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November 14, 2012
Services
Friends may visit with the family at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, on Saturday, November 17, 2012 from 2-5 PM.
A Funeral Service will be held at 5 PM on Saturday at the funeral home, immediately following the visiting hours.
William H. Sturcke, age 92 of Wayne, passed away on Wednesday, November 14, 2012.
Bill was born in West Hoboken, New Jersey and raised in Jersey City. Right out of high school, Bill began working for Westinghouse as an electrical draftsman with their elevator division. When World War II broke out, Bill joined the US Navy. He trained as an Electrician’s Mate and served with the Seabees in the Pacific Theatre. After the war, he returned to Westinghouse and enjoyed a career there that spanned more than fifty years.
Shortly after returning home from the Navy, Bill was introduced to Dorothy Eggeling by a mutual friend. Just four weeks later, Bill pulled his car over on Century Road in Paramus and proposed right there. They were married on May 3, 1947 and enjoyed a honeymoon in Montreal.
Bill and Dot first settled in Maywood and then Rochelle Park before moving to Wayne in 1965. They traveled together to Germany, England, Ireland, France, Italy and Monaco. They have enjoyed a loving and devoted marriage of more than sixty-five years.
Bill’s favorite hobby was stamp collecting. He was also interested in genealogy. Bill enjoyed working around the house, doing yard work and home improvement projects.
Bill is survived by his loving wife, Dorothy, his three children; Bill Sturcke, Jr., and his wife, Trudy, of Ponca City, Oklahoma, Audrey Marciniak of Kinnelon, and Arlene Jakubik of Wayne; four grandchildren, Karen Blanco and her husband, Marcos, of Odessa, Florida, Kristen Morado and her husband, Jaime, of Moorpark, California, Matthew Jakubik of Boston, Massachusetts and Katherine Jakubik of Wayne; and three great-grandchildren, Brendan, Ryan and Jenna. He was predeceased by his brother, Robert Sturcke.
In lieu of flowers, please donate to your favorite charity in Bill’s name.
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Friends may visit with the family at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, on Saturday, November 17, 2012 from 2-5 PM.
A Funeral Service will be held at 5 PM on Saturday at the funeral home, immediately following the visiting hours.
November 14, 2012
Services
Friends may visit with the family at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, on Saturday, November 17, 2012 from 2-5 PM.
A Funeral Service will be held at 5 PM on Saturday at the funeral home, immediately following the visiting hours.
William H. Sturcke, age 92 of Wayne, passed away on Wednesday, November 14, 2012.
Bill was born in West Hoboken, New Jersey and raised in Jersey City. Right out of high school, Bill began working for Westinghouse as an electrical draftsman with their elevator division. When World War II broke out, Bill joined the US Navy. He trained as an Electrician’s Mate and served with the Seabees in the Pacific Theatre. After the war, he returned to Westinghouse and enjoyed a career there that spanned more than fifty years.
Shortly after returning home from the Navy, Bill was introduced to Dorothy Eggeling by a mutual friend. Just four weeks later, Bill pulled his car over on Century Road in Paramus and proposed right there. They were married on May 3, 1947 and enjoyed a honeymoon in Montreal.
Bill and Dot first settled in Maywood and then Rochelle Park before moving to Wayne in 1965. They traveled together to Germany, England, Ireland, France, Italy and Monaco. They have enjoyed a loving and devoted marriage of more than sixty-five years.
Bill’s favorite hobby was stamp collecting. He was also interested in genealogy. Bill enjoyed working around the house, doing yard work and home improvement projects.
Bill is survived by his loving wife, Dorothy, his three children; Bill Sturcke, Jr., and his wife, Trudy, of Ponca City, Oklahoma, Audrey Marciniak of Kinnelon, and Arlene Jakubik of Wayne; four grandchildren, Karen Blanco and her husband, Marcos, of Odessa, Florida, Kristen Morado and her husband, Jaime, of Moorpark, California, Matthew Jakubik of Boston, Massachusetts and Katherine Jakubik of Wayne; and three great-grandchildren, Brendan, Ryan and Jenna. He was predeceased by his brother, Robert Sturcke.
In lieu of flowers, please donate to your favorite charity in Bill’s name.
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