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William Tranter Obituary
AGE: 67 • Rumson
William R. Tranter, 67, of Rumson, died Tuesday, June 4, 2013. He was born in Norfolk, VA to William and Janet (Quimby) Tranter. He spent his childhood in Brigantine, NJ. Bill earned his BS in Finance from the University of Miami. His career as an executive at Prudential spanned over 30 years. He was an avid outdoorsman who enjoyed fishing and hunting. Bill also enjoyed reading, baking bread, cooking and being surrounded by family and friends.
He was predeceased by his parents; his daughter, Heather Anne and his brother, Robert. Bill is survived by his wife, Janet; son, William John of New Hope, PA; step-daughters, Paige Gillespie of Rumson and Lisa Johnson and husband Erik of MA; step-son, William Gillespie Jr. and his wife Aubrey of Virginia Beach; sisters, Jan Cox of Philadelphia, PA and Barbara Szulczewski and husband David of Palm Bay, FL; sister-in-law, Dorothy Burke and her husband Jim of Monroe, NJ; his step-grandson, William Gillespie III, as well as, many nieces, nephews, grandnieces and grandnephews. And last but not least, Chestnut, the family's Springer spaniel.
A memorial gathering will be held on Saturday, Jun 8th from 1-3 & 7-9pm with a service at 8pm at John E. Day Funeral Home, 85 Riverside Avenue, Red Bank, NJ. Interment will be private. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Bill's memory to Sea Bright Rising, P.O. Box 6245, Fair Haven, NJ 07704. Please visit Bill's memorial website available at www.johnedayfuneralhome.com.
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Mari Terbrueggen
March 9, 2025
I´ve known Bill for years. We worked together in the Jacksonville Regional Office of Prudential, in Newark, NJ and in the Easter Home office in Pa. He was a friend first and a boss second. Bill was intelligent, funny and hardworking. Bill had tremendous compassion for people . He was a highlight of my career with Prudential. God bless his family. May he rest in peace.
June 6, 2013
Bill was the best. A life taken too soon, at the height of happiness. He made my cousin so happy and he will be missed. Rest in peace, you gentle giant.
Love, Susan and Frank
Bill Low
June 6, 2013
I worked with and for Bill for years at Prudential. He was a man of character, of honesty, of intelligence, of good judgment, of good humor. He was a great man, not only in stature but in personality. He will be missed.
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