William G. Marx, 80, died Tuesday, Jan. 31, at the University Medical Center at Princeton.
He was born in the Bronx, N.Y., where he resided prior to moving to Old Bridge in 1960 and retiring to Monroe Township 27 years ago. Prior to his retirement in 1991, he worked at the Middlesex County Court administration offices after a 22-year career as a trust and fiduciary officer with the Chase Manhattan Bank, Manhattan, N.Y.
Mr. Marx was a member of St. Peter’s Episcopal Church, Spotswood. He was a Navy veteran of World War II, serving in the Pacific for two years, and remained a member of the 58th Construction Battalion for an additional 21 years as a Navy reservist.
His brother, John, sister, Elsie, and his son, Michael, are deceased. He is survived by his wife of 57 years, Kay; a son, Edward and his wife, Natalie, of Middletown; a daughter, Carol Hatfield and her husband, Larry, of Wichita, Kan.; three sisters, Marilyn Smith of West Chester, Pa., Gloria Howley of Danbury, Conn., and Joan Henderson of Brookfield, Conn.; and two grandchildren, Brandon and Matthew.
Funeral services will be held today (Friday), Feb. 3, at 9:30 a.m. at Brunswick Memorial Home, 454 Cranbury Road, East Brunswick. Interment will follow at Long Island National Cemetery, Pinelawn, N.Y. For directions, please visit www.brunswickmemorialhome.com. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Arthritis Foundation, 200 Middlesex Turnpike, Iselin, N.J. 08830 or St. Peter’s Episcopal Church, 505 Main St., Spotswood, N.J 08884.
