Obituary of William Whalen

William "Bill" M. Whalen, 81, of Farmingdale passed away on Tuesday, December 14, 2010, at home. Bill was born in Port-Au-Peck, Ocean Twp., was raised in Howell on the family farm and settled in Farmingdale. He was a foreman for the State of NJ, Dept. of Transportation, in Neptune for 43 years retiring in 1991, but remained a farmer his whole life. Bill was a U.S. Army Veteran serving during Korea. He was predeceased by his wife, Josephine, in 1994 and a brother, John. Bill is survived by two daughters, Angela Perry and her husband, Joseph, of Truxton, NY and Gina Bettencourt, and her husband, Ron, of Toms River; 6 grandchildren, Josephine Perry, Shaughnessy Perry, Brittany Perry and her husband, Daniel, Rayne Perry, Lucianna Bettencourt and Vincent Bettencourt and a sister, Ruth Bennett of Freehold Twp. Visiting at the Clayton & McGirr Funeral Home, 100 Elton-Adelphia Road (Route 524), Freehold Twp. on Friday, December 17th, from 4:00 to 8:00 PM. Friends and relatives are invited to attend his funeral service at 10:00 AM on Saturday, December 18th, at the funeral home. Interment will follow in St. Rose of Lima Cemetery, Freehold. For those who desire, memorial contributions in Bill's memory may be made to the Food Bank of Monmouth & Ocean Counties, 3300 State Highway 66, Neptune, NJ 07753 or to Deborah Hospital Foundation, NJ Region, P. O. Box 820, Browns Mills, NJ 08015-0820. For directions, information or condolence messages to the family, visit www.claytonfuneralhome.com.