William Portmann Jr., 74 of Brick NJ passed away peacefully at Manor by the Sea in Ocean Grove NJ
February 25th with his family by his side. Bill was born and raised in Zurich Switzerland and moved to
Cairo Egypt as a young boy and lived there for several years before moving to Canada and then finally to
the US. He became a US citizen and was a graduate of Weehawken High School where he was a
member of the ROTC. Bill attended Newark Engineering College and met Maureen Ann Peltier, the love
his life, and they married in 1967 and had two children. He worked for Brooks International and James
Kurpiel Company. Bill and his wife Maureen were the owner and operators of William Portmann
Company and later HDI, Home Data Inspection, which they ran for over 20 years. Bill was very proud to
have been the former Education Chairman of the NJ Chapter of ALPHI as well as a dedicated teacher in
the NJ Home Inspectors Licensing program.
Bill was predeceased by his wife of 49 years Maureen in December of 2016. He is survived by his son Sean Portmann, his daughter and son in law Sandy & Scott Trach and his two grandchildren William and Catherine Trach. Michelle, Michael and Jennifer Rose Supper, Brian, Kathleen and Leah Peltier, Anne Marie, Jimmy Jr., Mary, Logan, Ryan and Christopher
Kurpiel.
Family and friends are invited to attend a visitation on Thursday March 1, 2018 from 4-7 pm at Orender
Family Home for Funerals 2643 Old Bridge Road Manasquan, NJ. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held
11:30 am on Friday March 2, 2018 at Most Blessed Sacrament Parish 787 Franklin Lake Rd. Franklin
Lakes NJ 07417. Interment to follow at Maryrest Cemetery, Mahwah, NJ. In lieu of flowers memorial
donations may be made to the St. Vincent de Paul Society, C/O Holy Innocents Church, 3455 West
Bangs Avenue Neptune, NJ 07753. To send condolences to the family or obtain directions to the funeral
home please visit www.orenderfamilyhome.com
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