William C. Kilian, 71, of Schnecksville, formerly of Woodstown, N.J., died Jan. 25, 2020, in Lehigh Valley Hospital, Salisbury Township.

He and his wife, Marolyn J. (Foster) Kilian, were married 47 years on Nov. 11, 2019.

Born Dec. 7, 1948, and raised in Southwest Philadelphia, he was the son of the late David W. Kilian Sr. and Mary E. (Paylor) Kilian.

He was the assistant store manager for Sears, Stroudsburg, for several years. Before that, he was the hard lines manager at Sears, Whitehall.

Before that, he was an EMT for the Northwestern and Catasauqua areas.

His earlier career was as a production manager at Guardian Photo, Allentown.

He was a member of Asbury United Methodist Church, South Whitehall.

In addition to his wife, he is survived by daughters Wendy J. Baltz and her husband, Eric, of Bethlehem, Alison B. Prosperi and her husband, David, of Bethlehem; grandchildren Ella, Ian, Cora and Bria; niece Cheryl Lathrop; and nephew David W. Kilian.

He was predeceased by his brother David W. Jr.

Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Jan. 31 in Asbury United Methodist Church, 1533 Springhouse Road, South Whitehall, with the Rev. Barbara Lee officiating.

Family and friends may pay their respects 10-11 a.m. Friday in the church parlor.

A private graveside service will be on Saturday at Lawnside Cemetery, Woodstown, N.J.

Expressions of sympathy may be made at heintzelmancares.com.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the church, c/o the funeral home, P.O. Box 196, Schnecksville, PA 18078-0196.

Arrangements were made by Heintzelman Funeral Home Inc., Schnecksville.