Arthur E. Hillyer, 81, of Toms River, New Jersey, a Sunnyside native whose Staten Island ancestry dates back to the Colonial era, died Wednesday at Community Medical Center in Toms River.
Mr. Hillyer lived in Sunnyside until moving to Toms River in 1957.
The earliest record of the family is the marriage of John Hillyer and Elizabeth Dey in 1714. John Hillyer was elected a vestryman of St. Andrew's Episcopal Church, Richmond, in 1723. The Hillyers remained one of Staten Island's most prominent families for the next 200-plus years.
Arthur Hillyer was a mechanic for Lester Glen Buick, Toms River, from 1957 to 1959. He then was employed as a service mechanic by Ciba-Geigy, the chemical/pharmaceutical company, also Toms River, from 1959 to 1984.
Following retirement from the chemical company, Mr. Hillyer, an avid golfer, worked part-time at the Toms River Country Club until 1993, maintaining the golf course and equipment.
A graduate of McKee High School, Mr. Hillyer served in the Army Air Forces during World War II, achieving the rank of technical sergeant. He saw combat in the China-Burma theater of operations, and also took part in the Berlin Airlift after the war ended. Mr. Hillyer was twice awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross.
He was a past senior vice commander of the Disabled American Veterans and a member of the Bayville, New Jersey post of the Veteran's of Foreign Wars. He also belonged to the Republican Club of Toms River.
Mr. Hillyer was a member of the Presbyterian Church of Toms River.
His wife, the former Charlotte E. Roesler, died in 1996.
"My father was well-liked and respected, and always went out of his way to help others," said his son, Jeffrey.
In addition to his son, Jeffrey, surviving are his two grandsons.
The funeral services will be held on Tuesday at 10:00 a.m. in the Anderson and Campbell Funeral Home, Toms River.
Burial will follow in Brig. Gen. William C. Doyle Veteran's Memorial Cemetery, Arneytown, New Jersey.
Published in the Staten Island Advance on January 26, 2001.
Mr. Hillyer lived in Sunnyside until moving to Toms River in 1957.
The earliest record of the family is the marriage of John Hillyer and Elizabeth Dey in 1714. John Hillyer was elected a vestryman of St. Andrew's Episcopal Church, Richmond, in 1723. The Hillyers remained one of Staten Island's most prominent families for the next 200-plus years.
Arthur Hillyer was a mechanic for Lester Glen Buick, Toms River, from 1957 to 1959. He then was employed as a service mechanic by Ciba-Geigy, the chemical/pharmaceutical company, also Toms River, from 1959 to 1984.
Following retirement from the chemical company, Mr. Hillyer, an avid golfer, worked part-time at the Toms River Country Club until 1993, maintaining the golf course and equipment.
A graduate of McKee High School, Mr. Hillyer served in the Army Air Forces during World War II, achieving the rank of technical sergeant. He saw combat in the China-Burma theater of operations, and also took part in the Berlin Airlift after the war ended. Mr. Hillyer was twice awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross.
He was a past senior vice commander of the Disabled American Veterans and a member of the Bayville, New Jersey post of the Veteran's of Foreign Wars. He also belonged to the Republican Club of Toms River.
Mr. Hillyer was a member of the Presbyterian Church of Toms River.
His wife, the former Charlotte E. Roesler, died in 1996.
"My father was well-liked and respected, and always went out of his way to help others," said his son, Jeffrey.
In addition to his son, Jeffrey, surviving are his two grandsons.
The funeral services will be held on Tuesday at 10:00 a.m. in the Anderson and Campbell Funeral Home, Toms River.
Burial will follow in Brig. Gen. William C. Doyle Veteran's Memorial Cemetery, Arneytown, New Jersey.
Published in the Staten Island Advance on January 26, 2001.
Arthur E. Hillyer, 81, of Toms River, New Jersey, a Sunnyside native whose Staten Island ancestry dates back to the Colonial era, died Wednesday at Community Medical Center in Toms River.
Mr. Hillyer lived in Sunnyside until moving to Toms River in 1957.
The earliest record of the family is the marriage of John Hillyer and Elizabeth Dey in 1714. John Hillyer was elected a vestryman of St. Andrew's Episcopal Church, Richmond, in 1723. The Hillyers remained one of Staten Island's most prominent families for the next 200-plus years.
Arthur Hillyer was a mechanic for Lester Glen Buick, Toms River, from 1957 to 1959. He then was employed as a service mechanic by Ciba-Geigy, the chemical/pharmaceutical company, also Toms River, from 1959 to 1984.
Following retirement from the chemical company, Mr. Hillyer, an avid golfer, worked part-time at the Toms River Country Club until 1993, maintaining the golf course and equipment.
A graduate of McKee High School, Mr. Hillyer served in the Army Air Forces during World War II, achieving the rank of technical sergeant. He saw combat in the China-Burma theater of operations, and also took part in the Berlin Airlift after the war ended. Mr. Hillyer was twice awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross.
He was a past senior vice commander of the Disabled American Veterans and a member of the Bayville, New Jersey post of the Veteran's of Foreign Wars. He also belonged to the Republican Club of Toms River.
Mr. Hillyer was a member of the Presbyterian Church of Toms River.
His wife, the former Charlotte E. Roesler, died in 1996.
"My father was well-liked and respected, and always went out of his way to help others," said his son, Jeffrey.
In addition to his son, Jeffrey, surviving are his two grandsons.
The funeral services will be held on Tuesday at 10:00 a.m. in the Anderson and Campbell Funeral Home, Toms River.
Burial will follow in Brig. Gen. William C. Doyle Veteran's Memorial Cemetery, Arneytown, New Jersey.
Published in the Staten Island Advance on January 26, 2001.
Mr. Hillyer lived in Sunnyside until moving to Toms River in 1957.
The earliest record of the family is the marriage of John Hillyer and Elizabeth Dey in 1714. John Hillyer was elected a vestryman of St. Andrew's Episcopal Church, Richmond, in 1723. The Hillyers remained one of Staten Island's most prominent families for the next 200-plus years.
Arthur Hillyer was a mechanic for Lester Glen Buick, Toms River, from 1957 to 1959. He then was employed as a service mechanic by Ciba-Geigy, the chemical/pharmaceutical company, also Toms River, from 1959 to 1984.
Following retirement from the chemical company, Mr. Hillyer, an avid golfer, worked part-time at the Toms River Country Club until 1993, maintaining the golf course and equipment.
A graduate of McKee High School, Mr. Hillyer served in the Army Air Forces during World War II, achieving the rank of technical sergeant. He saw combat in the China-Burma theater of operations, and also took part in the Berlin Airlift after the war ended. Mr. Hillyer was twice awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross.
He was a past senior vice commander of the Disabled American Veterans and a member of the Bayville, New Jersey post of the Veteran's of Foreign Wars. He also belonged to the Republican Club of Toms River.
Mr. Hillyer was a member of the Presbyterian Church of Toms River.
His wife, the former Charlotte E. Roesler, died in 1996.
"My father was well-liked and respected, and always went out of his way to help others," said his son, Jeffrey.
In addition to his son, Jeffrey, surviving are his two grandsons.
The funeral services will be held on Tuesday at 10:00 a.m. in the Anderson and Campbell Funeral Home, Toms River.
Burial will follow in Brig. Gen. William C. Doyle Veteran's Memorial Cemetery, Arneytown, New Jersey.
Published in the Staten Island Advance on January 26, 2001.
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