Kenneth Williams, 83 of Kearny passed away peacefully on April 16, 2022.
Relatives and friends are invited to attend a visitation for Kenneth at the Armitage & Wiggins Funeral Home, 596 Belgrove Dr. Kearny on Monday April 18 from 3-7 PM. A Funeral Mass will be celebrated at St. Stephen’s Church on Tuesday at 10 AM. Entombment will follow at Holy Cross Cemetery.
Born in Newark, Kenneth was a lifelong Kearny resident. He proudly served the people of his town as a patrolman with the Kearny Police Department from 1974 until his retirement in 1994. An avid outdoors-man, Kenneth enjoyed fishing and swimming, and especially days spent at the beach. He was also a loyal fan of the New York Yankees & Giants.
Kenneth was the beloved husband of Mary Jane (nee Graham) Williams; loving father of Kenneth John Williams, Susan Dulko and her husband Bob, Glenn Williams and his wife Debbie and John Williams and his wife Coreen; proud grandfather of Kenneth James Williams (Brittany), Tyler John Williams (Pye Pye), Robyn Dulko, Shawn Dulko, Ryan Williams (Michelle), Nicole Cain (Mary), Danielle Crockford (Thomas), Madison Williams and Jack Williams; and dear great-grandfather of Charlotte, Savannah, Finley and Nicholas. He was predeceased by his sister Marjorie Ballantytne and by his brother Douglas Williams.
In lieu of flowers, donations in his memory may be made to the American Heart Association.