William John Tulley, age 81 years, of Bridgewater Township, NJ, died on Friday, April 3, 2020 at Complete Care of Green Knoll. Born in Newark, NJ, March 24, 1939, son of the late William and Olive Kennedy Tulley, he was raised in Roselle Park, NJ and had lived in Clark, NJ prior to moving toContinue Reading
William John Tulley, age 81 years, of Bridgewater Township, NJ, died on Friday, April 3, 2020 at Complete Care of Green Knoll.
Born in Newark, NJ, March 24, 1939, son of the late William and Olive Kennedy Tulley, he was raised in Roselle Park, NJ and had lived in Clark, NJ prior to moving to Bridgewater eight years ago.
A United States Army veteran, William followed in his father’s footsteps and was the owner and operator of Hoffman’s Delicatessen in North Plainfield, NJ, and later of Towne Deli in Westfield, NJ. A quintessential “Deli Man”, many recall William’s quick wit and smile when they would come in for their newspaper or cup of coffee. His lessons of hard and dedicated work will not soon be forgotten by all who knew him.
He was preceded in death by a son, Peter John Tulley, in 2018.
Surviving are his children, Lisa M. Cuccaro and her husband, Tony, William P. Tulley, Cheryl Jarvis and her husband, Michael, and Brenda Tulley; his loving grandchildren, Samantha Cuccaro, Tony Cuccaro, Jr., Alivia Cuccaro, Pasquale Cuccaro, Kelsey Tulley, Natalie Tulley, Christopher Tulley, Kazy Tulley, Moria Tulley, Desiree Jarvis, Dakota Jarvis, and C. J. Lassitter; his great grandson, Dakota Peter Cuccaro; several extended family members; and many dear friends.
Given the current gathering restrictions in place in New Jersey, there will be no public gathering at this time, but rather a graveside service with military honors at Washington Crossing National Cemetery, Washington Crossing, PA, under the care and direction of Wright & Ford Family Funeral Home and Cremation Services, 38 State Highway 31, Flemington, NJ when the restrictions have been lifted. Please check back on this page for updated service information; again, the information will not be available until the restrictions are lifted.
Knowing how vital the love of family, friends, and the community is when someone passes, everyone reading this is encouraged to leave a detailed note on this page—perhaps a favorite story, or maybe the way William touched your heart—something to help inspire a measure of comfort and hope to all who read the comments.
Complete funeral arrangements are under the care and direction of Wright & Ford Family Funeral Home and Cremation Services, 38 State Highway 31, Flemington, NJ.
Please visit William’s permanent memorial site at www.wrightfamily.com to light a memorial candle, leave messages of condolence, share words of comfort and recollection, and post photographs of his life.
Those who wish to make a memorial contribution to honor William’s life are asked to do so to the Disabled American Veterans Foundation via the ‘In Memory Of’ donation organization. Please click HERE to be taken to his personal donation page. For those who wish to make a contribution via mail, please make checks payable to ‘In Memory Of’ and mail to P.O. Box 5472, Charlottesville, VA 22905. Kindly note ‘William Tulley.’ in the memo.
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