Mr. Macfie, 82, of the Colonia section of Woodbridge, died Oct. 20, 2011, at JFK Medical Center, Edison. He worked as an electrical engineer for AT&T/Bell Labs in Whippany, Holmdel and Morristown for 40 years before retiring in 1990. A U.S. Army veteran, he served during the late 1940s. Mr. Macfie was an active member of the New Dover United Methodist Church, Edison, and a member of the Toastmasters and the Telephone Pioneers ofAmerica, both of Holmdel, Mr. Macfie was predeceased by a son, Steven Macfie, in 2003; a brother, Thomas Macfie; and two sisters, Catherine Hickether and Barbara Priestly. Surviving are his wife of 61 years, Jean Reynolds Macfie; four sons and two daughters-in-law, William “Bill” Macfie II of Kearny, Dr. Brian and BarbaraMacfie ofGoodyear, Ariz., DanielMacfie of Edison, and David and Aggie Macfie of Colonia; a brother, Donald Macfie of Lakewood; two sisters, Evelyn Herbert and Janet Elfers, both of North Carolina; four grandchildren; and a greatgranddaughter. Gosselin Funeral Home, Edison, was in charge of arrangements. Cremation services were private. Donations may be made to the Masonic Charity Foundation of New Jersey, 902 Jacksonville Road, Burlington, NJ 08016-07067 (www.njmasonic.org); or the Colonia First Aid Squad, 4 Beekman Ave., Colonia, NJ 07067.
