AM a Funeral Mass will be offered.
William J. Mathisen, age 63 of Wayne, died on Friday, December 12, 2014 with his family gathered at his bedside.
Bill grew up in the Packanack Lake section of Wayne and graduated from Wayne Valley High School with the class of 1969. Bill met his wife, Donna, through his good friend Albert Gabriel, her brother. After the two met, Bill started working for the family restaurant as a bartender for years to come. Throughout his life, Bill loved to cook and often hosted barbeques and pool parties at his house. He loved preparing the big holiday meals at Thanksgiving and Christmas for his family.
Bill was a member and officer of POL #2 fire department in Wayne for many years.
His career eventually took him into the fork lift industry and worked as the General Parts Manager for Raymond of New Jersey in Union for almost 30 years. He consistently achieved recognition for his outstanding work and he even won four all-expenses-paid cruises that he enjoyed with his wife Donna. He was the classic ‘workaholic’ and loved his job. Bill was a selfless man who always put others first and was a great mediator for his family.
Bill’s children will always remember his adventurous spirit, like ziplining and parasailing. He was also a dedicated PAL coach for many years, working with his son through the baseball and football seasons. Bill was a huge sports fan, a diehard Yankee fan and loved his NY Giants. He also enjoyed summer vacations at the Jersey Shore, visiting Point Pleasant where he would fish on the jetty and spend time with his family. Most recently, Bill’s life changed with the birth of his granddaughter; Ryley. She melted his heart and made him the most proud “Pa-Pa” he could have ever been.
Bill is survived by his beloved wife Donna (Gabriel) of Wayne, his two children; Kimberly of Clifton and Billy and his wife Megan of Parlin, his precious granddaughter Ryley, his parents; Judith Stewart and John Mathisen, one sister; Judy Gossinger, two brothers; John and Thomas, and many nieces and nephews.
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