William J. DeVoti Sr.

William DeVoti Obituary

William J. DeVoti Sr., 87, of Lake Como, N.J., a former resident of Montclair, N.J., passed away peacefully on Monday, Dec. 27, 2010, at his home, surrounded by his loving family. Relatives and friends are invited to call on Sunday from 1 to 5 p.m. at the O'Brien Funeral Home, 2028 Hwy. 35, Wall, N.J. 07719, and then on TUESDAY from 9:30 a.m. until the time of the Mass of Catholic Burial at 10:30 a.m. at the Church of The Immaculate Conception, 30 N. Fullerton Ave., Montclair. Burial will follow in Mount Olivet Cemetery, Bloomfield. For further information or to send condolences to the family, please visit www.obrienfuneralhome.com. Born and raised in Newark, Mr. DeVoti was a 1942 graduate of St. Michael's High School, where he was class president and captain of the baseball and basketball teams. He later resided in Bloomfield and then Montclair for 31 years before moving to Lake Como in 1996. He was an avid sports fan, a bowler and enjoyed woodworking projects and creating custom cabinetry. Mr. DeVoti was a proud US Army veteran of World War II, and a Silver Star recipient, serving in the 122nd Signal Radio Intelligence Company through five campaigns, commencing with the invasion of North Africa and culminating with the surrender of the German Army in Italy. Upon his return, he was employed by the Gumm Chemical Company in Kearny. He retired as vice president of manufacturing in 1985. Mr. DeVoti was predeceased by his beloved wife of 62 years, Annabelle McGlynn DeVoti, and his son, George W. DeVoti. Surviving are his devoted children, Suzanne Fitzgerald of Wall, N.J.; Marlene Fetterly of Bloomfield, N.J.; Jacquelyn DeVoti of Lake Como; William DeVoti of Neptune, N.J.; Mark and wife, Jean DeVoti, of Cranford; Denise Sperrazza and husband, Michael, of Essex Fells, N.J., and Matthew and wife, Laura DeVoti, of North Caldwell, N.J.; his sister, Priscilla Fara of Spring, Texas; 15 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations to either St. Anne's Villa (Sisters of Charity), 190 Park Ave., Florham Park, N.J. 07932, or the Wounded Warriors Project, P.O. Box 758516, Topeka, Kan. 66675-8516.

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Published by The Star-Ledger on Dec. 31, 2010.

Memories and Condolences
for William DeVoti

8 Entries

Dad, Me ( Sandra), Mom and sister in the 1980s.

Sandra Metcalf

December 20, 2011

Dear DeVoti family. I think my dad served with Mr. William Devoti in WWII. I happened upon a newspaper clipping today about his unit. I looked on the internet to see if there were still survivers from the war. My dad was Guy E. Metcalf, Jr. The clipping was talking about a reunion of the 122nd Signal Radio Intelligence Company in 1984. Dad always talked about landing in North Africa and Casablanca, etc. I'm so sorry about your loss. It's comforting to think they may have known each other. Dad passed Dec. 28th, 20007. It's so sad the last of the "Greastest Generation" are leaving us.

January 2, 2011

Our deepest sympathy to the entire DeVoti family.
Dave and Lorraine Tucker

Christopher McGlynn

January 1, 2011

Our thoughts and prayers are with each of you. We will all hold onto the memories of the great and wonderful man that Uncle Bill was. I will never forget the kindness from both of your parents.

January 1, 2011

The leader of the band is tired and his eyes are growing old-But his blood runs through my instrument and his song is in my soul-My life has been a poor attempt to imitate the man-Im just a living legacy to the leader of the band.
I thank you for the music and your stories of the road-I thank you for the freedom when it came my time to go-I thank you for the kindness and the times when you got tough-And papa, I dont think I said "I LOVE YOU" near enough.
THANKS.. I LOVE YOU. WJD

Mark Wilson

January 1, 2011

To the Devoti family, our thoughts and prayers are with you during this difficult period. Your dad and your mom were special people.

Jones J

December 31, 2010

To the family of William J. Devoti Sr.: I send my condolences and may god bless and comfort you in your time of sorrow. Draw close to god in prayer and he himself will sustain you.

Msgr. Tim Shugrue

December 31, 2010

Please accept my sincere condolences on the death of your Dad - I was very sorry to learn of his passing, and I extend my sympathy to all of you. It's especially hard to lose a loved one around the holidays. I regret that I will be unable to attend either Bill's wake or the funeral: on Sunday I am committed to a cousin's 70th birthday celebration in New York City, and on Tuesday I am to be in Washington, DC for the burial of another cousin, at Arlington National Cemetery. Please know that you will all be in my prayers, however, as will Bill and Annabelle, a wonderful couple.

Pat Moreland

December 31, 2010

To all of the Devoti children,

You should be so proud of the wonderful care you provided to your Dad. He was blessed to have such loving children as you were blessed to have such caring parents. May you find comfort in the wonderful memories you have of him . He is finally at peace with your Mom.

Love to all,

Pat and Jim Moreland

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