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Services
Friends may visit with the family at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, on Thursday, March 19, 2015 from 2-4 & 6-8 PM.
Funeral Services will be held at St. Timothy Lutheran Church, Valley Rd., Wayne at 10 AM on Friday, March 20, 2015. Burial will follow at the Mt. Rest Cemetery, Butler.
William C. Bell, Sr., age 82 of Wayne, died suddenly at home on Monday, March 16, 2015. He had been a Wayne resident for the past thirty four years.
Bill was born and raised in Springfield, Illinois. He joined the U.S. Navy right out of high school, serving for four years during the Korean War on the USS Arcadia. Among the most enjoyable aspects of his service in the Navy was singing in the Blue Jacket Choir. Bill met his wife Dorothy Dring during his time in the Navy. They married on June 12, 1954. He was honorably discharged in 1955.
Following the Navy, he attended New York University and graduated with a bachelor’s degree in 1962. While working full-time, he completed his degree in less than four years. He started working for M.W. Kellogg and thus began a lifelong career specializing in human resource management. He was passionate about his job as he loved working with people and finding the right person for the job. Through the years, he worked for many firms such as EBASCO, Boise-Cascade, Holiday Inn, Sanderson & Porter, as well as his own firm; Bell Associates.
Bill’s family was his greatest asset. He and his wife and children enjoyed spending time together and doing many recreational activities. While living in Idaho and California, they enjoyed hiking, visiting the national parks, and skiing, which quickly became a favorite winter activity for them all. He also loved canoeing down the Delaware River, trips to the Jersey shore and boardwalk and fireworks displays. He also showed his adventurous side by trying activities like parasailing just a few years ago and he even tried waterskiing!
Bill also had a passion for gardening, reading, and sports including baseball and figure skating. He was an avid animal lover especially for his beloved Mickey, a playful Boston Terrier pup. He was also active with his church, St. Timothy’s Lutheran in Wayne, for many years. He was part of the Monday morning crew, the church council, and he participated in the choir on occasion. Bill was a true ‘family man’ who simply enjoyed spending time with family and his friends in the community. He was a wonderful husband, loving father and grandfather. Bill will be deeply missed by all.
Bill is survived by his wife of sixty years, Dorothy of Wayne, by his son; William, Jr. and his wife Maida of Manasquan, NJ, and by his daughter Melissa Westaway and her husband Adam of Chelmsford, MA, six grandchildren; Karl and Philip Jakowitsch of Wayne, Amanda and PJ Holmsten of Chelmsford, MA, and Tyler and Ethan Westaway of Chelmsford, MA, and by one sister; Lorraine Thomas of Jackson, TN. Sadly, Bill was predeceased by his daughter Aimee Jakowitsch in 1999, and by his sister Juanita Cross of Ohio.
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Friends may visit with the family at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, on Thursday, March 19, 2015 from 2-4 & 6-8 PM.
Funeral Services will be held at St. Timothy Lutheran Church, Valley Rd., Wayne at 10 AM on Friday, March 20, 2015. Burial will follow at the Mt. Rest Cemetery, Butler.
Services
Friends may visit with the family at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, on Thursday, March 19, 2015 from 2-4 & 6-8 PM.
Funeral Services will be held at St. Timothy Lutheran Church, Valley Rd., Wayne at 10 AM on Friday, March 20, 2015. Burial will follow at the Mt. Rest Cemetery, Butler.
William C. Bell, Sr., age 82 of Wayne, died suddenly at home on Monday, March 16, 2015. He had been a Wayne resident for the past thirty four years.
Bill was born and raised in Springfield, Illinois. He joined the U.S. Navy right out of high school, serving for four years during the Korean War on the USS Arcadia. Among the most enjoyable aspects of his service in the Navy was singing in the Blue Jacket Choir. Bill met his wife Dorothy Dring during his time in the Navy. They married on June 12, 1954. He was honorably discharged in 1955.
Following the Navy, he attended New York University and graduated with a bachelor’s degree in 1962. While working full-time, he completed his degree in less than four years. He started working for M.W. Kellogg and thus began a lifelong career specializing in human resource management. He was passionate about his job as he loved working with people and finding the right person for the job. Through the years, he worked for many firms such as EBASCO, Boise-Cascade, Holiday Inn, Sanderson & Porter, as well as his own firm; Bell Associates.
Bill’s family was his greatest asset. He and his wife and children enjoyed spending time together and doing many recreational activities. While living in Idaho and California, they enjoyed hiking, visiting the national parks, and skiing, which quickly became a favorite winter activity for them all. He also loved canoeing down the Delaware River, trips to the Jersey shore and boardwalk and fireworks displays. He also showed his adventurous side by trying activities like parasailing just a few years ago and he even tried waterskiing!
Bill also had a passion for gardening, reading, and sports including baseball and figure skating. He was an avid animal lover especially for his beloved Mickey, a playful Boston Terrier pup. He was also active with his church, St. Timothy’s Lutheran in Wayne, for many years. He was part of the Monday morning crew, the church council, and he participated in the choir on occasion. Bill was a true ‘family man’ who simply enjoyed spending time with family and his friends in the community. He was a wonderful husband, loving father and grandfather. Bill will be deeply missed by all.
Bill is survived by his wife of sixty years, Dorothy of Wayne, by his son; William, Jr. and his wife Maida of Manasquan, NJ, and by his daughter Melissa Westaway and her husband Adam of Chelmsford, MA, six grandchildren; Karl and Philip Jakowitsch of Wayne, Amanda and PJ Holmsten of Chelmsford, MA, and Tyler and Ethan Westaway of Chelmsford, MA, and by one sister; Lorraine Thomas of Jackson, TN. Sadly, Bill was predeceased by his daughter Aimee Jakowitsch in 1999, and by his sister Juanita Cross of Ohio.
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