Obituaries

R.I.P. William Wakemen, Ret. Woodbury Fire Chief, 72

Wakemen was a leader in county-wide fire and emergency services, a lifelong Woodbury, NJ resident, and a scoutmaster.

William C. Wakemen Jr., 72, a lifetime resident of Woodbury, passed away on October 4, 2013. (January 11, 1941 - October 4, 2013) 

Bill was the Construction Official for the City of Woodbury; prior to that he was the store manager for Acme Market. Bill served in the U.S. Coast Guard Reserve.

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He was Chief of Woodbury Fire Company; Past President Gloucester County Fire Chief Assoc.; NJ Fire Chief Assoc.; Past Chairman Gloucester County Training Academy; Past Chairman Statistic & Information Committee NJ Fire Commission; Past President Tri State Maritime Safety Assoc.; Woodbury Scout Master Troop 74; Boy Scouts of America Garden State Council and Clarksboro Lodge 87 F&AM Mason.

Bill is survived by his wife of 48 years, Shirley (nee Stephens); daughter Sandra (Jeffrey) Hitchens of Newark, DE; two sons, William C. III (Donna) of Sewell and Stephen, of Newark, DE; sister Barbara Wakemen and brother James (Rose) both of Washington Township, and five grandchildren: Joshua, Alexandra, Zachary, Ryan & Madelyn.

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Visitation hours will be held from 6 to 9 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday from 9 a.m. until the 10 a.m. service at the Kemble Memorial United Methodist Church on 19 S. Broad Street, in Woodbury, NJ under the direction of DAVIS & WAGNER FUNERAL & CREMATION SERVICES Woodbury, NJ.

Interment Woodbury Memorial Park.

In lieu of flowers, donation may be made to William Wakemen Camp Roosevelt Scholarship Fund, to send underprivileged youth to Roosevelt Scout Reservation, payable to Garden State Council Boy Scouts of America 4468 S. Main Rd. Millville, NJ 08332 or Greater Woodbury Cooperative Ministries Food Bank 330 E. Barber & Evergreen Avenues, Woodbury, NJ 08096.

Memories and condolences shared at daviswagner.com


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