WILLIAM STANTON Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

William E. Stanton Jr., 80, of Vernon, passed away at Valley Hospital in Ridgewood, NJ on Thursday, March 22, 2012. He was born in Paterson, NJ to Ann (nee Foran) Stanton and William Edward Stanton. Mr. Stanton proudly served in the US Navy from 1951 to 1955 as military police (MP) on the USS Arcadia. Mr. Stanton attended Paterson State College in Wayne, now William Paterson University, where he earned his Masters of Arts degree. He was an elementary school teacher in Pompton Lakes from 1959 to 1967 and then became an elementary school principal in Jefferson Township from 1967 to 1995. Mr. Stanton was also a Lifetime Member of the NJ Congress of Parents and Teachers. Mr. Stanton was predeceased by his mother Ann in 1973 and his father William in 1976. Mr. Stanton is survived by his loving children: Kathleen Stanton of Ridgewood, NJ, Colleen Lombardo and her husband Philip of Winterville, NC, Aileen Lesko and her husband Robert of Pompton Lakes, NJ, and William Stanton and his wife Shelly of Greenwood Lake, NY. He also leaves behind his cherished grandchildren Kielashandra and David Barden, Stephanie and Philip Lombardo, Ashley Brenes and her husband Greivin, Chelsea Lesko and her fiancé Raymond Adams, Robert Lesko, and Samuel Stanton. The family will receive visitors on Saturday, March 24, 2012 from 2-4pm and 7-9pm at the Stickle-Soltesz Funeral Home, 187 LaRue Road, Newfoundland, NJ 07435. Memorial donations may be made in his memory to: American Cancer Society, PO Box 22718, Oklahoma City, OK 73123-1718 and to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, PO Box 1893, Memphis, TN 38101-9950. On line condolences and directions: www.sticklesolteszfuneralhome.com

WILLIAM STANTON

August 1, 1931 - March 22, 2012