William T Himmel

William T. Himmel, 89, died on December 9, 2014 in Westampton, NJ. Born in Guttenberg, NJ in 1925, he was the son of the late George and Maria Himmel. When he was 2 years old, his parents bought a farm on Davidson’s Mill Road in South Brunswick Township, NJ, where he lived for 82 years until 2009 when he moved to Sterling House, an assisted living facility in Florence, NJ. He lived there contentedly and comfortably until he became ill with pneumonia in September. Bill was a graduate of Jamesburg High School and Rutgers University with a degree in agriculture. He was a hands-on farmer the rest of his life. He loved working in the fields and with animals. His place of peace was his beloved “woods,” now a part of Middlesex County’s Open Space Preservation program as passive parkland open to all. His passions were his farm; his dogs; and Rutgers, Notre Dame, and Navy football. He also enjoyed watching a good NASCAR race on TV and his great-nephew’s soccer and hockey games. Bill was a U.S. Navy veteran and served on the USS Haynsworth, DD 700. While in college, he spent one summer on the construction of the New Jersey Turnpike, working in the area at South Brunswick between the New Brunswick and Hightstown exits. He was predeceased by his brother Bernhardt and nephew Robert. He is survived by his sister Evelyn Baron and her husband John, his niece Maria Duffy and her husband Mike, and their son DJ, all of Burlington, NJ; his nephew John Himmel and his wife Joanne and daughters Rebecca and Jessica of South Brunswick; and his niece Cynthia Austin and her husband Richard and daughters Gabrielle and Amaya of Cambridge, NY. He is also survived by cousin Henry Richter and his family of Little Egg Harbor; cousin Magda Linzer of Australia; and cousins Renate, Joachim, Johannes, Marianne, Gerald, Wilhelm, Manfred, and Hubert Richter and Barbara Zydorek, all in Germany. He is also survived by childhood friend and neighbor Anne McKendrick and her daughter and son-in-law, Clare and Dennis Moreen of South Brunswick, who were like family to “Uncle Bill.” The family wishes to express their gratitude to the caring and devoted staff of Sterling House, Clare Bridge in Westampton, and Vitas Hospice. Mass of Christian Burial will be Celebrated on Friday at 10:30 AM at the Sacred Heart Church, 260 High St., Mount Holly, NJ. Relatives and Friends may visit with the family on Friday morning from 9-10 AM at the Perinchief Chapels, 438 High St., Mount Holly, NJ. Interment with Military Honors with be held on Saturday at 10:30 AM at Holy Cross Cemetery in South Brunswick. In lieu of flowers, contributions in Bill’s memory may be made to The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research Grand Central Station PO Box 4777 New York, NY 10163-4777 1-800-708-7644 https://www.michaeljfox.org/ Heifer International 1 World Ave Little Rock, AR 72202 1-855-948-6437 http://www.heifer.org/ Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception 400 Michigan Ave NE Washington, DC 20017 1-202-526-8300 http://www.nationalshrine.com/

William T Himmel

July 23, 1925 - December 9, 2014