William Keers Obituary

William H. Keers, Jr., 94, of Metuchen passed away on October 13, 2024, at Brighton Gardens in Edison. Bill was born and raised in Sharon Hill, PA and resided in Metuchen for the last 64 years. He was predeceased by his parents, William Sr. and Florence, his first wife, Susan, his sister, Barbara and son-in-law Gary Thomas. He is survived by his wife of 24 years, Marjorie (Marnie) Jeney, three daughters, Kathleen (Jonathan Nolde), Barbara (David Flood), Elizabeth (Martin Duggan), five stepchildren, Lisa Jeney, Bill (Amy), Jay (Mary), Gayle Becker and John (Meghan). He is also survived by 6 grandchildren, Heather, Carson, Rebecca, Garrett, Hayden, and Kelly, as well as step-grandchildren Kaitlyn, Eric, Brian, Sarah, Kyle, Brianna, Michael, Will, Sean and Shea.
William graduated from Sharon Hill High School, as well as Valley Forge Military Academy and Gettysburg College and received his Master's in Education from Wagner College on Staten Island. Upon Gettysburg graduation, he was commissioned into the army as a second Lieutenant in the 82nd Airborne Division. He served proudly during the Korean War. After his service, he began his long career in education. He started as a classroom teacher, was then Vice Principal of Franklin Middle School, and then became principal of Moss Elementary School. He then became the first principal of Marlboro Elementary School, where his was for 27 years until his retirement. During that time William was very active in professional organizations for Supervisors and Principals where he was often an officer. His home town community was of the utmost importance to him where he was a long member and officer of Metuchen and Edison Exchange Clubs, Kiwanis Club, the Jaycees and the Hillside Cemetery Association. He was also a very active alumni of Valley Forge and Gettysburg College where he was on the Board of Trustees and was a Key Alumni Representative, respectively.
During his 29 year retirement he enjoyed travelling with Marnie, going on all the river cruises in Europe. William loved his daily walks and was a fixture on the streets of Metuchen for many years. He was extremely proud of his children and grandchildren and loved going to their many events.
A visitation will be held at Costello-Runyon Funeral Home in Metuchen on Friday, October 18th, from 4-7pm. A funeral will be held to honor him at St. Luke's Episcopal Church, in Metuchen on Saturday the 19th, at 1pm, followed by interment at Hillside Cemetery in Metuchen.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to the William H. and Susan W. Keers Memorial Scholarship Fund. Checks should be made payable to Metuchen High School (400 Grove Ave., Metuchen, NJ 08840) and in the check memo please write William H. and Susan W. Keers Memorial Scholarship Fund.