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March 3, 2014
Services
Friends may visit with the family at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, on Thursday, March 6, 2014 from 2-4 & 6-9 PM. Funeral Services will be held on Friday, March 7, 10:30 AM at the Wayne Presbyterian Church. Entombment will follow at George Washington Memorial Park, Paramus.
William H. Fauerbach, age 74 of Wayne, died peacefully on Monday, March 3, 2014. He lived in Wayne since 1977.
Bill was born in Phillipsburg, NJ and was a stellar athlete in high school. He played football, basketball, and baseball. He went on to play semi-pro baseball as a catcher and was offered a contract to play in the MLB minor leagues. Bill’s father was also a semi-pro baseball player, yet he encouraged Bill to pursue an education rather than play ball. That turned out to be sage advice.
Bill attended Knox College for Pre-Med studies for one year, but simply couldn’t afford to return. He transferred to William Paterson College to earn a teaching degree. This turned out to be one of the luckiest plays he ever made when he met Marleen Moore at William Paterson. They began dating and eventually married on August 24, 1963 at the Cedar Cliff Methodist Church in Haledon. They enjoyed a honeymoon to Niagara Falls of which Marleen recalls Bill waking her up in the night and insisting that she go sign their names to the fence outside. Marleen complied but found that the fence was made of rope. Upon returning to the room to question Bill, she found out he had been talking in his sleep the whole time! That was just the start of their fifty good years together which included lots of fun, many trips to New York City, and Polka dancing in Germantown on the east side of Manhattan. They celebrated their golden anniversary just this past August and had been looking forward to many more years together. Marleen will surely miss him dearly.
After receiving his degree from William Paterson, Bill began teaching in Wayne. He retired as a math teacher at Wayne Valley High School after thirty eight years in the district. He was a dedicated teacher who truly cared about his students. It wasn’t uncommon for Bill to be at work forty-five minutes early and to stay after for hours, all for the benefit of his students. To say he loved to talk would be an understatement. He would engage in conversation with just about anyone and could talk about anything. He maintained long friendships with many of his students and attended the Wayne Valley reunions for many years. He also enjoyed coaching football and baseball at Wayne Valley.
Bill had many interests and hobbies. He was a big sports fan throughout his life and was always rooting for the NY Mets and NY Giants. Summers were always spent in Ocean Beach III with his family. Retirement added to his love for the shore where he spent hours swimming, fishing, enjoying the peace of the sea, and perhaps flirting with the lifeguards from time to time. They all loved him. Bill also worked as OBIII Beach Patrol for twenty eight years and served on the board of trustees for many years as well. He simply loved his time at Ocean Beach.
Bill was also an ordained elder at the Wayne Presbyterian Church where he enjoyed his moniker; “the hugging elder” because he would offer everyone hugs. His church meant a great deal to him and a memorial fund is being established there in his name. Friends wishing to honor Bill with a memorial donation are asked to please contribute and insure his legacy.
Bill is survived by his college sweetheart, Marleen Moore Fauerbach for 50 years, by his loving sons Kurt and his wife Donna of Verona; Eric and his wife Raiza of Glen Ridge; Marc and his wife Darlene of Wayne and a daughter, Lauri and her husband Chris Adams of Philadelphia, PA. He was also a loving ‘Pappy’ to Billy, Faith, Angel, Cole, Connor and Emilie Fauerbach. He is also survived by a sister Bonnie Luke and husband Joe of Edgewater, Florida and several nieces, nephews and Aunts, Uncles and a multitude of friends. He was predeceased by parents Bill and Ruth Fauerbach.
Donations can be made to the William H. Fauerbach Memorial Fund, Wayne Presbyterian Church, 1200 Alps Road, Wayne, NJ 07470.
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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 6, 2014 from 2-4 & 6-9 PM. Funeral Services will be held on Friday, March 7, 10:30 AM at the Wayne Presbyterian Church. Entombment will follow at George Washington Memorial Park, Paramus.
March 3, 2014
Services
Friends may visit with the family at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, on Thursday, March 6, 2014 from 2-4 & 6-9 PM. Funeral Services will be held on Friday, March 7, 10:30 AM at the Wayne Presbyterian Church. Entombment will follow at George Washington Memorial Park, Paramus.
William H. Fauerbach, age 74 of Wayne, died peacefully on Monday, March 3, 2014. He lived in Wayne since 1977.
Bill was born in Phillipsburg, NJ and was a stellar athlete in high school. He played football, basketball, and baseball. He went on to play semi-pro baseball as a catcher and was offered a contract to play in the MLB minor leagues. Bill’s father was also a semi-pro baseball player, yet he encouraged Bill to pursue an education rather than play ball. That turned out to be sage advice.
Bill attended Knox College for Pre-Med studies for one year, but simply couldn’t afford to return. He transferred to William Paterson College to earn a teaching degree. This turned out to be one of the luckiest plays he ever made when he met Marleen Moore at William Paterson. They began dating and eventually married on August 24, 1963 at the Cedar Cliff Methodist Church in Haledon. They enjoyed a honeymoon to Niagara Falls of which Marleen recalls Bill waking her up in the night and insisting that she go sign their names to the fence outside. Marleen complied but found that the fence was made of rope. Upon returning to the room to question Bill, she found out he had been talking in his sleep the whole time! That was just the start of their fifty good years together which included lots of fun, many trips to New York City, and Polka dancing in Germantown on the east side of Manhattan. They celebrated their golden anniversary just this past August and had been looking forward to many more years together. Marleen will surely miss him dearly.
After receiving his degree from William Paterson, Bill began teaching in Wayne. He retired as a math teacher at Wayne Valley High School after thirty eight years in the district. He was a dedicated teacher who truly cared about his students. It wasn’t uncommon for Bill to be at work forty-five minutes early and to stay after for hours, all for the benefit of his students. To say he loved to talk would be an understatement. He would engage in conversation with just about anyone and could talk about anything. He maintained long friendships with many of his students and attended the Wayne Valley reunions for many years. He also enjoyed coaching football and baseball at Wayne Valley.
Bill had many interests and hobbies. He was a big sports fan throughout his life and was always rooting for the NY Mets and NY Giants. Summers were always spent in Ocean Beach III with his family. Retirement added to his love for the shore where he spent hours swimming, fishing, enjoying the peace of the sea, and perhaps flirting with the lifeguards from time to time. They all loved him. Bill also worked as OBIII Beach Patrol for twenty eight years and served on the board of trustees for many years as well. He simply loved his time at Ocean Beach.
Bill was also an ordained elder at the Wayne Presbyterian Church where he enjoyed his moniker; “the hugging elder” because he would offer everyone hugs. His church meant a great deal to him and a memorial fund is being established there in his name. Friends wishing to honor Bill with a memorial donation are asked to please contribute and insure his legacy.
Bill is survived by his college sweetheart, Marleen Moore Fauerbach for 50 years, by his loving sons Kurt and his wife Donna of Verona; Eric and his wife Raiza of Glen Ridge; Marc and his wife Darlene of Wayne and a daughter, Lauri and her husband Chris Adams of Philadelphia, PA. He was also a loving ‘Pappy’ to Billy, Faith, Angel, Cole, Connor and Emilie Fauerbach. He is also survived by a sister Bonnie Luke and husband Joe of Edgewater, Florida and several nieces, nephews and Aunts, Uncles and a multitude of friends. He was predeceased by parents Bill and Ruth Fauerbach.
Donations can be made to the William H. Fauerbach Memorial Fund, Wayne Presbyterian Church, 1200 Alps Road, Wayne, NJ 07470.
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