Obituary of William J. Natalie

William J. Natalie Jr. December 02, 1931 - March 25, 2004 William J. Natalie, Jr., of Hampden, Maine, devoted husband of Florence (VanDolder) Natalie, died on Thursday, March 25th, at Ashlar of Newtown at the age of 72. He was born in Teaneck, NJ. son of the late William J. and Anne (Califora) Natalie. He graduated from Rutgers University with a BA in Journalism. Mr. Natalie was Vice President of Personnel for MetLife and Irving Trust, and later worked as the Personnel Director for Community Health & Counseling in Bangor, ME. He was named an Honorary Kentucky Colonel for the work that he did on behalf of the State of Kentucky and served as a Councilor at Large for the town of Hampden. Besides his loving wife of 41 years, Florence, he is survived by his two sons, Richard and his wife, Lorraine of Fairfax, VA and Thomas of New Milford; his daughter, Cathy Stueck and her husband, Arthur of Brookfield; six grandchildren, Heather and Dana Natalie, Benjamin, Arthur "AJ", Noelle, and Samuel Stueck. He is also survived by a sister, Janet Petrini of Danbury and several nieces and nephews. Funeral Information Funeral Services will be held at the Brookfield Funeral Home on Sunday, March 28th at 4:30pm with Pastor Buchanan of St. Paul's Episcopal Church officiating. The family will receive friends on Sunday at the funeral home at 3:00 in the afternoon until the time of the service at 4:30. Donations Information In keeping with Mr. Natalie's love of books, donations may be made in his memory to the Edythe L. Dyer Library, 269 Main Road, North, Hampden, Maine, 04444.