William C. Kilian, 71, of Schnecksville and formerly of Woodstown, N.J., died Jan. 25, 2020, at Lehigh Valley Hospital, Salisbury Township. He was the husband of Marolyn J. (Foster) Kilian for 47 years.

Born in Southwest Philadelphia, he was the son of the late David W. 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. Earlier, 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 two daughters, Wendy J. Baltz and her husband Eric of Bethlehem and Alison B. Prosperi and her husband David of Bethlehem; four grandchildren, Ella, Ian, Cora and Bria; a niece, Cheryl Lathrop; and a nephew, David W. Kilian.

He was predeceased by his brother, David W. Jr.

Contributions may be made to the church, c/o the funeral home, P.O. Box 196, Schnecksville, 18078-0196.

Arrangements were made by Heintzelman Funeral Home Inc.