Longtime Red Bank resident, Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School (RFH) Class of 1967 graduate and fireman, William Edward McSorley, passed away after a brief illness on Monday, April 1. He was 74.

Born in Red Bank to Edward W. and Margaret (Phelan) McSorley, William graduated from RFH and  Lincoln Tech School. He was a longtime communicant of St. James RC Church in Red Bank and an exempt member with 50 years of service in the Rumson Volunteer Fire Company.

Loved ones of William McSorley in his obituary

William proudly served the country in the U.S. Army Reserves, retiring as a sergeant major. Later, he retired as a Service Advisor for Red Bank Volvo, where he spent a majority of his career.

William was predeceased by: his parents; and in 1997 by his beloved wife of 21 years, Holly Wilson McSorley.

He is survived by: his children, Patrick (Christine) McSorley, of Oceanport, and Marissa (Jason) Smith, of Neptune City; siblings, Gerard (Susan) McSorley, of Atlantic Highlands, and Ellen McSorley, of Eatontown; his loving grandchildren, Colin Thomas and Evan Wilson McSorley, and Jack Wilson and Casey Lynn Smith; and nieces and nephews, Trista (Denis) Higgins, Erin (James) Koempel, and Daniel McSorley

Family and friends may visit on Friday, April 5, from 4 to 8 p.m. at the John E. Day Funeral Home, 85 Riverside Ave., Red Bank. A mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Saturday, April 6, at 10 a.m., at St. James RC Church in Red Bank. Burial will follow at Fair View Cemetery, Middletown.

Memorial donations may be made in William’s memory to St. James Church or Wounded Warriors.

— Edited obituary prepared by family via John E. Day Funeral Home

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