Obituary of William R. Stevenson

William R. Stevenson, of Wyckoff, NJ, passed away peacefully surrounded by his loving family on Sunday, November 13, 2016 at the age of 87. He was the son of the late Margaret and Raymond Stevenson of Suffern, NY. William is survived by Mary Ellen, his beloved wife of 57 years, his three daughters: Mary Tara Zier (Edward), Mary Agnes Correll (Robert), Mary Lou Squires (John), seven grandchildren: Kevin Correll, Kerriann Zier, Brian Correll, Marybeth Zier McDonough (Ryan), Grace Correll, William Squires and Elizabeth Squires, and a sister Kathleen Martineau. He retired as Senior Engineer from Avon Products-International in 1987 after 32 years. Mr. Stevenson held undergraduate and graduate degrees from Michigan State University. He was a parishioner of St. Elizabeth Church in Wyckoff for forty years and recently Most Blessed Sacrament Church in Franklin Lakes. He was a U.S. Army veteran of the Far East, where he served under Gen. Douglas Mac Arthur. Visitation will be held on Thursday, Nov. 17, 2016 from 4-8pm at the Vander Plaat Funeral Home, (vpfh.com), 257 Godwin Ave., Wyckoff. A funeral mass will be celebrated on Friday at 10am at Most Blessed Sacrament Church, 787 Franklin Lake Rd., Franklin Lakes. Interment will follow at Christ the King Cemetery in Franklin Lakes. Contributions in William’s memory may be made to Hands Together, P.O. Box 80985, Springfield, MA 01138 (handstogether.org)