William Nolan

William "Billy" M. Nolan, a lifelong resident of Kearny, passed away at home on Tuesday, October 24, 2023, at the age of 57.

Relatives and friends are invited to visit Thiele-Reid Family Funeral Home at 585 Belgrove Drive in Kearny, NJ, on Monday, October 30, 2023, from 2:00-4:00 p.m. Cremation will be private.

For the last fifteen years, he worked at Essex Glass Shop in Orange, NJ; previously, he ran the family business, Kilkenny Movers, in Kearny.

Billy, a Kearny Fraternal Order of Eagles member, followed the Grateful Dead and passionately supported the Mets.

He is survived by two daughters, Samantha and Kaylee, his mother, Patricia (nee Lezko) Nolan, one sister, Trish Kaufman, and one brother, Skip Nolan (Colleen).  Bill was the uncle of Sara (Javier), Kenny, and Conor and a great-uncle of Natalie.

Billy was predeceased by his father, Peter T. Nolan, and his brother-in-law, Kenny Kaufman.

Instead of sending flowers, the family kindly requests that you consider contributing to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. http://stjude.org

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