William Kurtz Obituary

Age - 95

October 8, 2023

Rahway, NJ

William M. Kurtz died Friday, October 6, 2023 at his home in Rahway. He was a lifelong resident of Rahway. William received a Bachelors of Science Degree in Chemical Engineering in 1950 from Villanova University. Mr. Kurtz worked for many years for J K Smit in New Providence in Research and Development ,creating diamond drill bits for oil drilling. He was a communicant of St. Mary"s R. C. Church , Rahway and was an avid reader,gardener and salt water fisherman. Mr. Kurtz was predeceased by his wife Maureen a. Kurtz(nee o'Connor) in 2009. He is survived by his daughter Susanne M. Reeves and her husband Ronald of Westfield and his granddaughter Ashley Akselband and her husband Gregory of Westfield. He will also be missed by his great-grandchildren Cailin and Cameron. Private funeral arrangement were entrusted to the Pettit- Davis Funeral Home, 371 West Milton Ave, Rahway.

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