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William Haug, President of Northeast Equipment in Cedar Grove, age 83, passed peacefully on Friday, August 11, 2017.
In 1933 he was born in Passaic to the late William and Grace Haug, and raised at the family home located at 66 Merrill Road in Clifton. Bill graduated from Clifton High School with the Class of 1951. While in high school he met the love of his life, Audrey Lenk, who lived nearby. They dated from the age of fourteen, and it is said they never dated another. Bill and Audrey delayed getting married directly after high school because they were worried Bill was going to be drafted. They later married on June 9, 1956 at the Allwood Community Reformed Church in Clifton, with a reception at the Blue Mirror in Passaic. They drove to Florida and along the Florida Keys for their honeymoon, arriving home only to find a letter notifying them that Bill had been drafted into the Army.
Bill proudly served in the US Army Armored Division from 1956 to 1958, and was stationed in Germany for most of his service. His new bride soon followed, and during Bill’s leave time he and Audrey traveled throughout Europe, including visits to Switzerland, France and Italy, to name just a few of their destinations. Shortly after the end of Bill’s military service and their return to the United States, they purchased a home at 53 Kenzel Avenue in Nutley, where they started their family. In 1968, they bought a home on Clifford Drive in Wayne, where they would raise their two sons and a daughter.
From an early age, Bill was known for his enterprising spirit and ambitious nature. He began working at the age of 12, finding work wherever he could and often holding more than one job at a time. He started out as a newspaper delivery boy, while also working for a local sweet shop and convenience store in the Allwood section of Clifton. After discharge from the Army, he found work at the Walter Kidde Company in Belleville. In 1968, Bill took a job with Bonland Industries in Wayne, where during his 16 years of dedicated service he rose to the position of Controller. However, Bill always had the desire to own his own business, and in 1984 he left Bonland and purchased Northeast Equipment, a lawn and garden power equipment retailer in Totowa. His children joined him at Northeast, and it soon outgrew the Totowa property. To accomodate the growing business, in 1988 he acquired a larger location on Route 23 South in Cedar Grove, which serves as Northeast's current location. Always a tireless worker, Bill was on the job 6 days a week up until June of this year, and was still the President, Manager and top salesman of the company when he passed.
Bill will be fondly remembered for his sharp-witted humor, friendly demeanor and easygoing manner. He was a voracious reader and loved to absorb facts about a wide variety of new things. He enjoyed sharing his knowledge with others and was always eager to learn even more from their experiences. He and his wife were avid gardeners, and Bill also enjoyed nature, animals, fishing and visiting local car shows.
Bill was the loving husband of 33 years to Audrey R. Haug (nee Lenk), who predeceased him in 1989. A devoted father, he is survived by his son William R. Haug and his wife Laura of Kinnelon, his daughter Debra A. Siciliano and her husband Paul of Wayne, and his son Kenneth A. Haug of Wayne. He was also the cherished grandfather of William G. Haug and Samantha A. Haug, and the dearly beloved brother of Dee Ann Miller of Clifton and Gale Haug of Montclair. In addition, Bill is survived by his late wife's brother, Richard Lenk and his wife Annette of Clifton.
Memorial donations to the Cancer Research Institute would be greatly appreciated.
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Funeral services will be held privately.
August 11, 2017
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Funeral services will be held privately.
William Haug, President of Northeast Equipment in Cedar Grove, age 83, passed peacefully on Friday, August 11, 2017.
In 1933 he was born in Passaic to the late William and Grace Haug, and raised at the family home located at 66 Merrill Road in Clifton. Bill graduated from Clifton High School with the Class of 1951. While in high school he met the love of his life, Audrey Lenk, who lived nearby. They dated from the age of fourteen, and it is said they never dated another. Bill and Audrey delayed getting married directly after high school because they were worried Bill was going to be drafted. They later married on June 9, 1956 at the Allwood Community Reformed Church in Clifton, with a reception at the Blue Mirror in Passaic. They drove to Florida and along the Florida Keys for their honeymoon, arriving home only to find a letter notifying them that Bill had been drafted into the Army.
Bill proudly served in the US Army Armored Division from 1956 to 1958, and was stationed in Germany for most of his service. His new bride soon followed, and during Bill’s leave time he and Audrey traveled throughout Europe, including visits to Switzerland, France and Italy, to name just a few of their destinations. Shortly after the end of Bill’s military service and their return to the United States, they purchased a home at 53 Kenzel Avenue in Nutley, where they started their family. In 1968, they bought a home on Clifford Drive in Wayne, where they would raise their two sons and a daughter.
From an early age, Bill was known for his enterprising spirit and ambitious nature. He began working at the age of 12, finding work wherever he could and often holding more than one job at a time. He started out as a newspaper delivery boy, while also working for a local sweet shop and convenience store in the Allwood section of Clifton. After discharge from the Army, he found work at the Walter Kidde Company in Belleville. In 1968, Bill took a job with Bonland Industries in Wayne, where during his 16 years of dedicated service he rose to the position of Controller. However, Bill always had the desire to own his own business, and in 1984 he left Bonland and purchased Northeast Equipment, a lawn and garden power equipment retailer in Totowa. His children joined him at Northeast, and it soon outgrew the Totowa property. To accomodate the growing business, in 1988 he acquired a larger location on Route 23 South in Cedar Grove, which serves as Northeast's current location. Always a tireless worker, Bill was on the job 6 days a week up until June of this year, and was still the President, Manager and top salesman of the company when he passed.
Bill will be fondly remembered for his sharp-witted humor, friendly demeanor and easygoing manner. He was a voracious reader and loved to absorb facts about a wide variety of new things. He enjoyed sharing his knowledge with others and was always eager to learn even more from their experiences. He and his wife were avid gardeners, and Bill also enjoyed nature, animals, fishing and visiting local car shows.
Bill was the loving husband of 33 years to Audrey R. Haug (nee Lenk), who predeceased him in 1989. A devoted father, he is survived by his son William R. Haug and his wife Laura of Kinnelon, his daughter Debra A. Siciliano and her husband Paul of Wayne, and his son Kenneth A. Haug of Wayne. He was also the cherished grandfather of William G. Haug and Samantha A. Haug, and the dearly beloved brother of Dee Ann Miller of Clifton and Gale Haug of Montclair. In addition, Bill is survived by his late wife's brother, Richard Lenk and his wife Annette of Clifton.
Memorial donations to the Cancer Research Institute would be greatly appreciated.
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