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April 22, 2013
Services
Friends may visit with the family on Saturday, April 27, 2013 from 2-6 PM at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne.
An 11 AM funeral service will be held at the funeral home on Sunday, April 28, 2013.
Interment will be in King Solomon Cemetery, Clifton.
William Klein age 91 of Wayne died peacefully on April 22, 2013.
He was born in the family home in Pompton Falls, now known as Wayne. Bill’s family traded an apartment building in New York City for 80 acres of land in Wayne Township. Bill graduated from Pompton Lakes High School with the Class of 1940 and worked at his father’s store in Wayne called “The Stand”.
Bill enlisted in the US Army on September 22, 1942 and served mostly in England where he repaired the aircraft armament. He was very proud to be a Jewish soldier in the Army! He was awarded the European, African, Middle Eastern Medal, the Good Conduct Medal, and the World War II Victory Medal for his service. Upon his discharge from the Army on November 19, 1945 he returned to Wayne Township where he joined the Pompton Falls Fire Department which his uncle Morris Klein helped to found. He made his way through the ranks of the fire department and served as Chief. After serving as Chief of the fire company he served as Fire Commissioner of Wayne Township. Bill dedicated sixty-seven years of his life to volunteering at the fire department.
After his service in the military he worked many different jobs and eventually purchase his own hardware store in the Midvale Section of Wanaque. After many years in the hardware business he sold the company and went to work as a security guard at the American Cyanamid Headquarters located in Wayne. Several years after retiring from the American Cyanamid Corporation he took a part time security job manning the North Gate of Smoke Rise in Kinnelon.
He was the loving uncle of Lauren Libert of Kinnelon, Julie Libert-Ginsburg and her husband Brian of Kinnelon, Doug Hall, Barry Klein and Shari Goldman; dear great uncle of Jared and Zachary Ginsburg, Sherry and Jillian Balsamo. Other great nieces and nephews include: Judith Hall, Brenda Hall, Scott Hall, Wayne Hall, Sterling Hall, Jason Hall, Janice Hall, Kayla Hall, Manny Quinonnes, and Connor Albertus; dear brother of the late Irene Otto, Belle Libert, Herbert, Miriam and Joseph Klein.
In lieu of flowers memorial donations to the Pompton Falls Volunteer Fire Department, Wayne Fire Company #3, PO Box 2011, Wayne, NJ 07474-2011 or the Wayne Memorial Firt Aid Squad, PO Box 2004, Wayne, NJ 07474 would be appreciated.
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Friends may visit with the family on Saturday, April 27, 2013 from 2-6 PM at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne.
An 11 AM funeral service will be held at the funeral home on Sunday, April 28, 2013.
Interment will be in King Solomon Cemetery, Clifton.
April 22, 2013
Services
Friends may visit with the family on Saturday, April 27, 2013 from 2-6 PM at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne.
An 11 AM funeral service will be held at the funeral home on Sunday, April 28, 2013.
Interment will be in King Solomon Cemetery, Clifton.
William Klein age 91 of Wayne died peacefully on April 22, 2013.
He was born in the family home in Pompton Falls, now known as Wayne. Bill’s family traded an apartment building in New York City for 80 acres of land in Wayne Township. Bill graduated from Pompton Lakes High School with the Class of 1940 and worked at his father’s store in Wayne called “The Stand”.
Bill enlisted in the US Army on September 22, 1942 and served mostly in England where he repaired the aircraft armament. He was very proud to be a Jewish soldier in the Army! He was awarded the European, African, Middle Eastern Medal, the Good Conduct Medal, and the World War II Victory Medal for his service. Upon his discharge from the Army on November 19, 1945 he returned to Wayne Township where he joined the Pompton Falls Fire Department which his uncle Morris Klein helped to found. He made his way through the ranks of the fire department and served as Chief. After serving as Chief of the fire company he served as Fire Commissioner of Wayne Township. Bill dedicated sixty-seven years of his life to volunteering at the fire department.
After his service in the military he worked many different jobs and eventually purchase his own hardware store in the Midvale Section of Wanaque. After many years in the hardware business he sold the company and went to work as a security guard at the American Cyanamid Headquarters located in Wayne. Several years after retiring from the American Cyanamid Corporation he took a part time security job manning the North Gate of Smoke Rise in Kinnelon.
He was the loving uncle of Lauren Libert of Kinnelon, Julie Libert-Ginsburg and her husband Brian of Kinnelon, Doug Hall, Barry Klein and Shari Goldman; dear great uncle of Jared and Zachary Ginsburg, Sherry and Jillian Balsamo. Other great nieces and nephews include: Judith Hall, Brenda Hall, Scott Hall, Wayne Hall, Sterling Hall, Jason Hall, Janice Hall, Kayla Hall, Manny Quinonnes, and Connor Albertus; dear brother of the late Irene Otto, Belle Libert, Herbert, Miriam and Joseph Klein.
In lieu of flowers memorial donations to the Pompton Falls Volunteer Fire Department, Wayne Fire Company #3, PO Box 2011, Wayne, NJ 07474-2011 or the Wayne Memorial Firt Aid Squad, PO Box 2004, Wayne, NJ 07474 would be appreciated.
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