William was born in Rahway to the late William J. Sr. and Betty (Lunde-Truskowski) Bork. He worked as a Maintenance Supervisor for US Gypsum in Clark for 30 years prior to his retirement in 2004. William became a full time resident of Lake Owassa in 2011 and spent his summers there for 61 years prior.
William coached little league for the Bisons and Mauro Motors team of the Babe Ruth League in the late 1970’s and early 1980’s. He became a member of the Robert E. Lee Civil War Roundtable of Woodbridge in 1992. William was also a board member of the Lake Owassa Community Association.
In addition to his parents, William was also predeceased by his first wife, Beatrice Bouchard in 1991. He is survived by his second wife, Patricia (Smith) Bork; his sons, William J. Bork III and wife, Kelly, of Iselin, and Christopher Bork and wife, Catherine, of Egg Harbor Township; his daughters, JoAnn Bork Mannifield and husband, Kevin, of North Brunswick, and Patricia Bork Ianni and husband, David, of Pen Argyl, PA, Sandra Mackin and wife, Merissa, of Budd Lake, and Colleen Mackin of Frankford Township. He is also survived by 9 grandchildren; 2 great-grandchildren; and his sister Trudi Bork Huffman and husband, Larry, of Roanoke, VA.
Memorial donations in William’s memory may be made to Karen Ann Quinlan Hospice, 99 Sparta Ave, Newton, NJ 07860 or St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105.
A Memorial Service will be held at a later date. Arrangements are under the direction of the Smith-McCracken Funeral Home, Newton, NJ. Online condolences may be made at www.smithmccrackenfuneralhome.com.
