William 'Bill' Delaney

William “Bill” Delaney, 77, passed away on Friday, March 6, 2015, at Newton Medical Center, Newton, N.J. Born to William and Mary Delaney on March 16, 1937, in Summit, NJ. Bill has been a resident of Highland Lakes for 32 years.

Bill served in the United Sates Army. He was employed in the Insurance Claims and Forms Department for CIGNA Insurance Co., in New York City for 20 years, retiring 15 years ago. Bill was a parishioner, CCD teacher and an usher at Our Lady of Fatima RC Church. He was an avid New York Jets fan and enjoyed watching the NFL football games and enjoyed doing yard work.

He was predeceased by his wife Joyce Marie Delaney (nee Braasch) in 2013, and his sister Rosemarie Burns.

Bill is survived by his daughter, Jennifer Saccomondo and her husband James of Highland Lakes, and his son, Frank Tillman of Hopatcong, and his granddaughter, Makayla Delaney and grandson, Jacob Tillman, and brother-in-law, Jimmy Burns of So. Hampton, Pa., and his cats, Trouble, Tiger, Lily (Boots), and his dogs, Toby and Lucy.

Relatives and friends will be received at the Ferguson-Vernon Funeral Home 241 Rt. 94 Vernon, N.J. (1 Vanderhoof Ct. from GPS) on Monday March 9 from 2-6 p.m. Funeral from the funeral home on Tuesday, March 10, that 9 a.m. for a 10 a.m. Mass of Christian Burial service at Our Lady of Fatima RC Church Highland Lakes, N.J. Cremation will be private. Memorial gifts, to American Cancer Society, 7 Ridgedale Ave., Cedar Knolls, NJ 07927.

For directions and online condolences pleas see www.fergusonvernonfuneralhome.com.