William F. Kay
William F. Kay, 90, of Brick, formerly of Kearny, died June 5, 2024.
Relatives and friends visitation at the Armitage & Wiggins Funeral Home, 596 Belgrove Drive, Kearny. A funeral service was celebrated in the funeral home. Interment was in Arlington Cemetery, Kearny.
Born in Scotland, William moved to Kearny in 1957, and retired to Brick in 2000. He worked as a manager for UPS for 25 years prior to his retirement 35 years ago.
William cherished time spent with his grandchildren, especially playing soccer.
William was the beloved husband of the-late Jean Kay; loving father of Sandra Walsh and the late William and Johnny Kay. He was the proud grandfather of Heather, Paul, William, Danielle, Kyle, John and the-late William and adoring great-grandfather of 11. He was also the dear brother of Anne Torrance.
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Kevin A. Canessa Jr. is the editor of and broadcaster at The Observer, an organization he has served since 2006. He is responsible for the editorial content of the newspaper and website, the production of the e-Newspaper, writing several stories per week (including the weekly editorial), conducting live broadcasts on social media channels such as YouTube, Facebook, and X, including a weekly recap of the news — and much more behind the scenes. Between 2006 and 2008, he introduced the newspaper to its first-ever blog — which included podcasts, audio and video. Originally from Jersey City, Kevin lived in Kearny until 2004, lived in Port St. Lucie. Florida, for four years until February 2016 and in March of that year, he moved back to Kearny to return to The Observer full time. Click Here to send Kevin an email.