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Friends may visit with the family at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, on Friday, September 11, 2015 from 6-8 PM.
Funeral Services will be held on Saturday, September 12, 2015 at 10:00 AM from the funeral home, followed by interment at Laurel Grove Cemetery, Totowa.
William “Bill” James Mitton, Jr. age 84, a resident of Pownal, VT and formerly of Totowa, died on Sunday, September 6, 2015.
Born in Paterson in 1930, Bill was the son of the late William James, Sr. and Anna (nee Jacyssin) Mitton. Following high school graduation in 1948, he promptly went to work as an electrician’s helper with Morrison Machine Company in Paterson. His career with Morrison Machine was temporarily interrupted in 1951 as he was drafted by the U.S. Marine Corps. He proudly served during the Korean War era until 1953 when he returned home and married Carolyn, his loving wife of sixty-one years. His job at Morrison Machine was waiting for him when Bill came home from military service and he worked for a total of fifty years, retiring from the sales department at Morrison Machine Company’s successor – Morrison-Berkshire in North Adams, MA. During his career Bill also attended Newark College of Engineering. He and his family moved from their home in Totowa to Pownal, VT in 1986.
Bill was a Boy Scout leader for twenty years, in all levels of Scouting. He enjoyed woodworking, camping, shooting sports, and gardening. A former stock car driver, he always maintained an interest in cars.
Surviving is his beloved wife of sixty-one years, Carolyn; his son Daniel Mitton, Sr. of Las Vegas, NV, and daughter Nancy Mitton of Pownal, VT; his nephew Marinus Hook who resided with the family; two grandsons: Daniel Mitton, Jr. and Christopher Mitton, both of Illinois; four great-grandchildren: Daniel, III, Lincoln, Mason and Morgan; two sisters: AnnaMay Goldberg of Pequannock and Jean Hook of Wayne; his niece Lauren and nephews: Joseph, David and Mark. He was predeceased by his brother Jack Mitton.
Memorial contributions may be made to the National Parkinson Foundation, 200 SE 1st Street, Suite 800, Miami, FL 33131 or the The American Heart Association, P.O. Box 417005, Boston, MA 02241-7005.
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Friends may visit with the family at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, on Friday, September 11, 2015 from 6-8 PM.
Funeral Services will be held on Saturday, September 12, 2015 at 10:00 AM from the funeral home, followed by interment at Laurel Grove Cemetery, Totowa.
Services
Friends may visit with the family at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, on Friday, September 11, 2015 from 6-8 PM.
Funeral Services will be held on Saturday, September 12, 2015 at 10:00 AM from the funeral home, followed by interment at Laurel Grove Cemetery, Totowa.
William “Bill” James Mitton, Jr. age 84, a resident of Pownal, VT and formerly of Totowa, died on Sunday, September 6, 2015.
Born in Paterson in 1930, Bill was the son of the late William James, Sr. and Anna (nee Jacyssin) Mitton. Following high school graduation in 1948, he promptly went to work as an electrician’s helper with Morrison Machine Company in Paterson. His career with Morrison Machine was temporarily interrupted in 1951 as he was drafted by the U.S. Marine Corps. He proudly served during the Korean War era until 1953 when he returned home and married Carolyn, his loving wife of sixty-one years. His job at Morrison Machine was waiting for him when Bill came home from military service and he worked for a total of fifty years, retiring from the sales department at Morrison Machine Company’s successor – Morrison-Berkshire in North Adams, MA. During his career Bill also attended Newark College of Engineering. He and his family moved from their home in Totowa to Pownal, VT in 1986.
Bill was a Boy Scout leader for twenty years, in all levels of Scouting. He enjoyed woodworking, camping, shooting sports, and gardening. A former stock car driver, he always maintained an interest in cars.
Surviving is his beloved wife of sixty-one years, Carolyn; his son Daniel Mitton, Sr. of Las Vegas, NV, and daughter Nancy Mitton of Pownal, VT; his nephew Marinus Hook who resided with the family; two grandsons: Daniel Mitton, Jr. and Christopher Mitton, both of Illinois; four great-grandchildren: Daniel, III, Lincoln, Mason and Morgan; two sisters: AnnaMay Goldberg of Pequannock and Jean Hook of Wayne; his niece Lauren and nephews: Joseph, David and Mark. He was predeceased by his brother Jack Mitton.
Memorial contributions may be made to the National Parkinson Foundation, 200 SE 1st Street, Suite 800, Miami, FL 33131 or the The American Heart Association, P.O. Box 417005, Boston, MA 02241-7005.
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