William J. Balka Sr., 60, of 1080 Prospect St. died Thursday at home after a long illness.
He was born in Carteret and lived in Westfield for 38 years.
He was employed for 43 years as a milwright at the F.M.C. Corp. in Carteret and was a member of International Chemical Workers Union Local 144.
He was a communicant of Holy Trinity Church and president of the Mt. Tobias Rod and Gun Club and past president of the Westfield Civic Club.
Surviving are his wife, Remigia Giuditta; two sons, William J. Jr. and Joseph M. both of Westfield; five brothers, Frank, George and Louis, all of Carteret, Alexander of Paradise Lake, Ill., and John of Woodbrige; two sisters, Emma Gusterson and Helen Bauer, both of Cateret; and four grandchildren.
Published by The Westfield Leader on August 16, 1979.
He was born in Carteret and lived in Westfield for 38 years.
He was employed for 43 years as a milwright at the F.M.C. Corp. in Carteret and was a member of International Chemical Workers Union Local 144.
He was a communicant of Holy Trinity Church and president of the Mt. Tobias Rod and Gun Club and past president of the Westfield Civic Club.
Surviving are his wife, Remigia Giuditta; two sons, William J. Jr. and Joseph M. both of Westfield; five brothers, Frank, George and Louis, all of Carteret, Alexander of Paradise Lake, Ill., and John of Woodbrige; two sisters, Emma Gusterson and Helen Bauer, both of Cateret; and four grandchildren.
Published by The Westfield Leader on August 16, 1979.
William J. Balka Sr., 60, of 1080 Prospect St. died Thursday at home after a long illness.
He was born in Carteret and lived in Westfield for 38 years.
He was employed for 43 years as a milwright at the F.M.C. Corp. in Carteret and was a member of International Chemical Workers Union Local 144.
He was a communicant of Holy Trinity Church and president of the Mt. Tobias Rod and Gun Club and past president of the Westfield Civic Club.
Surviving are his wife, Remigia Giuditta; two sons, William J. Jr. and Joseph M. both of Westfield; five brothers, Frank, George and Louis, all of Carteret, Alexander of Paradise Lake, Ill., and John of Woodbrige; two sisters, Emma Gusterson and Helen Bauer, both of Cateret; and four grandchildren.
Published by The Westfield Leader on August 16, 1979.
He was born in Carteret and lived in Westfield for 38 years.
He was employed for 43 years as a milwright at the F.M.C. Corp. in Carteret and was a member of International Chemical Workers Union Local 144.
He was a communicant of Holy Trinity Church and president of the Mt. Tobias Rod and Gun Club and past president of the Westfield Civic Club.
Surviving are his wife, Remigia Giuditta; two sons, William J. Jr. and Joseph M. both of Westfield; five brothers, Frank, George and Louis, all of Carteret, Alexander of Paradise Lake, Ill., and John of Woodbrige; two sisters, Emma Gusterson and Helen Bauer, both of Cateret; and four grandchildren.
Published by The Westfield Leader on August 16, 1979.
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