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Friends may visit with the family at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, on Saturday, January 30, 2016 from 8:30 to 9:15 AM.
Funeral Services will immediately follow the time of visitation and begin at 9:15 AM from the funeral home, then to Our Lady of the Valley R.C. Church, 630 Valley Road, Wayne, where at 10:00 AM, a Funeral Mass will be offered. Interment will follow at Calvary Cemetery, Paterson.
William W. Koegler, age 93, of Wayne and formerly of Clifton, died on Tuesday, January 26, 2016.
Born in Passaic, to William and Ethel Koegler, he was the first of four children-three boys and one girl all born within five years. The family recalls the many white hairs Ethel attributed to her three boys antics around Paterson. Bill was a resident of Clifton for many years before moving to Wayne over ten years ago.
A shop worker for Curtiss-Wright Corporation, Bill started working there when he was just sixteen years old. When he retired, he clocked over 55 years with the company. He proudly served in the European Theater during World War II in the U.S. Army with the 64th Medical Depot Company. For his service he received the Asiatic-Pacific Theatre Ribbon, Philippine Liberation Ribbon, European-African-Middle Eastern Ribbon, the Good Conduct Medal, and the WWII Victory Medal. He was a member of the Knights of Columbus and Veterans of Foreign Wars and was active in the Boy Scouts of America.
In his spare time, Bill liked to work on clocks and watches. He and his brother Fred learned the trade from their uncle who was a master watch repairman, working on only the finest watch brands like Patek Philippe and Rolex, for all the prestigious stores on New York’s Fifth Ave. Bill had quite a nice collection of watches and clocks himself.
Bill was a great guy who was always there for you. His life was a testimony of dedication to his family and friends. He will be remembered as gentle, kind, caring, sensitive, selfless, emotional, and sentimental person. He still referred to his younger sister as his “baby sister.” Even though his brother Robert was younger he always felt he needed to protect Bill because he was so sensitive. “Uncle Bill,” as he was known to all nieces and nephews, great-nieces, great-nephews, great-great-nieces, and great-great nephew, was more like a grandfather figure than an uncle. Bill was also the caretaker for his parents over the years. He lived with them, cared for them, and stayed with them through their autumn years.
Surviving are his three siblings: Robert and wife Betty of Mahomet, Ill., Frederick and wife Gladys of Hope, NJ, and Ethel Holder of Wayne; and numerous nieces, nephews, great-nieces, great-nephews, and great-great nieces and one great-great nephew.
In lieu of flowers, those planning an expression of sympathy in William’s name are asked to consider Hospice of NJ, 400 Broad Acres Drive, 1st Floor, Bloomfield, NJ 07003.
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Friends may visit with the family at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, on Saturday, January 30, 2016 from 8:30 to 9:15 AM.
Funeral Services will immediately follow the time of visitation and begin at 9:15 AM from the funeral home, then to Our Lady of the Valley R.C. Church, 630 Valley Road, Wayne, where at 10:00 AM, a Funeral Mass will be offered. Interment will follow at Calvary Cemetery, Paterson.
Services
Friends may visit with the family at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, on Saturday, January 30, 2016 from 8:30 to 9:15 AM.
Funeral Services will immediately follow the time of visitation and begin at 9:15 AM from the funeral home, then to Our Lady of the Valley R.C. Church, 630 Valley Road, Wayne, where at 10:00 AM, a Funeral Mass will be offered. Interment will follow at Calvary Cemetery, Paterson.
William W. Koegler, age 93, of Wayne and formerly of Clifton, died on Tuesday, January 26, 2016.
Born in Passaic, to William and Ethel Koegler, he was the first of four children-three boys and one girl all born within five years. The family recalls the many white hairs Ethel attributed to her three boys antics around Paterson. Bill was a resident of Clifton for many years before moving to Wayne over ten years ago.
A shop worker for Curtiss-Wright Corporation, Bill started working there when he was just sixteen years old. When he retired, he clocked over 55 years with the company. He proudly served in the European Theater during World War II in the U.S. Army with the 64th Medical Depot Company. For his service he received the Asiatic-Pacific Theatre Ribbon, Philippine Liberation Ribbon, European-African-Middle Eastern Ribbon, the Good Conduct Medal, and the WWII Victory Medal. He was a member of the Knights of Columbus and Veterans of Foreign Wars and was active in the Boy Scouts of America.
In his spare time, Bill liked to work on clocks and watches. He and his brother Fred learned the trade from their uncle who was a master watch repairman, working on only the finest watch brands like Patek Philippe and Rolex, for all the prestigious stores on New York’s Fifth Ave. Bill had quite a nice collection of watches and clocks himself.
Bill was a great guy who was always there for you. His life was a testimony of dedication to his family and friends. He will be remembered as gentle, kind, caring, sensitive, selfless, emotional, and sentimental person. He still referred to his younger sister as his “baby sister.” Even though his brother Robert was younger he always felt he needed to protect Bill because he was so sensitive. “Uncle Bill,” as he was known to all nieces and nephews, great-nieces, great-nephews, great-great-nieces, and great-great nephew, was more like a grandfather figure than an uncle. Bill was also the caretaker for his parents over the years. He lived with them, cared for them, and stayed with them through their autumn years.
Surviving are his three siblings: Robert and wife Betty of Mahomet, Ill., Frederick and wife Gladys of Hope, NJ, and Ethel Holder of Wayne; and numerous nieces, nephews, great-nieces, great-nephews, and great-great nieces and one great-great nephew.
In lieu of flowers, those planning an expression of sympathy in William’s name are asked to consider Hospice of NJ, 400 Broad Acres Drive, 1st Floor, Bloomfield, NJ 07003.
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