William R. Gehringer

William R. Gehringer, 79, passed away on Thursday, November 23, 2017 at Valley Hospital in Ridgewood, N.J.
Relatives and friends are invited to attend the funeral service at the O’Boyle Funeral Home 309 Broad St. Bloomfield on Tuesday at 10:00 a.m. Interment Gate of Heaven Cemetery in East Hanover. Visitation is on Monday from 4-8 p.m. Please express condolences at: www.oboylefuneralhome.com
Born in Montclair, Mr. Gehringer was a lifelong resident of Bloomfield and served in the US Army during the Viet Nam Era.
He was a retired deputy fire chief from the Township of Bloomfield and member of the FMBA.
He was the husband of Janice (Ralph) Gehringer for 57 years, father of William R. Jr and his wife Melissa, Anthony J. and his wife Laura, Raymond R. and his wife Susan, Gail M. Pizzo and Matthew J. and his wife Vicky, brother of John Gehringer and the late Dorothea Roszkowski.
He is also survived by 8 grandchildren and 1 great grandaughter.